By visiting Luzhen, one of Keqiao’s famous tourism spots, people can actually become part of the cultural scenery.

For many people, Keqiao only occurs to them as the place that has the world’s largest market of textile products.

What they are not aware of is that Keqiao also boasts tourism spots that reflect the traditional culture of the region. By visiting Luzhen, one of Keqiao’s famous tourism spots, people can actually become part of the cultural scenery.

Located in the southern part of Keqiao, the place is built exactly on the original place where Lu Xun, one of China’s greatest novelists in the 20th century, wrote stories about. In Lu’s novels, Luzhen is a small town where his grandmother lived.

In reality, Lu was one of the big names in Chinese history who came from this region.

The buildings in Luzhen were made in traditional East China style, most in black and white. They were not built in free styles but in accordance with Lu’s descriptions in his novels.

Tourists will find the herbal medicine shops, small restaurants and old-style private schools that are mentioned in his novels. Even the displays inside these buildings strictly follow the novels’ patterns.

More interestingly, people can also find characters in Lu’s novels are living in Luzhen.

They will perform just like they did in the novels.

There is the miserable woman who is murmuring about being silly for leaving her son alone out in the open that caused the boy to be eaten by a wolf, and also the unfortunate man who can always find reasons to comfort himself. They will also interact with tourists.

Walking in the small town, it is easy to be confused about what period of time one lives in.

Luzhen is not the only attraction in Keqiao.

In most places in Zhejiang province, mountains are always accompanied by lakes, and Keqiao is no exception.

Just beside Luzhen, Jianhu Lake is another significant scenic spot. Li Bai, one of the greatest poets in Chinese history, once wrote that the water of Jianhu Lake is as smooth and bright as the moon.

In the middle of the lake, an opera stage awaits audiences. Visitors can also hear Yueju Opera, China’s second-largest form of traditional opera, while sitting on a traditional black-topped boat on the lake, with the mountain and the rocks around them.

Transportation

Keqiao is only a half-hour drive away from the province’s capital city, Hangzhou.

Tourists coming by plane or high-speed train to Hangzhou can take a bus at Hangzhou South Bus Station or a taxi to Keqiao.

Accommodation

There are three five-star hotels in Keqiao. Among them, Jianhu Hotel is located inside the Jianhu Lack scenic area that has a perfect lake view.

Other four-star and three-star hotels are also available in the area.

Food

Traditional food in Keqiao includes yellow rice wine and aniseed-flavored beans. Since there are more than 5,000 foreign dealers, especially from Middle East and India, in the region, Arabian and Indian restaurants are easily to be found around the textile markets.