Hangzhou | It’s great to travel in March and April, the spring scenery of West Lake is so charming!
| March-April travel real fragrance, West Lake spring scenery tempting! . Dear children😍, coming to Hangzhou in spring, it's really perfect! In Hangzhou from March to April, the temperature is around 10°C-20°C, the grass is long and the birds are flying, and the flowers are in full bloom. The whole city seems to have become a fairyland on earth✨. There is not only the "light makeup and thick wipe is always suitable" [West Lake] (national-level 5A attraction), but also the tea-filled [Longjing Village], and more poetic [Sudi Spring Dawn]🌿. Collect this spring Hangzhou travel guide to unlock the most beautiful season in Jiangnan💖!
➤ Introduction to Hangzhou
🌟 Hangzhou, referred to as "Hang", the capital of Zhejiang Province, known as "human paradise", is one of the seven ancient capitals of China, with a profound historical and cultural background. The most famous thing in Hangzhou is of course [West Lake] (national 5A attraction)! It is not only a World Cultural Heritage, but also a regular in the works of poets and poets🎨.
✨ The charm of spring Hangzhou:
✔ The spring scenery of West Lake is intoxicating: peach blossoms, cherry blossoms and willow trees are reflected on the lake, like an ink painting🌸🌿.
✔Longjing Tea Fragrance: Spring tea is on the market, the air is full of fresh tea fragrance🍵!
✔ Perfect time for hiking: pleasant temperature, breeze blowing, perfect for strolling, cycling 🚴♀️!
➤ Essential attraction recommendations
❶【West Lake Scenic Area】(National 5A Attraction)
📍Recommendation Index: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
💰Tickets: Free (some small attractions charge)
🕒 Opening hours: All day
🌸Spring Highlights:
• Sudi Spring Dawn: 2km Pink Cherry Blossom Promenade🌸, it is recommended to come at 7am to take a picture of the sky, minutely Japanese anime and manga feel!
• Flower Harbor Fish Viewing: Carp swims in the cherry blossom shadow🐟, taking pictures in Hanfu is so awesome!
• Quyuan Wind Lotus: Cherry blossoms × ancient pavilions × small bridges in early April, the circle of friends likes the harvester📸!
✨How to play TIPS:
✅ Rent a bicycle 🚲 to ride around the lake ($15 per hour), the wind blows petals fall on the arm super healing ~
✅ Take a rocking boat ($180/hour) through Maojiabu "Water Forest", the boatman will tell the West Lake love story💞
✅ Bring some bread to feed the squirrels 🐿️ and the couple, cute your heart!
❷ [Lingyin Temple] & [Feilai Peak]
📍Recommendation Index: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
💰Tickets: Lingyin Temple $30 + Feilai Peak $45 (combined ticket $75)
🕒 Opening hours: 7:00-18:00
🙏 Spring Highlights:
• Cherry Blossom Prayer: The 100-year-old cherry blossom tree in the temple is super spiritual! I'm looking for a string of 18-seed bracelet ($46)🌸, it's said that it's very accurate
• Feilaifeng Grottoes: Song Dynasty Buddha statues hidden among the azaleas in the mountains 🌺, a small sanctuary!
✨How to play TIPS:
✅ Get up early! 7pm go straight to Lingyin Temple without queuing, get three incense sticks to make a wish ~
✅ "Shi Fang Yuen" vegetarian noodles in the temple for $20 a bowl, the mushroom soup is so fresh that it's so fresh 😋
✅ Exit turn right and walk 10 minutes to Yongfu Temple, less people spend more time, and you can overlook the West Lake!
❸ [Prince Edward Bay Park]
📍Recommendation Index: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
💰Tickets: Free (reservation must be made at "Pocket West Lake")
🕒 Opening hours: 8:00-17:30
🌷Spring Day Highlights:
• A sea of 400,000 tulips! Dutch windmills, cherry blossom streams, rainbow flower fields🌈, all photos are Monet oil paintings!
