[2025 Hangzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture (Wenrun Pavilion) (Updated Feb)

In Hangzhou, spring is a grand romance, a countless number of spring days with clear and bright scenery.🌸 When West Lake is crowded with tourists, I'd rather share this niche and artistic spring flower viewing city walk route with you. It's the perfect way to spend a weekend strolling with friends and enjoying the gentle spring breeze. Plus, this route is super pet-friendly, so bring your furry friends along for the fun! Route Details 🗺️ Route Plan: Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park ➡️ Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture ➡️ Yuniaoji ➡️ Big Roof ➡️ China Courtyard Mengxi Garden 🚶 Walking Distance: Only 2 km in total, perfect for a relaxing stroll to enjoy the spring. ⌚️ Duration: One day, allowing for slow exploration and in-depth experience. 📅 Blooming Season: Late March to early April is the best time to see cherry blossoms, while late April to early May is prime time for evening primrose. Unique Charms ✔️ This route captures the essence of Hangzhou's slow-paced life and artistic atmosphere, with every frame filled with stories. ✔️ Check in at two of last year's hottest cherry blossom viewing spots and experience the limited-time romance of spring. ✔️ Admire Tadao Ando's architectural masterpiece up close and experience the art of light and shadow. ✔️ Immerse yourself in the profound cultural heritage of Liangzhu, spanning over 5,000 years. ✔️ A pet-friendly paradise where you can also participate in the 🍑 Pet "Da" Market and share joyful moments with your furry friends. Highlights 📍 China Courtyard Mengxi Garden: I thought West Lake was the most beautiful place on earth until I stepped into Mengxi Garden. During cherry blossom season, it transforms into a flowing ink painting. There are many Jiangnan gardens, but Mengxi Garden is unique, featuring cherry blossoms as the protagonist, especially breathtaking during the blue hour. 📍 Big Roof: A classic work by Tadao Ando, where the interplay of light and shadow is mesmerizing. There's an incredibly romantic cherry blossom path here. At the end of March each year, hundreds of Somei Yoshino cherry trees bloom simultaneously, creating a cherry blossom tunnel straight out of a movie. Plus, it's a popular spot for dog walking, so your furry friends can have a blast too. 📍 Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park: Precious relics of the 5,000-year-old Liangzhu civilization, where natural scenery and historical heritage blend seamlessly. The park is vast, with numerous ruins telling ancient stories, and adorable deer waiting for you to interact with them. At the end of April, evening primrose, cornflowers, and irises bloom one after another, creating a vibrant, oil-painting-like scene. 📍 Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture: A newly built treasure trove of a museum, housing over 3 million volumes of ancient books and documents. The architecture, with its distinct Song Dynasty style, is captivating, especially the celadon screens, which are exquisite and impossible to ignore. 📍 Yuniaoji: A model of slow-paced living, with art shops, cafes, restaurants, and even a One Way Space bookstore. It's not only pet-friendly but also frequently hosts various markets and exhibitions. Don't miss the 🍑 Pet "Da" Day on March 1-2! In addition to the traditional pet market [Liuda Market], there's also a [Liuda Health Clinic]. Get your pet a health check-up, then take it to participate in fun activities like ring toss, "Da" marathon, and "Da" photo booth. Collect stamps to redeem tons of peripheral gifts 🎁 It's a paradise for pet-human socializing.

🧳 Liangzhu One-day Itinerary 🕙 Morning: Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park (3 hours) 🕙 Afternoon: China National Archives of Publications and Culture (2 hours) → Liangzhu Culture and Art Center (2 hours) 🕙 Evening: Yubird Collection (2 hours) ▽▽▽ Details below ▽▽▽ —————————————— 🕙 Morning ✅ Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park: 🚉 Transportation: 1. Subway: Take Line 2 to the terminal station "Liangzhu Station", and take a taxi to the south gate of the park (about 15 minutes, CNY 15). 2. Self-driving: Parking fee is CNY 15/day (P1/P2 is recommended for easy access to the park). 🌟 Highlights: The Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park has a rich history and natural beauty, perfect for walking or cycling. ❤ Photo spots: 1. Deer Garden: Interact with deer (feeding time: 9:00–11:00, 15:00–16:30). 2. Pond Temple Granary: Golden haystacks and rammed earth walls create a primitive scene, perfect for artistic photos. 3. Mojiao Mountain Palace Area: Climb to the high platform to overlook the ancient city, with 11 pillars symbolizing the center of power, perfect for minimalist photos. 🕙 Afternoon ✅ China National Archives of Publications and Culture (Wenrun Pavilion): 🚉 Transportation: Take a taxi from the south gate of Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park (about 15 minutes, CNY 20). 🌟 Highlights: Designed by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu, the exterior is famous for its celadon screen walls and sea of flowers, known as the "cultural version of ink and wash Jiangnan", perfect for photos. ❤ Photo spots: 1. Celadon Screen Wall: Made of tens of thousands of Longquan celadon pieces, the light and shadow create a flowing landscape painting. 2. Second-floor Corridor: Overlook the courtyard pool and buildings, with symmetrical composition showing oriental aesthetics. 3. Cosmos Flower Sea (best in autumn): A field of orange and pink flowers with distant mountains in the background, full of romance. ✅ Liangzhu Culture and Art Center: 🌟 Highlights: Designed by Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando, with fair-faced concrete as the main material, light and shadow and geometric lines intertwine, full of minimalist industrial style. ❤ Photo spots: 1. Spiral Staircase: Spiral structure combined with light and shadow, low-angle shots highlight the sense of space extension. 2. Super Long Steps: 30 steps form a symmetrical composition, with people in the center or sitting sideways, with a gray and white background, full of sophistication. 3. Pool Reflection: The building is reflected in the water, with blue sky and white clouds and buildings blending on sunny days, and ripples on rainy days. 4. Cherry Blossom Avenue (late March to early April): The cherry blossom forest outside Xiaoshu Library is in full bloom, with people in the sea of flowers or walking along the path, fresh and romantic. 🕙 Evening ✅ Yubird Collection: 🌟 Highlights: The atmosphere is full when the lights are on at night, perfect for a leisurely stroll. There are also many delicious foods, so you can have dinner here.

