Besides filming Chinese Soap Operas in XiTang they also filmed the opening scene to Mission Impossible III. The humorous thing was that on a couple of canal corners and in many of the shops and restaurants there were huge photos of Tom and then girlfriend Katie standing with the owners. I think they only spent one or two days here but from the photos it looks like they ate many meals and snacks here.
Side Note: Traveling in China is an adventure in itself. We rode a bus to get to the bus station (there are about 3 big bus stations in Hangzhou) you usually buy the ticket right then – no planning ahead unless it is a holiday but then you can only buy 10 days in a advance. There are so many busses leaving to every city imaginable you never have to wait more than 20 minutes to get on the next one. When we got to one city then we bought tickets for another bus to go to XiTang. The town is literally only about 1 hour drive away from the school if you had a car – but without a car it was about 4 hours total traveling.
Pictures of Tom and Town - are here
