West Lake Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

If you only have one day in Hangzhou, this route is definitely not to be missed!

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️You can easily visit most of the essence of West Lake! 🌺🌸🌼Remember to save it~❤ 🎯Route: Longxiangqiao Metro Station➡Yi Park Wharf➡Three Pools Mirroring the Moon ➡Flower Harbor ➡Guo's Villa ➡Quyuanfenghe ➡Xiling Bridge ➡Beishan Street➡Broken Bridge Remnants of Snow ➡Wulin Night Market➡Fengqi Road Metro Station 🕔The whole journey takes about 5-6 hours, and if you don't go to Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, 3-4 hours is enough. ✨Specific itinerary: 1. 🚇Exit from Exit C of Longxiangqiao, walk for 5 minutes to 'Yi Park Wharf', and buy a boat ticket that includes a visit to Three Pools Mirroring the Moon Island. 2. 🚢Take a boat from the wharf to , remember to prepare a 1 yuan banknote to check the pattern on the back of the banknote. After visiting, take a boat to Huagang Wharf (no need to buy another ticket). 3. 🌸Get off the boat at Huagang Wharf and walk to , where there are many beautiful flowers to appreciate. 4. 🌳Take the bus from Huagang to , the top lesser-known garden by West Lake, super beautiful for photos! 5. 👣Walk from Guo's Villa to . 6. 🌺Walk or take bus 1314 from Quyuanfenghe to , to appreciate the most beautiful corner of West Lake, and there are famous attractions such as and waiting for you. 7. It is recommended to go to from Beishan Street, where there will be relatively fewer people and the scenery is also nice. Of course, you can also choose to go to Broken Bridge Remnants of Snow from the Bai Causeway direction~

West Lake | 'There is a paradise in heaven, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below

'. | 'There is a paradise in heaven, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below.' West Lake When you are touring West Lake, you will feel comfortable and want to take a light boat🛥, you must come to Hangzhou, feel the evening breeze of West Lake, take a 1314 bus, and feel the beauty of the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River💞 💕💕Must check-in place West Lake Must check-in, West Lake is one of the main viewing freshwater lakes in my country 🎟Tickets: Free Opening hours: all day Essence Scenic Spot: Broken Bridge Remnant Snow-Flat Lake Autumn Moon-Courtyard Wind Lotus-Sudi Spring Dawn-Flower Port Watching Fish San Tan Yin Yue 🏃: The total length is about 12km, walking for 3 hours (keep walking) Leifeng Tower The first colored bronze pagoda in my country, with a great origin with the love story of the White Lady 🎟Tickets: 40 yuan ⏰Opening hours: 8:00-20:00 📷Check-in position: The first picture is in the Shijia Temple at the top of the courtyard, facing the Leifeng Tower through the wooden door, unobstructed, you can take a photo of the person and the tower Standing on the platform at the entrance of the Jingci Art Museum, shooting from top to bottom, highlighting the staggered levels of the tower and mountain and the sense of movement of people Lingyin Temple Known as one of the 'Five Mountains' of Zen in the south of the Yangtze River, the heart is sincere 🎟Tickets: 30 yuan (Feilai Peak 45 yuan) ⏰Opening hours: 7:00-18:00 🙌Prayer route: After entering the temple, please incense at the entrance, then go to the Great Hall, the Medicine Master Hall, and the Huayan Hall Xixi Wetland Known as the 'Kidney of Hangzhou', you can take a boat and wander in the reeds to feel the natural ecology 🎟Tickets: 70 yuan (half price for students) ⏰Opening hours: 07:30-18:30 💰:Battery boat ticket 60, rowing boat 100 yuan per hour. Traffic guide Airport: Xiaoshan International Airport, you can take West Lake Metro Line 1, Line 7 or airport bus directly, it takes about 1.5 hours Train/High-speed rail: Hangzhou Station (urban train station), Hangzhou East Station (high-speed rail station), Hangzhou South Station (far from the city, you can take Metro Line 5) Accommodation strategy Accommodation is set along the subway line, (Longxiang Bridge, Fengqi Road, Ding'an Road) near the Lakeside business district. It is close to the scenic spot and it is super convenient for eating, drinking and having fun~ Precautions √After entering Lingyin Temple, you can get three incense sticks for free at the entrance √Pay attention to the opening and closing time of Xixi Wetland in different seasons, you can't enter after 5 o'clock in the afternoon at 6 o'clock √You must go to West Lake to watch a sunset. It's really beautiful. You have to go there at about four thirty in the afternoon, find a good position and take a casual shot 🙌Route recommendation Day West Lake-Broken Bridge Remnant Snow-Returning to Pinghu Autumn Moon-Leifeng Tower Day2 Lingyin Temple-Faxi Temple-Chenghuang Pavilion-Hefang Street Day Hangzhou Zoo-Xixi Wetland-Xiaohe Straight Street-Gongchen Bridge

