[2025 Zhuji Attraction] Travel Guide for Thousand Column Houses (Updated Apr)

|Century-old Building Hidden in the Mountains. Sizhai Ancient Village is located in Dongbaihu Town, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province. Surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, it is a beautiful place. Sizhai, the largest settlement of the Si family in China, is located here. 🏠Address: Si's Ancient Residence, Sizhai Village, Dongbaihu Town, Zhuji City 🚍Transportation: Convenient, with dedicated transportation to the scenic area 🐼Nearby: Dongbai Lake, Yuehong Museum, Qishan Zen Temple, Huaguo Villa Attractions worth visiting: 1️⃣ The lintel of the Qianzhu House is made of bluestone, engraved with the four characters "Yu Si Wei Sheng" in nine layers of seal script, imitating the calligraphy of Mi Fu, a calligrapher of the Song Dynasty. 2️⃣ The brick carving of "Hundred Horses" on the screen wall of the main hall is made of 21 pieces of bluestone bricks, each 0.34 meters long and 0.30 meters wide, with a total length of 7.04 meters, which is rare in China. 3️⃣ The entire building is well laid out, with corridors and pavilions connected, reflecting the traditional Chinese value system of "several generations living together, separate households but not separate families." Tour suggestion: Qianzhu House (Sizhai) - Bifeng Book House - Shangxin Residence - Huaguo Villa - Xiaoyang Building

🏠Introduction to Sizhai Qianzhu House: 👉Qianzhu House, also known as Sisheng Residence, is the largest Taimen in the ancient residential complex of the Si family. Locals also call it the New House Opposite. It is located in Sizhai Village, Dongbaihu Town, Zhuji City, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province (originally belonging to Zhongsifan Natural Village). It was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and was the residence of the local wealthy Si Yuanru. 👉1,322 pillars support 8 quadrangles and 10 large courtyards, 36 small courtyards, and 121 buildings! 👉It still retains a large number of exquisite and delicate wood carvings, brick carvings, and stone carvings, which are worth stopping to admire. 👉The houses are connected by long corridors without partitions, truly "sunny without seeing the sun, rainy without getting wet shoes." 🍀Tour Route: Qianzhu House➡️Bifeng Book➡️Shangxin Residence➡️Faxiang Residence➡️Yuchang Art Gallery➡️Small Western-style House➡️Si Family Residence➡️Huaguo Public Villa 📍Address: Sizhai Village, Zhuji, Shaoxing 🚗Transportation: Driving is most suitable, 🚇Bus stop: Qianzhu House 🎫Tickets: The village is free, and there is a joint ticket for three ancient houses (Qianzhu House, Small Western-style House, Huaguo Public Villa) for 35 yuan, available at Qianzhu House

|Zhuji one-day tour guide. Zhuji, Zhejiang 1 Zhuji is very good, but there are not many attractions I went to Zhuji for the noodles in Ciwu, but I can only say that it did not meet my expectations. Attractions Xishi's hometown The whole Zhuji is focusing on Xi Shi, just like Shangyu is focusing on Cao E. We went to Xishi's hometown at night, and even during the May Day holiday, there wasn't a lot of people there. It's a bit like a park, with good overall greenery, and should be suitable for local people to take a walk. Zhuji Museum The museum should have been built quite early, in the 1990s. The overall architecture is actually very 90s-style, with a garden design. But relatively speaking, there is not much to explore inside, which may be due to the nature of Zhuji. Huaxia Epigraphy Institute Don't go, you can pull weeds Caota Old Street: I went straight to Caota Old Street Station in the morning, but arrived around 9 o'clock and missed breakfast. Just go to the century-old wonton shop next door to have a bowl of small wontons and some sweet and sour grilled dumplings. The meat filling of the baked dumplings is actually quite good, but the sauce outside is a bit too sweet, which is not quite acceptable. The old street is small and commercial, and you can basically walk around it in 10 minutes. I saw many Chinese medicine clinics (specialties?) Zhuji Museum: At the bus station in Caota, you can take a bus directly to Zhuji Museum. The venue is not big, but it is worth a visit. You can quickly learn about Zhuji's Torreya grandis/pearl/Yue Kiln culture, and there are also many introductions to ancient building complexes. Thousand Pillar House & Si House: It’s quite far, I also took the bus, which took about an hour. You have to calculate the time well, otherwise you will have to wait a long time to get back. The two attractions are on the way and very close. I personally don't recommend the Thousand Pillar House, the ticket is 35, (and I spent 30 for the explanation), it is similar to the ancient buildings in Sizhai Village, you don't need to spend 35, just visit Sizhai Village About eating 1. Lizhaociwu noodles One of the top ten noodle restaurants in Zhuji, a restaurant that Wulala has also been to. Ordered a bowl of signature tomato noodles and a bowl of big scene. The tomatoes tasted okay, but the large intestines were just average. And I don’t know why, but I feel that the prices in Zhuji are not cheap overall. Two bowls of noodles seem to cost more than 70 yuan. The quantity is average. 2. Brother Di’s Handmade Rattan Soup Candy I tried the local specialty rattan soup, which is made of pickled mustard greens, tofu cubes, tea tree mushrooms and pork. It costs 25 yuan each. I think it is really less in quantity and more expensive than Taizhou embedded cakes. Tangyang is delicious, not too sweet, pretty good. 3. Du Fu Scone This is good. I tried the one with fresh meat, the one with preserved vegetables, the one with shredded radish, and the one with pickled mustard tuber. They are all okay. I recommend the one with fresh meat. And it’s quite cheap, only 2 or 3 yuan each.

## , also known as Sishengju, is the largest Taiwanese gate in the ancient residential building complex, and the locals are also called the new house opposite. Built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, it is the residence of the local wealthy Yuan Yuanru. Its curious what is Qianzhuwu, it is a brick-and-wood structure, magnificent, with a building area of more than 6,900 square meters, 121 houses, 32, and 10 patios. The column is 999, hence the name "Qianzhuwu". From the perspective of aerial photography, between the mountains, the house is magnificent and quite shocking. In particular, the Yang-grain carving on the wooden door window has been around for more than 200 years. The Chinese architecture is rich in aesthetics, with a strict layout and a clear central axis. Since the settlement of Si's house in Sishang, it has been nearly 50 years, more than 1100 years, long-lasting and prosperous. In the secret mountain, the paradise in the mountains, in addition to business, Sri Lanka's sunrise and sunset, the rest of the work, before the meal, after the tea, the gathering in the gallery, the home is full of fun. There are still more than 200 people living today. Currently not accepting tickets Address: Sizhai Village, Dongbaihu Town, Zhuji City, Shaoxing City