Region: Zhejiang · China
Taizhou travel guide
Taizhou is a city in Zhejiang, China, home to about 6,623,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- HYN11 km · Taizhou Luqiao Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Plugs
- A, C, I · 220 V
- Emergency
- 110
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Taizhou
Taizhou is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located 300 km (190 mi) south of Shanghai and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Hangzhou, the provincial capital.
Taizhou City is located in the mountains and faces the sea, with plains and hills alternating, forming a pattern of "seven mountains, one water and two fields". The terrain slopes from west to east, with a mainland coastline of about 740 kilometers, 928 islands, an island coastline of about 941 kilometers. As of the end of 2023, Taizhou City has a permanent population of 6.7 million. It belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate. Taizhou dialect, a Wu dialect, belongs to the Wu dialect of Taizhou.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Taizhou
See
Linhai district has a gorgeous old town, ringed by a nearly-complete city wall that climbs along the top of a ridge, advertized locally as the Southern Great Wall. There is also an East Lake (东湖) nearby, and long old streets. Linhai has its own stop on the high-speed rail line, northeast of town.
- Taizhou Museum
- Linhai Museum
- Fucheng Cultural Tourism Zone
- Fangguang Temple
- Gaoming Temple
- Guoqing Temple
- Tiantai Mountain
- Kokuseiji Temple
- Taizhou Ocean World
- God immortal scenic area
- Dachen Island
- Taizhou Fonte • Wild Mainland
Do
Enjoy some streetside barbeque in Huangyan District's Night Market, where various trinkets and articles of clothing can also be found. Just say to any taxi driver "ye shi" (sounds like "yeh sure") and you'll get there. The eggplant is highly recommended. You can also ascend Jiufeng Mountain, the impossible-to-miss backdrop of Huangyan district, which offers a good view of the region, numerous Confucian and Taoist temples, and a Buddhist temple near the summit that features a vegetarian restaurant. Stone and cement steps run up most of the mountain paths, though other paths require a little bit of hands-on climbing.
- Ruyi pedestrian bridge
- Shenxianju park
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When to go
The best time to visit Taizhou
Taizhou has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 252 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in China, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Taizhou: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ, 100 km) and Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB, 130 km) are also within reach.
HYN · Taizhou Luqiao Airport
WNZ · Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Questions
Taizhou: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Taizhou?
Taizhou has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 252 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Taizhou?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ, 100 km) and Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB, 130 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Taizhou?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Taizhou
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.