Anchang Ancient Town, Hangzhou

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Ancient Towns and Villages Near Hangzhou

5 sights within 62 km of Hangzhou. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

5 sightsHangzhouWithin 62 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

Quick Facts

City
Hangzhou
Sights
5 ancient towns and villages sights
Range
35 to 61 km from the centre
Closest
Anchang Ancient Town
Farthest
Wuzhen
Length
Set in your private plan

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Ancient Towns and Villages Near Hangzhou, by number of travelers
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Day tripUSD 305USD 220USD 185USD 175USD 160USD 155USD 145USD 135

Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.

Ancient Towns and Villages Within Reach of Hangzhou

5 ancient towns and villages sights lie within 62 km of central Hangzhou, from Anchang Ancient Town at 35 km to Wuzhen at 61 km. They are: Anchang Ancient Town, Yanguan, Longmen Ancient Town, Fengqiao Ancient Town, Wuzhen.

This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.

The Hangzhou city guide covers the city itself.

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Hangzhou. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

The 5 Sights

Within 50 km from Hangzhou

Anchang Ancient Town, Ancient Town
1
Ancient Town

Anchang Ancient Town (安昌)

35 km from central Hangzhou, straight line

In the twelfth lunar month, streets fill with air-drying sauced duck and sausages, and the river carries black-awning boats and village operas.

Yanguan, Ancient Town
2
Ancient Town

Yanguan (盐官)

43 km from central Hangzhou, straight line

The traditional place to watch the Qiantang River tidal bore. The tide peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month. The funnel-shaped river mouth builds the bore, one of the largest in the world.

Longmen Ancient Town, Ancient Town
3
Ancient Town

Longmen Ancient Town (龙门)

45 km from central Hangzhou, straight line

The Sun clan lives together here and claims descent from Sun Quan. Halls and pebble lanes spread across the town.

50 to 150 km from Hangzhou

Fengqiao Ancient Town, Ancient Town
4
Ancient Town

Fengqiao Ancient Town (枫桥)

58 km from central Hangzhou, straight line

Shares its name with the Fengqiao near Suzhou's Hanshan Temple, so do not mix them up.

Wuzhen, Ancient Town
5
Ancient Town

Wuzhen (乌镇)

61 km from central Hangzhou, straight line

A water town on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, split into an East Zone and a West Zone. The writer Mao Dun came from here, and the World Internet Conference has met here since 2014.

Distance From Central Hangzhou

#SightTypeStraight line
1Anchang Ancient TownAncient Town35 km
2YanguanAncient Town43 km
3Longmen Ancient TownAncient Town45 km
4Fengqiao Ancient TownAncient Town58 km
5WuzhenAncient Town61 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Hangzhou. Road and rail distances are longer.

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 5 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 5 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

FAQ

How many ancient towns and villages sights are near Hangzhou?

This page lists 5, all within 62 km of central Hangzhou in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Hangzhou?

Anchang Ancient Town, at 35 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Wuzhen from Hangzhou?

61 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a full day at one place. The route moves between 5 stops, so the visit at each is shorter.

This route is in Zhejiang. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.

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