[2025 Shaoxing Attraction] Travel Guide for Xiantao Cave (Updated Mar)

✨ Shaoxing East Lake | A limited-time spring landscape painting, a hidden gem in the south of the Yangtze River where you can boat through stone caves ✨ ——Visit the same filming location as *Journey to the West* and experience the magic of a thousand-year-old quarry Ride a wupeng boat through "Fairy Peach Cave" | Travel through a landscape painting and get a unique perspective Pick spring tea in the mountaintop tea garden | Free experience in a 10-mu tea field, take beautiful forest photos Watch a traditional water village opera | Enjoy yellow wine with Yue Opera and unlock the charm of Shaoxing described by Lu Xun Explore the Han Dynasty quarry ruins | Touch the traces of thousands of years of chiseling under the cliffs

As a native of Shaoxing, I highly recommend East Lake for a leisurely stroll! Recommended walking route around the lake! Lanyue Bridge → Lanyue Pavilion → Metasequoia Forest → Tao Club → Qin Bridge → Xiaojixuan → Xiantao Cave → Trumpet Cave → Xiachuan Bridge → Jishou Building → Tongyi School → Finally, walk straight along the river to exit the scenic area. The theater is located at East Lake Tongyi School (just walk to the end) Performance schedule (weekends and public holidays) 10:40–11:10 13:30–14:00 If you want to visit, plan your time accordingly.

📍Shaoxing East Lake | Step into the ink-wash Jiangnan East Lake is also a must-see place This is the filming location of the classic "Journey to the West" ✅Location 📍Shaoxing East Lake Scenic Area ⏰Boating ends at 16:30 ✅Transportation 🚘Self-driving: Only 40 minutes from Hangzhou (During the National Day holiday, it took us about 80 minutes to drive from Hangzhou to East Lake) 🎫Ticket information Adult ticket 💰50 Seniors, children, and students enjoy half-price discounts Children under 1.2 meters are free Boat ticket 40/person one way about 15-20 minutes 💰200 for a boat for 4 people A: Metasequoia Wharf ➡️ No. 2 Wharf B: No. 2 Wharf ➡️ Metasequoia Wharf ✨It is recommended to choose a one-way boat tour. We took a boat in and walked out. When there are many people, it is recommended to visit in the opposite direction. There are fewer people at Wharf No. 2, and it is faster to buy tickets on site. ✨If you want to take beautiful photos, it is recommended to charter a boat. Otherwise, it is not convenient to take photos with two people sitting on each side. It is more cost-effective to buy four tickets directly 💰160. ✅Hiking route around the lake (about 1 hour) Lanyue Bridge ➡️ Lanyue Pavilion ➡️ Metasequoia Forest ➡️ Qin Bridge ➡️ Xiantao Cave ➡️ Trumpet Cave ➡️ Xiachuan Cave ➡️ Taogong Cave

👋, today I'm going to introduce you to Xiantao Cave in Shaoxing 😎 📍Location: Xiantao Cave is located in Niomen Mountain, Gaobu Street, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing East Lake Scenic Area (southeast corner). 💡Origin of the name: There are two theories about the origin of the name Xiantao Cave. One is that the cave entrance on the cliff looks like a fairy peach; the other is that it is said that the Queen Mother once planted a fairy peach tree here. In order to prevent the fairy peach from being stolen, she sent a heavenly general to guard it. The heavenly general's chair is hollowed out above the stone gate, so it is named "Xiantao Cave". Tao Junxuan, a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, also wrote a couplet on both sides of the cave door, with the first line being "The cave is 500 feet deep and the bottom is not visible", and the second line being "The peach blossoms once every three thousand years". 🎯Featured landscape: There is a lake in the cave, and there is a door in the cave, which is a prominent feature of Xiantao Cave. This was originally a green stone mountain. After thousands of years of mining, it has formed unique cliffs and deep caves. The lake water surrounds it. When you take a awning boat slowly into the cave, it seems to have entered a wonderful world. You can truly feel the wonder of "the cave is in the mountain, and the lake is in the cave". 🕙Opening hours: 08:00 - 17:00 (specific opening hours may be adjusted according to the arrangement of the scenic spot). 💰Tickets: No need to buy tickets separately, included in the East Lake Scenic Area ticket or Shaoxing Ancient City ticket. If you're visiting Shaoxing, don't miss the mysterious and unique Xiantao Cave, come and feel the magic of nature and the historical and cultural heritage of Shaoxing 😜

👍Recommended reason: Shaoxing Donghu is like a dazzling pearl embedded in the water towns of Jiangnan. Here, you can find cliffs carved by nature, crystal-clear lake water, and gently swaying black-awning boats🛶, as if it were a natural ink painting that makes people linger and forget to return😜. 📅Travel guide: 👉It is recommended to enter the park in the early morning or evening when the light is soft and the scenery is more charming. 👉Stroll along the lakeside and enjoy the lake and mountain scenery. 👉Take a black-awning boat to go deep into the lake and experience the unique water scenery🎑. 🏨Accommodation guide: You can choose to stay in a characteristic homestay or hotel🏩 near Donghu, with elegant environment and thoughtful service, allowing you to get a good rest after a day of play😴. Scenic area transportation: 🚌Bus: You can take a bus. 🚗Self-driving: Navigate to Shaoxing Donghu Scenic Area, there are parking lots around. Scenic area tickets: 🎫Adult ticket is 50 yuan. The one-way boat ride is 40 yuan, with a boat seating 4 people, about 15 minutes. Must-visit scenic spots: 👉Xiantao Cave: Unique shape, like a fairyland. 👉Taogong Cave: Long history, full of mystery✨. 👉Qin Bridge: Simple and elegant, perfect for photography📷. Photography tips: 📸Use the reflection of the lake to shoot symmetrical beauty. 📸Capture the moment when the black-awning boat glides across the water to add a sense of movement. 📸Use the cliff as a background to highlight the person and create a grand picture🎨. 💗Other tips: Pay attention to sun protection🌞, and bring comfortable shoes👟 for better touring.

|Off-season tourism + free admission to scenic spots is so cool!. At the end of January, I went to Shaoxing, which everyone says is the best place to experience the south of the Yangtze River, before the Chinese New Year. I found out that the scenic spots are now free of charge, until 3.31 you can make a reservation by searching for Shaoxing Cultural Tourism Group in the green app, There are also QR codes at the entrances of each scenic spot, on-site reservations are completely ok! If it is during the Spring Festival, it is better to make a reservation in advance