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14 Days in Jinhua

A fortnight from Wuzhou old city through Hengdian's sets, Dongyang, Lanxi, Wuyi, Yongkang, Pujiang and Yiwu — closing with two honest neighbour days on West Lake and Lingyin in Hangzhou.

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Best time: March-May or September-NovemberBudget: mid-range

Quick Answer

Is 14 days enough for Jinhua?

14 days lets you go beyond Jinhua's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.

Source: NihaoVisit Jinhua guide

14-day Jinhua itinerary at a glance

Use our full Jinhua travel guide as the base and adapt it to 14 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.

Wanfo Pagoda over Wuzhou old cityHengdian set daysZhuge Eight-Diagram villageYiwu trade city & Fotang old townTwo West Lake days in Hangzhou
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Day 1

Wuzhou old city — pagoda, tower & mansion

The Northern Song pagoda of about 1062, rebuilt near a hundred metres tall in 2019; Li Qingzhao's verses at the Bayong Tower; the 1861 Shiwang Mansion's Taiping murals.

Scenes from Jinhua, China
  1. jinhua wanfo pagoda
  2. jinhua bayong tower
  3. jinhua shiwang mansion
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Day 2

Shuanglong Cave on Jinhua hill

Ye Shengtao's 1957 essay route — outer hall, flatboat through the rock gap, twin-dragon chambers — plus Binghu Cave's inner waterfall on the same slope.

Scenes from Jinhua, China
  1. jinhua shuanglong cave
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Day 3

Hengdian — Qin palace & Ming-Qing palace

About 1.5 hours south-east; the studios started from a 1996 Guangzhou street — 1997's Qin palace in the morning, the full-scale Ming-Qing palace after lunch.

Scenes from Jinhua, China
  1. jinhua hengdian qinwang palace
  2. jinhua hengdian mingqing palace
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Day 4

Hengdian — Qingming scroll & Dream Valley

The Song scroll set by day, Dream Valley's flood-and-fire night show after dark.

Scenes from Jinhua, China
  1. jinhua hengdian qingming scroll
  2. jinhua hengdian dream valley
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Day 5

Dongyang — Luzhai mansion & wood carving

Ming-era Suyong Hall axis and lattice screens, then the wood-carving market streets that outfit the studios next door.

  1. jinhua luzhai
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Day 6

Lanxi — Zhuge Eight-Diagram village

A slow day in the Yuan-times lanes radiating from the Zhong pool — ancestral halls, courtyard houses and tea under the eaves, home to Zhuge Liang's descendants.

  1. jinhua zhuge village
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Day 7

Lanxi — Liudongshan underground river

A flatboat into the karst river at Liudongshan, the涌雪 chamber's vaulted hall above the waterline, then Lanxi's riverside lanes before returning east.

  1. jinhua liudong underground river
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Day 8

Wuyi — Yuyuan village & hot springs

The village credited to Ming strategist Liu Bowen's star-map plan — Taiji fields, old merchant houses — with hot-spring hotels nearby for the evening.

  1. jinhua yuyuan village
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Day 9

Yongkang — Fangyan cliffs

The red-rock gap of Tianmen, cliff walkways and the Hu Gong shrine hill of the Northern Song official Hu Ze; Yongkang's hardware markets after.

  1. jinhua fangyan
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Day 10

Pujiang — Jiangnan First Family & Xianhua Mountain

Fifteen generations of the Zheng family at one table for some 300 years, the early Ming plaque above the hall; red-sandstone pinnacles of Xianhua Mountain after lunch.

  1. jinhua jiangnan first family
  2. jinhua xianhua mountain
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Day 11

Yiwu — trade city & Fotang old town

Yiwu's trade city rows through tens of thousands of stalls — walk one district, not all — then the river-side lanes and wharf houses of old Fotang.

  1. jinhua yiwu market
  2. jinhua fotang old town
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Day 12

Neighbouring Hangzhou — West Lake & Qinghefang

An honestly labelled neighbour day, about an hour north by HSR — the lake's causeways and broken bridge, then the Qinghefang quarter's old shopfronts; overnight in Hangzhou.

  1. jinhua hangzhou day
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Day 13

Neighbouring Hangzhou — Lingyin & the Grand Canal

A second honest neighbour day — the Lingyin temple grove and its rock carvings, treated as a working monastery and visited quietly, then the canal-side stones of Gongchen Bridge before the evening train back.

  1. jinhua hangzhou day
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Day 14

Return & departure

Back in Jinhua by late morning, one last loop of Wuzhou old city's lanes for ham and pastries, then the HSR from Jinhua station for home.

  1. jinhua wuzhou old city

Budget for 14 days in Jinhua

TierPer day14 days total
BackpackerUSD $50–$80USD $700–$1,120
Mid-rangeUSD $100–$200USD $1,400–$2,800
LuxuryUSD $300+USD $4,200+

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Frequently asked questions

What is the daily budget for Jinhua?
Budget travelers: USD $50–$80/day. Mid-range: $100–$200/day. Luxury: $300+/day. These cover hotel, three meals, transit, and one paid attraction per day.
Do I need a visa to visit Jinhua?
It depends on your passport — see our <a href="/china-visa-2026/">China visa guide</a> for the latest country-by-country list. Most Western passport holders can enter visa-free for 30 days as of 2026.
How do I get from the airport to the center of Jinhua?
Jinhua's main airport connects to the city center via airport bus, taxi, or metro where available. See the airport transfer section of our Jinhua guide.
Can I use 14 days for both Jinhua and a side trip?
Yes — with 14 days you can pair Jinhua with one nearby city (e.g. a short rail or bus side trip) and still have buffer days.
Is Jinhua safe for tourists?
Yes. Jinhua has very low violent crime rates and is widely considered safe for foreign tourists. Standard petty-theft precautions apply. See our <a href="/is-china-safe-2026/">is China safe</a> page.

See also: Jinhua travel guide, China visa 2026, China trip cost.