The best bar in town. Very different from the bars in bar street. Generally less banging of beakers in the infernal dice games. A cosy place, with live music most Fridays and Saturdays. A good mixture of Chinese and ex-pats.

My best description of how to find it - on leaving the Xianhung Hotel. Jie Fang Nan Road. Turn right and take the second right down Luxin. It is tucked away in a corner on the right, about six hundred yards along. Big illuminted Budweiser sign is a giveaway.

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If time is limited perhaps the best way to see the city is by blue
tricycle taxi. There are plenty by the railway station and they
comfortably seat two.

Many would class the ride as white knuckle but most will admire the way veteran drivers skillfully maneuver their vehicles through the city traffic.

If you have a little more time a boat is better giving a view of the older buildings which contrast the new development in both Shaoxing and the region as a whole.

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There is a specialist foreign language college in Shaoxing and many people study English so in term-time at least there is a good
chance of finding someone to give you directions although none of the taxi drivers speak English so a good phrase book with Chinese characters is essential.

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Much of the nightlife takes place in restaurants. There is a bar street and one or two clubs but the canny local people are put off by expensive beer prices which strangely are triple those charged in restaurants. Perhaps this is why sometimes people make more noise in restaurants than bars here although private rooms are available for this purpose at no extra charge.

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Dong Hu is a water park created from old quarry workings.

It offers an escape from the crowds of the Yangtze Delta Region and a chance to relax and enjoy a short boat trip on this man-made lake.

Take the train to Shaoxing. Come out of the station and turn right to the bus terminus. Get on bus number 1 and tell the driver or conductor you are going to Dong Hu.

Dong Hu is in the main guidebooks and you can point to the Chinese characters in the book if the driver or conductor does not understand you.


The staff will tell you when to get off the bus which takes around 20 minutes depending on the traffic but it is just as you feel you are going out of the city.

Just in case, look for a big brown sign for Dong Hu in English pointing to the right as you head out of the city.

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