西塘
XitangGuide de budget voyage
Niveau 3·IATA:
When to visit
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
- extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
- highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
- extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
- highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
- highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
- extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥8starting fare
Attractions
Hôtels
Économique
14,11 € (109 CNY)
/nuit
Standard
18,90 € (146 CNY)
/nuit
Confort
53,07 € (410 CNY)
/nuit
Les niveaux sont regroupés par classement en étoiles de l'hôtel — Économique ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Confort ≈ 4★ et plus. Les chiffres sont des tarifs moyens par nuit à l'échelle de la ville, donc un hôtel particulier peut se situer au-dessus ou en dessous de son niveau.
Nourriture
Repas économique
2,98 € (23 CNY)
/repas
Milieu de gamme
9,71 € (75 CNY)
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Haut de gamme
29,12 € (225 CNY)
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À goûter absolument :
- Xitang eight-treasure cake西塘八珍糕 · Xītáng bāzhēn gāo
- Xitang soy-braised duck西塘酱鸭 · Xītáng jiàngyā
- Steamed vegetable cake蒸菜糕 · Zhēng càigāo
- Clover pan-fried cake草头塌饼 · Cǎotóu tābǐng
- Xitang tofu pudding西塘豆腐花 · Xītáng dòufuhuā
- Wonton and duck hotpot馄饨老鸭煲 · Húntún lǎoyā bāo
- Sticky rice dumplings粽子 · Zòngzi
- Braised pork with preserved greens霉干菜烧肉 · Méigāncài shāoròu
Styles :En-cas de rue · Restauration rapide · Maison de nouilles
Culture et patrimoine
Marques séculaires (2)
Certifié par le ministère chinois du Commerce · contexte culturel, et non une recommandation commercialeFondé en 1618
A centuries-old rice-wine brand rooted in Ming-dynasty Xitang, famed for its handcrafted huadiao and shanniang wines and a pillar of Jiangnan's yellow-wine tradition.
Zhong Jiefu Tang Pharmacy1ᵉ liste
Fondé en 1885
A century-old apothecary in Xitang, celebrated for its food-as-medicine Eight-Treasure Cake, paired in folk saying with Beijing's poria cake.
Spécialités gourmandes (6)
Xitang Eight-Treasure CakeSpécialités gourmandes
A food-as-medicine cake first created by Zhong Jiefu Tang, blending eight medicinal herbs into a snack that doubles as a gentle digestive tonic, Xitang's most iconic traditional pastry.
Xitang Yellow Rice WineSpécialités gourmandes
A Jiangnan yellow wine brewed in Xitang for four centuries, famed for handcrafted huadiao and shanniang, mellow and warming, the soul of the water-town table.
Gorgon-Seed CakeSpécialités gourmandes
A soft glutinous cake made with the water-town delicacy gorgon seed, evolved from Eight-Treasure Cake and one of Xitang's best-loved take-home snacks.
Guan Laotai Stinky TofuSpécialités gourmandes
Three generations of fried stinky tofu from a Xitang alley, made with a secret family brine, crisp outside and tender within, the old town's most beloved street snack.
Songzi Braised Pig TrotterSpécialités gourmandes
A traditional Xitang dish of a whole pig trotter slow-braised with spices until melting and fragrant, known for the auspicious wish in its name.
Xitang Water-Town Freshwater CrabSpécialités gourmandes
Freshwater crabs from the waterways around Xitang, rich with golden roe in autumn, the seasonal river delicacy of the old water town.
Patrimoine culturel immatériel (3)
Jiashan Field SongsPCI national · 第二批国家级非遗ᵉ liste
Jiangnan folk songs from the Jiashan water country, clear and graceful with a deep water-town flavour; a second-batch national ICH item from 2008.
Xitang Eight-Treasure Cake Making TechniquePCI provincial
The century-old craft behind Zhong Jiefu Tang's medicinal pastry, embodying food as medicine; a third-batch Zhejiang provincial ICH item from 2009.
Huguo Suiliang Wang Temple FairPCI provincial
A centuries-old temple fair at Xitang honouring the Grain-Protecting King, uniting worship, procession and folk performance; a fourth-batch Zhejiang provincial ICH item from 2012.
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