10 Days in Jiaxing
Ten days keep the county days unhurried — Wuzhen, Xitang, the Yanguan bore and Haiyan's Nanbei Lake — with a Hangzhou overnight between rest days.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Jiaxing?
10 days lets you go beyond Jiaxing's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Jiaxing guide
10-day Jiaxing itinerary at a glance
Use our full Jiaxing travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Arrival, South Lake & the Island
The lake island took shape in 1548, when dredged silt was piled up for Yanyu Tower. The wooden boat tied to the closing of the 1921 congress rests beside the island, and the Memorial Hall founded in 1959 presents the documented record.
- jiaxing south lake
- jiaxing nanhu memorial hall
Old City — 231 AD Walls & Canal Lanes
Zicheng preserves the core of a walled town first raised in 231 AD under the Wu kingdom; Yuehe rebuilds canal-house lanes along the moat, and the city museum ties the story together.
- jiaxing zicheng park
- jiaxing yuehe old street
- jiaxing museum
Majiabang & the City Museum
The Majiabang culture, named for the site excavated from 1959, reaches back some 7,000 years — rice husks pressed into its pottery are among the lower Yangtze's oldest known.
- jiaxing majiabang museum
Wuzhen Xizha Day
An honest county note — Wuzhen lies in Tongxiang, a county-level city under Jiaxing. The HSR from Jiaxing South takes about 15 minutes to Tongxiang, then 20 minutes by shuttle to the water town's Xizha gate.
- wuzhen xizha
Xitang Day in Jiashan
Another county under Jiaxing — Xitang in Jiashan, about 30 km northeast, holds a kilometer of covered riverside corridors behind its 95-yuan ticket, best entered as the lamps come on.
- xitang
Yanguan Bore Day
Haining runs its bore twice a day all year; the calendar peak falls around the lunar eighth month's eighteenth day, usually late September or early October, when the straight-line tide crosses as a single wall.
- jiaxing yanguan tide park
Nanbei Lake Day in Haiyan
Haiyan county, south along the coast — a lagoon shut between hill and sea, with a causeway walk and quiet fishing villages; about an hour by car from downtown Jiaxing.
- jiaxing nanbei lake
City Rest — Riverside & Lanes
A slow loop through Meiwan and the moat-side lanes, tea houses in the afternoon and an early night before the Hangzhou overnight.
- jiaxing meiwan street
To Hangzhou — West Lake Evening
An honest neighbour-city label — Hangzhou is the provincial capital, about half an hour south by HSR. Ride out for a lakeside evening and overnight near the water.
- hangzhou west lake
West Lake Morning & Departure
A causeway morning walk, then the midday train back to Jiaxing for luggage and onward HSR from Jiaxing South.
- hangzhou west lake
Budget for 10 days in Jiaxing
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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