Tongxiang Hundred-Mu Lotus Pond Travel Guide

🌸 Lotus Breeze to the Bone · Exploring Ancient Villages for Flavor Weather Tips (June in Tongxiang): Hot and rainy, temperature 25℃-32℃ Dressing Principle: Cotton-linen qipao/wide-leg pants suit + woven sandals, color choices preferably moon white, indigo, or lotus pink, naturally matching the elegant temperament of lotus flowers! Essential props: oil-paper umbrella (sun protection + ancient style prop), round fan, bamboo woven basket. Day 1: Maming Lotus Charm · Fireworks on Old Street Morning: Immersive Lotus Viewing at Hundred-Mu Lotus Pond (8:00-12:00) - 08:00 Enjoy the secret morning light alone - Head straight to Maming Village Hundred-Mu Lotus Pond (free), at this time the morning dew has not dried, few tourists, the fragrance of lotus wrapped in water vapor hits the face. Ten ponds plant eight major lotus varieties, the "Sword Dance" pale yellow petals are translucent like glass, the "Jiangnan Brocade" pale green stamens resemble silk. - Photo Guide: - Center of the Nine-Bend Wooden Bridge: Lean down to gently touch the water surface, let the ripples and reflections form a symmetrical composition (prop: half-cover with round fan); - End of the newly built floating bridge: Carry a bamboo basket with fresh lotus pods (available for purchase at the pond for ¥5 each), capture a glance back to create a sense of depth of "walking in a sea of flowers"; - Corner of the lotus field boardwalk: Sit sideways on the railing holding an oil-paper umbrella, with a hand-painted ink lotus wall as the background, the contrast of focus and blur creates interest. Noon: Wild Feast by the Lotus Pond (12:30-13:30) - Lotus Breeze Courtyard Farmhouse: - Must-order lotus leaf steamed pork (¥48), meat wrapped in lotus fragrance; lotus seed and white fungus soup (¥15) sweet and refreshing. - Cultural touchpoint: Learn to peel lotus pods with the shop owner grandma, listen to her legend of "lotus flowers saving the village"—the lotus pond buffered the flood disaster in the past. Evening: Peach Blossom Island Chasing Sunset · Old Street Fireworks (16:00-19:00) - 17:00 Cross the floating bridge to Peach Blossom Island: - Stand at the island pavilion to shoot a panoramic view of the lotus pond, wait for the sunset to dye the scene and take wide-angle shots of the "pink lotus gilded in gold" spectacle; - 18:30 Maming Old Street local flavor: - Bite into lotus leaf sticky rice chicken (¥10), visit the century-old teahouse, capture the warm light through wooden lattice windows and silhouettes of elderly playing chess. Day 2: Elegant Water Town Charm · Craftsmanship Heritage Morning: Wuzhen Dragon-Shaped Fields Double-Sided Jiangnan (9:00-12:00) - 09:00 West Scenic Area Dragon-Shaped Fields (ticket ¥150): - Climb the Zhaoming Academy loft to shoot the "giant dragon lying on flowers" spectacle, toss a light gauze shawl while walking along the ridges, shoot continuous dynamic flowing shots; - 10:30 Wucun Lotus Pond Handcraft: - Experience lotus leaf printing (¥30), use mineral powder to print leaf vein patterns, making ancient style bookmarks. Noon: Seasonal Fresh Flavors of the Water-Front Home (12:30-13:30) - Republic of China Era Restaurant: - Lotus banquet exclusive dishes: stir-fried lotus shoots with river shrimp (¥68) crisp and tender, lotus seed pod fish wrap (¥88) fish wrapped in lotus fragrance, raise a toast with a background of a rowing boat for a photo. Afternoon: Heyue Baicui Pastoral Song (14:30-17:00) - 15:00 Pottery and Lotus Shadow Dance: - At the lotus pond pottery kiln (experience ¥50) shape clay blanks, hands covered in mud framed with distant white lotus, shoot the artistic conception of "craftsmanship like a lotus"; - 16:00 Moon Lake Kayaking Lotus Search: - Paddle to the lake center and lean down to pick water lilies (allowed area), hold the flowers to the cheek and smile for a close-up "people more charming than flowers." 💡 Blogger’s Private Tips - Off-peak secret: Maming Lotus Pond sees over 3,000 visitors on weekend evenings, recommend going early morning or on weekdays; Wuzhen opens at 8 am, head straight to Dragon-Shaped Fields; - Transportation: 1-hour self-drive from Hangzhou to Maming Village (navigate to "Maming Village Lotus Pond"), from Tongxiang High-Speed Rail Station take K282 bus to Zhouquan then transfer to a minibus; - Hidden experience: Lotus pond night tour (weekends only) walk along the boardwalk with bamboo lanterns, listen to frogs croaking and watch fireflies flying. > "When my fingertips brushed the morning dew of Maming Lotus Pond, I suddenly understood—the soul of Jiangnan is not in exquisite pavilions and towers, but in the wrinkles blooming when grandma peels lotus pods, in the stubbornness of lotus leaves holding water droplets." Two days of travel, from the grandeur of the hundred-mu lotus sea to the delicacy of Wucun printing, finally shaping an everlasting lotus in the pottery clay. On the way home, raindrops rolling off the oil-paper umbrella seem like the lotus pond softly saying goodbye: 'Don’t forget this summer, I bloomed with all my might for you.' Guide Highlights: 1. Deep culture: Listen to history in Maming Village century-old teahouse, handcraft lotus leaf printing in Wuzhen; 2. Food surprises: lotus leaf steamed pork, lotus seed pod fish wrap and other seasonal lotus banquets; 3. Photo spots: floating bridge panorama, Dragon-Shaped Fields "giant dragon lying on flowers," pottery and lotus shadow interaction.