about 1,400km

hi mr friedman
hangzhou xiao shan airport is the airpot closest to shaoxing. you have to take a plane from guanzhou to shaoxing which normally takes 2 hours fleigh3t4 time.
the flower hotel adviseee by miss daisy is quite okay. but if you really plan to go to the textile market, i suggest you stay in ssaw hotel which is just beside the market proper. hotel here usually ranges from 300rmb to 4oo rmb unlike in flower hotel its 400 to 600rmb. you will get cheaper rate if you book online or course through travel agency