Hangzhou

Hangzhou, the Poetic and Picturesque Water Town of Earthly Paradise

"Up above there is heaven; down below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou." With its stunning natural scenery and profound historical and cultural heritage, Hangzhou has become a poetic and picturesque water town in the hearts of countless people. Here, lakes and mountains reflect each other, with ten scenic spots dotted among them. The four seasons are like paintings—spring peaches, summer lotuses, autumn moons, and winter snows. Jiangnan gardens and millennia-old legends intertwine here, painting a picture of an earthly paradise like an ink wash painting.

Whether strolling on the Su Causeway with its gently weeping willows, taking a boat on the rippling blue waves of the West Lake, or climbing Leifeng Pagoda to find the ancient traces of the "Legend of the White Snake", Hangzhou will immerse you in the unique gentleness and poetic charm of Jiangnan.

West Lake

"Compare West Lake to the beautiful Xizi, both light and heavy makeup are always suitable." West Lake is the soul of Hangzhou, famous at home and abroad for its beautiful lakes and mountains and numerous places of interest. Take a traditional painted pleasure boat to tour around the lake, the oars breaking the rippling water, and experience the wonderful artistic conception of people traveling in a painting. As the pleasure boat moves forward, the essence of the West Lake unfolds slowly before your eyes. Only from a different angle can you truly understand the agility and beauty of this water area.

Leifeng Pagoda

Located by the Sunset Hill of West Lake in Hangzhou, Leifeng Pagoda is famous for the poignant legend of the "Legend of the White Snake" and the landscape of "Leifeng Pagoda in the Sunset". This ancient pagoda, which witnessed the touching love between Lady White Snake and Xu Xian, reappeared in the world with the style of an octagonal Song Dynasty pagoda with a steel skeleton and copper body after being rebuilt in 2002. Climbing to the top of the pagoda and standing in front of the glazed windows, the entire West Lake seems like a huge ink wash painting laid out right beneath your feet, with distant mountains outlined in dark green and clear ripples, taking in the panoramic view of West Lake and the afterglow of the sunset.

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon is the landscape of three stone pagodas in the center of West Lake, known as the "First Scenic Spot of West Lake". When the pleasure boat approaches, you can closely appreciate this classic picture reflecting the blue sky and white clouds in the rippling water—this is exactly the source of the pattern on the back of the one-yuan Chinese banknote. It perfectly demonstrates the unique water town scenery of "an island in the lake, a lake on the island", making it a core highlight not to be missed in the West Lake boat tour.

Su Causeway

The Su Causeway is a tree-lined causeway spanning the north and south of West Lake, built under the direction of Su Dongpo, a great litterateur of the Northern Song Dynasty. The scenery here is beautiful, varying from morning to evening, with different charms in fine, rainy, cloudy, and snowy days, and the four seasons present vastly different beauties. Strolling on the thousand-year-old Su Causeway, underfoot is the wisdom project left by the ancestors, with the spring breeze brushing the face and weeping willows swaying. Enjoying the scenery in the early spring morning is the best, hence the beautiful name "Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring".

Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond

Located on the west side of the southern section of the Su Causeway, Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond is one of the famous Top 10 Scenes of West Lake. The entire garden is exquisite and elegant, featuring "flowers, pond, and fish" as its core characteristics, cleverly divided into five scenic areas: Red Carp Pond, Peony Garden, Flower Pond, Large Lawn, and Dense Forest. Here, you can quietly watch the colorful brocade carps swimming and playing under the carved window lattices, and deeply experience the unique charm of "seeing the universe in a foot" of Jiangnan gardens.

The charm of Hangzhou lies not only in those frozen scenic spots but also in that touch of Jiangnan charm flowing in the air. In this city doubly favored by nature and humanity, slow down and feel every gust of wind, every drop of water, and every legend with your heart, and you will surely find your own piece of earthly paradise.