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Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain), Shaoxing

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Historic Architecture Near Shaoxing

6 sights within 91 km of Shaoxing. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

6 sightsShaoxingWithin 91 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Quick Facts

City
Shaoxing
Sights
6 historic architecture sights
Range
4.3 to 90 km from the centre
Closest
Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain)
Farthest
Baoguo Temple (Main Hall)
Length
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Price

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.

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Why These Sights

Historic Architecture Within Reach of Shaoxing

6 historic architecture sights lie within 91 km of central Shaoxing, from Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain) at 4.3 km to Baoguo Temple (Main Hall) at 90 km. They are: Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain), Zhan'ao Pagoda, Tomb of Yue Fei, Lingyin Temple, Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, Baoguo Temple (Main Hall).

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 Shaoxing city guide covers the city itself.

Map

Map of the Sights

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

Sight by Sight

The 6 Sights

Within 50 km from Shaoxing

Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain), Heritage Site
1
Heritage Site

Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain) (大禹陵（会稽山大禹陵）)

4.3 km from central Shaoxing, straight line

The tomb of Yu the Great, China's flood-taming hero and, according to tradition, founder of the Xia Dynasty, with a Han-dynasty burial stone (2nd century AD inscriptions) and a 4-meter Ming stele from 1540, at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain.

Zhan'ao Pagoda, Pagoda
2
Pagoda

Zhan'ao Pagoda (占鳌塔)

45 km from central Shaoxing, straight line

A Ming-dynasty tide-quelling pagoda that stands on the Yanguan sea wall.

50 to 150 km from Shaoxing

Tomb of Yue Fei, Heritage Site
3
Heritage Site

Tomb of Yue Fei (岳飞墓（岳王庙）)

52 km from central Shaoxing, straight line

A tomb that still draws strong feeling, where the wronged patriot Yue Fei lies beneath a green hill while four bronze statues of his murderers have knelt facing his grave for 500 years, inside the West Lake UNESCO cultural landscape.

Lingyin Temple, Heritage Site
4
Heritage Site

Lingyin Temple (灵隐寺)

54 km from central Shaoxing, straight line

A 1,700-year-old temple in a forested valley. The monk Ji Gong, whom folk memory keeps alive, lived here, and the site holds 340 ancient stone carvings including China's earliest laughing Buddha.

Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, Heritage Site
5
Heritage Site

Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City (良渚古城遗址)

72 km from central Shaoxing, straight line

The proof of China's 5,000-year civilization, a 5,300-year-old city with the world's earliest dam system, predating the Egyptian pyramids, with exquisite jade artifacts that founded China's jade culture.

Baoguo Temple (Main Hall), Heritage Site
6
Heritage Site

Baoguo Temple (Main Hall) (保国寺（大殿）)

90 km from central Shaoxing, straight line

Recorded as the oldest wooden building south of the Yangtze, a 1,000-year-old Song hall that insects, birds and rats are said to avoid.

Distances

Distance From Central Shaoxing

#SightTypeStraight line
1Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain)Heritage Site4.3 km
2Zhan'ao PagodaPagoda45 km
3Tomb of Yue FeiHeritage Site52 km
4Lingyin TempleHeritage Site54 km
5Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu CityHeritage Site72 km
6Baoguo Temple (Main Hall)Heritage Site90 km

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

Independent Travel

Visiting These Sights Independently

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This route is a starting point: 1 day and 6 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How many historic architecture sights are near Shaoxing?

This page lists 6, all within 91 km of central Shaoxing in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Shaoxing?

Mausoleum of Yu the Great (Kuaiji Mountain), at 4.3 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Baoguo Temple (Main Hall) from Shaoxing?

90 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 slow day. The route links 6 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.

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

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