A grand time at the Grand Canal
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Timetable of the fair
October 18
9-9:30am
Worshiping ritual at the Canal Culture Plaza
9:30-11:30am
Float parade on the water under the Gongchen Bridge
October 18-21
9am-8:30pm
Vegetarian food fair in front of the Xiangji Temple
9am-9pm
Intangible cultural heritage fair at both banks of the Gongchen Bridge
10am-4pm
Traditional games on Dadou Road
9:30am-9pm Creative market at the West Lake Culture Plaza
11am-12:30pm
Lamb noodle competition in Tangxi Ancient Town
1:30-3:30pm Storytelling (traditional style) at the Pingyuan Tea House in Tangxi Ancient Town
Recommended travel routes
Watch the ritual and the float parade at the Canal Culture Plaza, and then tour the market at the plaza and have lunch there. Go to the Qiaoxi Dock and take the ship to the Xiangji Temple Dock. Play games on Dadou Road and tour Xiangji Temple, and don't forget to check out the vegetarian food fair. Take a boat back to Qiaoxi dock to finish the trip.
Grand Canal cruise
? Day cruise
The ship runs between Qiaoxi Dock and Xiangji Temple Dock from 8am to 4:30pm (except during the morning hours of October 18). A one-way trip takes 30 minutes and costs 60 yuan per person. The boat only runs if it has more than 10 customers.
? Night cruise
The ship runs between Wulinmen Dock (near Hangzhou Tower) and Gongchen Bridge Dock from 3:30pm to 8:30pm. You can experience the illumination project on the Grand Canal designed by French designer Roger Narboni in 2009. It takes 60 minutes and costs 100 yuan per person.
Cruise to Tangxi Town, Yuhang District
From October 19-21, the boat takes visitors to North Tangxi Town from Wulinmen, and costs 150 yuan per person. It takes two hours to reach the town, and visitors have four hours to tour the area. The boat departs at 9am, and will return to Wulinmen at 5pm.
Tel for booking and consulting (only in Chinese):
(0571) 5607-9230, 5607-9211
Tel for Wulinmen dock: (0571) 8519-0851
Tel for Qiaoxi Dock: (0571) 8810-3113
How to get to the docks
? Qiaoxi Dock: Opposite to the gate of China Umbrella Museum. There are some pavilions selling books and a public bike rent spot.
? Xiangji Temple Dock: On Dadou Road, in front of the Jiangnanyi Restaurant
? Gongchen Bridge Dock: Northeast to the bridge. Find the bridge end that next to Qiaoxi Historical Block, walking northward for two minutes.
? Wulinmen Dock: Find the Canhigh Building of Hangzhou Tower, which is at the east side of the building.
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