• Mid-March-early April is the blooming period, wearing a white dress is very fairy 🧚♀️
✨How to play TIPS:
✅ Enter the park before 8am or after 4pm to avoid the crowds👫
✅Enter the East Gate of the Park → Windmill → Wangshan Ping → Xiaoyao Slope → Exit from the West Gate, the whole journey will burst the memory!
✅ Bring a picnic mat to picnic under the cherry blossom tree🍱, remember to pick up the garbage ~
❹ [West Creek Wetland] (National 5A Attraction)
📍Recommendation Index: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💰Tickets: $80 (battery boat $60/person)
🕒 Opening hours: 7:30-18:30
🍃Spring Day Highlights:
• Sitting on a rocking boat across the ten-mile sea of reed flowers and February orchids 💐, the boat lady singing Wu Nong minor tune is super healing ~
• Experience the intangible cultural heritage blue printed fabric DIY🎨 as pear blossoms bloom on the roof of the ancient village of Shen Tan Kou
✨How to play TIPS:
✅ Must take the battery boat A line: Zhoujia Village → Yanshui Fishing House → Shentankou → Yulu Field House
✅ "Air Canyon" takes a panoramic view of the wetland, wearing light-colored clothes more out of the video📸
✅ Try the buckwheat cake and plum wine on the edge of the reeds, the taste of spring is full!
❺ [Longjing Village] & [Shili Langjun]
📍Recommendation Index: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💰Tickets: Free (tea picking experience about $100/person)
🕒 Opening hours: All day
🍵 Spring Highlights:
• Come and collect the Ming Qianlong Well around the Qingming Festival in April! Wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a bamboo basket, being a tea farmer for a day is super interesting
• Walk the 10-mile tea field trail👟, full of greenery + tea fragrance to wash your lungs, the summit overlooking the West Lake is amazing!
✨How to play TIPS:
✅ "Eighteen Imperial Tea Trees" at the entrance of the village must be checked, Qianlong's same model get!
✅ Recommend "Tea Yuan Renjia" farmhouse, Longjing shrimp + tea chicken perfect match 😍
✅Wear non-slip shoes! Some stone roads are covered with moss, so safety comes first
➤ 2 days 1 night route
D1: Arrive at Hangzhou East Station 🚄 → Cycling at West Lake Su Causeway → Fish viewing in Huagang → Tulips in Prince Edward Bay → Watch the sunset at Leifeng Pagoda 🌄 → Eat snacks at Hefang Street
D2: Praying for blessings at Lingyin Temple → Picking tea at Longjing Village → Hiking in Shili Langjue → Watching "Eternal Love" in Songcheng 🎭 → Return
➤Best time to travel: March 20-April 20
‼ ️Highlights: Cherry Blossoms/Tulips/February Orchids in full bloom! Miss wait a year!
➤Special food
🍜Pianer Sichuan Noodles: Authentic Hangzhou noodles with delicious soup, you must try it!
🥢 West Lake vinegar fish: sweet and sour taste, tender fish meat, recommended must eat!
🍡 Ding Sheng Cake: A small pastry made of glutinous rice, which means "step by step"~
🍵 Longjing Shrimp: Longjing tea with tender shrimp, fresh and fragrant~
🍢 Onion bun pine: Hangzhou specialty snack, similar to pancake fruit, savory and delicious!
➤ Accommodation recommendations
🏡 West Lake B&B: Stay by the lakeside, open the window in the morning and see the lake view, beautiful to cry!
🏨 City Center Hotel: Convenient transportation, perfect for those who like to walk and eat!
💖Longjing Tea Garden B&B: Stay in a tea garden and be woken up by the sound of birds and the fragrance of tea in the early morning~
??Transportation Guide
✈️ Air: Xiaoshan International Airport → Metro Line 1 directly to West Lake
🚄High-speed rail: Hangzhou East Station/Hangzhou Station, take a taxi to West Lake about 20 dollars
🚇 In the city: subway + bus + shared bicycle, ZFB get "Hangzhou bus code" super convenient