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Travel in Hangzhou ?

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How much do you know about Hangzhou, the paradise on Earth !??

Most of you have heard about WEST LAKE in HangzhouBut do you KNOW

There’s still a lot of tourist attraction in Hangzhou for you to find out

So... Pls lend me your 10 minutes and I’ll take you to look around the places, food and cultures in Hangzhou!!

WEST LAKE

Summer

Spring

Different seasons in West Lake have different beauty

exercise together with lots of older folks in the morning

Maybe you can watch the boats cruising around the lake

Winter

Autumn

You can walk along Bai Causeway at night, enjoy the breeze kissing on your cheekSee the beautiful night scene of West LakeSlow down your pace and feel the peacefulness of the West Lake

You can see the maple tree and the willow tree wave with you with their leavesHear about the love story of Xuxian and Bai Niang Zi from the locals

There are the “ten scenes of the West Lake” in Hangzhou

Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow,

Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill

There is a bell in the Jingci Temple. Every evening, you can hear its melodiously sound

Leifeng Pagoda is one of the landmark of West Lake. It was also one of the scenery in the story of “Tale of White Snake”

Spring Dawn at Su Causeway

Orioles Singing in the Willows

Breeze-ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden

The local used to stroll along the Su Causeway after having their dinner And you can also have a date with your friends here at night It’s so cool……

Willow tree and lotus are the most common plant you can see at West Lake

Melting Snow at Broken Bridge

During the winter, the snow will accumulate on the broken bridge and it will become a wonderful scenery

Xuxian and Bai Niang Zi had encountered each other on this broken bridge hundreds years ago

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon

There was also have a legend in “Three Pools Mirroring the Moon“ before. If you come here and we’ll tell you ^__^

Twin Peaks Piercing the Cloud

During the spring, all the tourists will come to the flower harbor just to admire the beauty of flowers

Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor

There is also many well-known gardens in Hangzhou

Tai Zi Wan

Sweet Rain

Botanical Garden

Snow Fang

Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake

At night, you can see the awesome night scene from the Su causeway beside the lake

This wonderful scenery of a mountain is called Precious Stone Hill

 Royal Street Twenty-three Square

- buildings of the Southern Song Dynasty

Song imSouthern perial Street 

Ho Fang Street Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Ancestral Temple

You can buy a lot of souvenirs here see the ancient buildings of Southern Song Dynasty

and also enjoy the local delicacies here

Come! come! come!

Long Jing Hill Nine GreeksLong Jing is a place which produce the most famous tea leaves in China.

Nine Greeks is called locally as Nine Greeks and Eighteen Gullies You can walk along the path, hearing the chatter of the river while enjoying the peacefulness of this place

During the tea rich season, you can smell the fragrance of tea leaves here

Qian Tang River- The most important river in Hangzhou

Thousand Islet Lake- It has the most islands in the world- It is also the most important source of drinking water in Hangzhou

Xi Tang、Wuzhen – one of the six ancient towns in China

Wow! Wow! Wow ~~Now we’ll introduce the most important topic:

the FOOD in Hangzhou!!

Like everyone knows, China is a big country in the world, so there are different local delicacies in each province and city

So… let’s us take a look to see what are the delicacies of Hangzhou

Hangzhou- is a food heaven in China

Long Jing Shrimp

Grandmother’s braised pork with brown sauce

West Lake Vinegar Fish

Dongpo Pork

Pian Er Chuan Noodles

Sweet scented osmanthus candied lotus root 

Sweet scented osmanthus cake

 Sister Song's Fish Soup

Lotus Root Pudding

In addition to the local foodHangzhou is also a food city which has a lot of delicacies from other cities

Marinated meat in baked bun

Kebab - from Xinjiang

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which is also called Chinese Hamburger - from Shanxi

Nan – from Xinjiang

Hot & Sour Rice Noodles – from Chongqing

Dumpling – from Beijing

Stinky Tofu - from Changsha

Mapo Tofu - from Sichuan

Hangzhou- the tea capital of China

Let’s come here and we will be pleased to take you to the local tea garden and have a taste of authentic Long Jing Tea!!!

Hangzhou - one of the transportations in China

You can also experience the cycling here at night The bus here is also very convenient to take

In Hangzhou, you can travel to the other cities and provinces by plane, train or coach.

By Train: 5h – 6h

- the capital of China

By Plane: 2h 15min

To Beijing

To Shanghai - the economic center of China

By coach: 2h

By train: 51min

- model of Chinese Jiang Nan cultureTo Suzhou

By train: 51min

By coach: 2h 5min

Impression of West Lake- Arts in Hangzhou

This is a famous opera that is uniquely performed on water. And this performance is orchestrated by three famous directors in Hangzhou.

And… you maybe wondered what apps can be used in Hangzhou, ChinaHere… we have listed some apps that are often used by the people hereFirst, the apps for contacting friends

QQ and Wechat:

Both of these apps are the most popular contact medium in China

Second, the app for searching directionsBaidu Map:

Similar to Google Map, you can find the accurate position of each places in China

You can also use it to search the schedule of buses

Thirdly, the apps for calling taxiDrop Taxi & Uber:

If you find it inconvenient to take the bus, you can use these apps to call uber or taxi

Fourthly, the apps for buying daily necessities

Taobao & Alipay:

Taobao is the largest online shop in China, it’s so convenient to buy the things there

By the way, you can use Alipay to pay your bills online

So… Are u ready to join us!??Together

We can Work Hard &

Be prepared Bring along your thoughts

Be Patient Bring your belongings

Be polite Bring along your medicine

Bring along your notebook

Bring along your smile

And the most important…

Bring out your enthusiasm

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