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.