🏠Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture Also known as Wenrun Pavilion, it is located at No. 1 Wenrun Road, Pingyao Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City. It is the only museum in East China among the "One General Library and Three Branch Libraries" of the National Archives of Publications and Culture. The Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park is nearby (you can visit both). It integrates the functions of libraries, museums, art galleries, archives, exhibition halls, and other venues. Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture Guide 🕐Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–16:00, last admission at 15:30; closed on Mondays (except for public holidays). 🎫Ticket reservation: No reservation is required on weekdays, just swipe your ID card. Reservations are required on weekends and public holidays. Special exhibitions require a fee. Reservations can be made through the official mini program or WeChat official account of the "Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture." Tickets for the day and the next day can be reserved after 8:00 every day. 🚗Transportation Public transportation: Take Metro Line 2 to Liangzhu Station, then transfer to bus No. 1222M or 430 to Hulin Station, and walk to the destination. (10 minutes by taxi) Self-driving: Navigate to Hangzhou National Archives of Publications and Culture - West Gate, and give priority to the West Gate parking lot.

✅Must Experience: Enter the National Edition Museum from the South Gate, pass through a pool of clear water, and walk past the South Study on the water before the main study slowly comes into view. 'South Garden and North Pavilion, Pavilion and Garden as One' is the unique feature that distinguishes the Hangzhou National Edition Museum from others. 🌟Highlight Features: This place resembles a classical Chinese garden, with warmth and nature as its underlying tones. Walking slowly here in Hanfu feels like encountering the elegance of the Song Dynasty inherent in Hangzhou. The architectural design revolves around the theme of 'Contemporary Book Collection Architecture with the Charm of Song Dynasty Gardens.' There are no direct references to Song Dynasty gardens; instead, the aesthetic reference comes from the landscape imagery in Song paintings.

Are you still squeezing through the crowds at West Lake and Lingyin Temple during your trip to Hangzhou? I always recommend my friends to visit the Hangzhou National Edition Pavilion (Wenrun Pavilion) 🌹Address: No. 1 Wenrun Road, Pingyao Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou 🚇Take the subway to Liangzhu Station, it's very convenient to take a taxi from there Here you can not only enjoy exhibitions for free🆓 but also appreciate the beauty of architecture🏠 and the summer gardens🍃 Even on holidays, the density of people is not high It's easy to take photos without anyone in them📸 Don't miss the sea of flowers🌸🌸🌸🌸 at the entrance of the venue After visiting, I recommend going to BIRLAND Jade Bird Collection, Liangzhu Cultural Arts Center to eat and drink

|Lizhou Park is so beautiful. First stop: The pink and chaotic grass flowers at the entrance of the National Edition Pavilion Sea, casually taking pictures are very out of the picture, pay attention to sun protection recently the weather is good the sun is more powerful. Second stop: Liangzhu Museum, because did not make an appointment on the version of the pavilion so went directly to the museum. It's not big inside, the kid is too young to understand too little, so I took a quick look around. The several osmanthus trees at the entrance are super super big, the fragrance is overwhelming, and it's also very suitable for taking pictures under the light and shadow. Third stop: Lizhou Park, out of the Liangzhu Museum is Lizhou Park, open park, you can stroll an afternoon, enjoy osmanthus without people crowding, can be said to be the most amazing park in Hangzhou besides the West Lake scenery. The trees look very old, the lawns are well maintained, the river surface is clean as a mirror, there are no messy artificial decorations, it's very natural, it feels like being in Nara. If you have plenty of time, you can go to Liangzhu Cultural Heritage Park in the afternoon, the large rice fields are also very pleasing to the eye, and you can go to Yuniroji to solve dinner in the evening. Super envious of Liangzhu villagers living in such a blessed environment every day ParkNational Edition PavilionMuseum Liangzhu Heritage Park Hangzhou·Zhejiang