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Xitang
Travel Blogs from Xitang, China
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Xitang Week Week
... what happened when we got to Xitang but we followed this guy who had a scooter to our accommodation, weaving through the streets of Xitang...really awesome in fact because lots of the cars only had 3 wheels and they looked rather odd. All we had heard ...
Pride and Joy
... remains relaxed enough to encourage art students to stake a waterside spot and craft their craft. Xitang provides an unparalleled (in our experience) look at how China felt in days gone by. One highlight was our interaction with one of the ...
The search for something big
... nbsp; After a couple hour journey southwest we unloaded our bags at a beautiful canal side hotel in the old town of Xitang. The scenic area of Xitang consists of several criss-crossed canals spanned by gorgeous stone bridges and lined by wonderfully ...
Xitang impossible
... while they're living their peaceful uncomplicated lives. In case it wasn't clear from this description, we really liked Xitang. It was a beautiful day, the canals are amazingly picturesque, and we had a very pleasant lunch under the ...
Sound like Shit town...
... day started off..rough. We all had gone out the night before on a bender and then since we had promised Smile that we would go to Xitang we dragged our butts out of bed and arrived at the train station on time and with time to spare. Smile was the one who ...
Xitang - China's little Venice
... local family" and was pretty ordinary really. I guess the dreary weather combined with fighting this virus puts a bit of a dampner on things. Xitang might be touted as China's little Venice, but I think it has quite a bit to learn from the original. ...
let me down...
only one year later,I got to the same place. but...it was a place for business not for me,already. what a ...
two water villages on a Saturday
... . We left Shanghai with Tony our guide and a driver. Toll road for most of the 90-minute drive to Xitang, in Jiashan County, Zhejiang province. Many Chinese groups. The village was enormous shopping outfit, one kilometre long two metres ...
Toilets and Waterways
If you don't want to read my comments about toilets in China, just read the first paragraph haha. En route to Shanghai, we stopped in the water town of Xi Tang for a ride on the waterways and lunch. There are several towns that are like this ...
good enough for Tom Cruise, good enough for us
... the nicest of places but cleanish! Did an orientation walk along the streets including the misty rain corridor. This part of Xitang was where some of Mission Impossible 3 was shot and they have put a picture of Tom Cruise along the ...
Xitang - City of Tom Cruise
... I think we'll book in the next couple of days. We then took a bus from the Shanghai bus terminal to the town of Xitang. This is an old "water town", with lots of cool narrow streets running alongside canals with many bridges. It turns out that this is ...
Venice...in China?
We took a public bus out to Xitang, a town laced with canals about 2 hours west of Shanghai. Our passports were checked at the county border which took us all by surprise. Xitang was used as one of the locations for the filming of Mission ...
Zhouzuang and revisit Shanghai
... coffee in a first floor coffee shop overlooking the starting place of the boat tours on this “No 1 Water village in China”. At breakfast we had shown Tony our travel blog, which he found amazing and he wanted to get it for ...
Arrivé à Shanghai
L'arrivée à Shanghai s'est faite sur le déclin du soleil, et la nuit a vite enveloppé la voiture nous conduisant vers notre hotel à Zhapu. Nous roulons sur une autoroute 'flambant neuve' sans circulation, comme si la route avait été faite juste ...
Living history and "Mission Impossible" as one!
It was time for a break from the manic Shanghai city life. We set out to explore some outer villages. We especially enjoyed Xitang. Check out the roof tops. For those of you who saw the movie "Mission Impossible III", you'll recognize the ...
Xitang Water Village
Today we loaded up the big pink bus and headed southwest for about 90 minutes to get to the Xitang Water town. It was an absolutely beatuiful day - the first time we have seen (and felt) the sun since we arrived in China. I have included some pictures but ...
Mission Impossible 3: Xitang
... tomorrow afternoon, followed by a 23 HOUR train ride. Yowza! John forgot to mention that on the way from Shanghai to Xitang, the accelerator (and apparently the A/C) on our bus were broken so it took longer than expected to get to Xitang. Hopefully, we ...
Xi'Tang
... looks so pretty. There are lanterns everywhere and it gives the village a red glow... Had a huge meal of noodles for less than two australian dollars... Photos are here: Xitang: ...
A living ancient town
... to the coach stop at around 5:30am, many people already started to sell the breakfast on the street. Let's get back to Xitang. After 5 hours driving, we arrived at the historic town Xitang. Xitang is level, densely distributed with rivers, ...
Xitang
... tour. Probably they decided to stay there overnight. I wished I chould have stayed there, too. But I didn't have time. Xitang - Cruise 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGt8hXGumGQ The cameraman who shot this film is amazing. His camera work is ...
Xitang/Xitong
Not completely sure the name of the place. But 99% sure it is called Xitong. Went there for a night, very beautiful place. It is a historical town, with old architecture and shops. It is a canal city similar in some ways to Venice. Enjoy the ...
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