Hangzhou’s Dream Shangtang: A Fantasy Journey on the Water Through Thousand Years

I have been to this city many times😃, but I never expected🤩 that there is such an amazing water show hidden here! When the night slowly enveloped me like a big curtain, and the lanterns started to shine, and the stars were shining, I got on a small boat and drove leisurely on the Shangtang River. It feels like walking into a beautiful painting in person, and truly experiencing the wonderful realm of "people sitting in the boat and the boat swimming in the painting"🎑, it's simply wonderful! Just on the Shangtang Ancient Canal, take a boat to watch the immersive performance🛶, it is a great experience! This performance is based on Song Dynasty poetry culture. Every scene seems to be a scene popping out of a thousand-year-old ancient painting. It is so beautiful that it is breathtaking😲, as if people are transported through time and space✨. I particularly like "Like a Dream", oh my, I never thought that the young hairpin girl could be so handsome😍, the dance is so romantic💃, my little heart will be melted! 📍Location: Hangzhou | Rumeng Shangtang 🚇Transportation: Self drive🚗 📍Navigation: Rumeng Shangtang Performing Arts Visitor Center, there is an underground garage, 🅿️The parking fee is 5 yuan/hour, which is quite affordable! Metro 🚇 Take Metro Line 4 to Gaotingba Station, take Exit D, and walk about 300 meters. Bus 🚌 If you choose the bus, take No. 63, No. 129, No. 307, No. 321, No. 1102M and get off at "Gaotingba Station" and walk 🚶‍♂️ about 100 meters. The content of the performance is quite rich: 🔸The source of the canal - King Qin’s luck (Qin Shihuang) 🔸The Spring and Autumn Period of the Canal - Canal Haozi (Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty) 🔸Canal Family - Yumi Water Village (Bai Juyi) 🔸Canal Trading——Fujia Yifang (Su Dongpo/Donggao Xinyue) 🔸Wind and Rain in the Canal - River of Ambition (Yue Fei) 🔸Legend of the Canal - Bailingsong (Li Qingzhao/Lu You) 🔸Canal Poetry--Damei Canal (Sages) ⏰Number of performances There are many daily shows during the summer season: 18:50—19:50/19:20—20:20/20:00—21:00 20:30-21:30/21:10-22:10 Weekends, holidays and charter boats are also open: 21:40-22:40/22:20-23:20/22:50-23:50 🎫There are two options for performance tickets: Ordinary boat 198💰 There are 81 seats, three people in a row, leather seats, very cost-effective👍 VIP boat 238💰 52 seats, 360° independent rotating seats, tea breaks and professional explanations, the experience is great👏 🌟【Tips for travel】 1. The whole trip takes about 60 minutes and the round trip is about 5 kilometers. Enjoy this wonderful time😁. 2. The market is right at the door, so kids can go shopping freely😜. 3.👶Children If you are under 1.4m, you need to buy a child ticket. If you are over 1.4m, you have to buy an adult ticket. 4. For flights after 19:00 in summer, the light and shadow effects will be better and cooler😎. 5. Watching at night, there are a lot of mosquitoes🦟. Mosquito prevention work must be done well, especially parents traveling with children, don’t let their little babies be bitten by mosquitoes! 6. After signing in at the visitor center, board the boat to watch the show. The confirmed show time and time cannot be modified (if there are any changes, please make sure to do so at least one day in advance)! You must arrive at least 15 minutes early to board the boat, so don’t be late! Because the performance requires boarding a boat, if you are late, you will not be able to board the boat. What a pity😱!