Hangzhou: places and services
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West Lake
Hangzhou’s symbol and a UNESCO site: the Su and Bai causeways, islands, pagodas and tea terraces on the hills. You can walk the shores in a day, and rowing boats take you out on the water. Free entry.
Xihu, along Beishan and Nanshan Roads
西湖风景名胜区
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Xixi National Wetland Park
A web of canals, ponds and fishing hamlets in the west of the city. Electric boat rides, persimmons and reeds in autumn; the film “If You Are the One” was shot here.
Xihu, Tianmushan Road 518
西溪国家湿地公园
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Hangzhou Botanical Garden
A garden at the foot of the hills north-west of West Lake: a plum grove that blossoms in February and March, a bamboo garden and collections of magnolias and camellias.
Xihu, Taoyuanling 1
杭州植物园
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum (Gushan)
A museum on Gushan Island in West Lake: Neolithic Hemudu finds, Longquan celadon, calligraphy and painting. Next door is the Wenlan Pavilion, a former imperial library.
Xihu, Gushan Road 25
浙江省博物馆孤山馆区
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China National Silk Museum
The world’s largest silk museum: from silkworms to looms and textiles spanning thousands of years. There is also a gallery of 20th-century fashion. Free entry.
Xihu, Yuhuangshan Road 73-1
中国丝绸博物馆
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China National Tea Museum
A museum among the Longjing tea terraces: history, teaware and the tea customs of different peoples. Afterwards you can taste the fresh harvest in the teahouse.
Xihu, Longjing Road 88
中国茶叶博物馆
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Liangzhu Museum
Jades and pottery of the 5,000-year-old Liangzhu culture, whose ancient city ruins have been a UNESCO site since 2019. The minimalist building is by David Chipperfield.
Yuhang, Meilizhou Road 1
良渚博物院
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Lingyin Temple
One of China’s largest Buddhist monasteries, founded in 328. On the way in is Feilai Peak, with hundreds of Buddhist carvings made between the 10th and 14th centuries.
Xihu, Fayun Lane 1
灵隐寺
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Leifeng Pagoda
The pagoda on West Lake’s south shore from the Legend of the White Snake. Rebuilt in 2002 over 10th-century ruins you can see through a glass floor; the top offers one of the best views of the lake.
Xihu, Nanshan Road 15
雷峰塔
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Six Harmonies Pagoda
A pagoda from 970 on a hill above the Qiantang River, built to calm its tidal bore. You can climb inside to the top storey.
Xihu, Zhijiang Road 16
六和塔
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