Hangzhou 2-day tour | Average 300, a must-see for special forces on weekends

🏠Accommodation: Near the subway station, convenient for travel 🎒Storage: "Simple Journey" 👉One-click query for storage points everywhere, numerous storage points, 10💰/day 【Route】 D1: Longxiangqiao Subway Station➡️Santan Yin Yue➡️Huagang Guanyu➡️Leifeng Tower (optional)➡️Sudi➡️Xiling Bridge➡️Duanqiao Canxue➡️Nansong Imperial Street➡️Hefang Street D2: Faxi Temple➡️Lingyin Temple➡️Xixi Wetland 🌈D1: Take the subway to Longxiangqiao Station, exit from exit C, and you can see West Lake by going straight with your right hand ✅Santan Yin Yue Take a boat directly to Santan Yin Yue, the boat ticket (55-70💰) does not need to be reserved "The first scenic spot of West Lake", the golden osmanthus on the shore is swaying, the willows are green and the flowers are bright, and they are interesting with the carved railings and painted buildings. There is an island in the lake, and there is a lake in the island. You can also check in to the same scenery on the 1 yuan banknote. Remember to take a boat from Huagang Wharf according to the sign. ✅Huagang Guanyu The park is very large, along the Xili Lake you can see mandarin ducks, and there are small fish to feed, there are a lot of lotus flowers in summer There are Jiangzhuang, Red Fish Pond, Peony Garden, and Binhu Corridor in the park. The different stone steps and shapes are very interesting ✅Leifeng Tower 40💰 Tour route: Leifeng Tower Reconstruction Record—Leifeng Tower Site—Zhuangyuan Platform—Leifeng Sunset Pavilion—Buddha Relic Museum The wooden pavilion next to the ticket gate and the tourist service center can collect stamps ✅Sudi The entire bridge embankment is about 3 kilometers long, and it is a tree-lined embankment that runs through the north and south scenic areas of West Lake Walking on the Sudi in winter, the trees present different shades of yellow and brown in winter, forming a sharp contrast with the blue lake. The sun shines through the sparse treetops and sprinkles on the lake, sparkling, beautiful ✅Xiling Bridge One of the three major lover bridges in West Lake, together with Changqiao and Duanqiao, the most beautiful corner of Hangzhou, standing on the bridge, you can overlook the inner lake and look at the outer lake; it is in the west of Gushan and can lead to Beishan, Baiti is close at hand, and Sudi is vaguely in sight ✅Duanqiao Canxue One of the ten beautiful sceneries of West Lake. Every winter when it snows, the snow on the bridge surface seems to be broken and not broken, and it is interesting with the surrounding scenery; in addition, this is also the place where the famous Chinese folk tale "The Legend of White Snake" took place, adding a romantic color to the Duanqiao scenery ✅Nansong Imperial Street: The famous designer Wang Shu redesigned and rebuilt it. It is a bustling and simple commercial street. Here you can enjoy the Drum Tower, Imperial Street Exhibition Hall, Phoenix Temple and other attractions, and you can also taste local food ✅Hefang Street: Classical commercial street, there are celebrity residences, and there are many snacks and accommodations 🌈D2: ✅Faxi Temple 10💰, Lingyin Temple 30💰 It is recommended to go to Faxi Temple first. There are fewer people in Faxi Temple in the morning, and there are many people queuing up in Lingyin Temple early in the morning ✅Xixi Wetland Route: East Gate—Lu Di—Hezhu Street—Fudi (South)—Gaozhuang—Wetland Museum—Xixi Paradise Walk along the green dike, it is recommended to take a sightseeing car, there is an underwater ecological sightseeing corridor at the end, and then you arrive at Hezhu Street, "Xixi stay" and Hezhu Tower are all here; walk south from Hezhu Street to the end is Gaozhuang, suitable for Hanfu girls to check in

Obsessed with West Lake: A perfect combination of food and dreamy scenery

West Lake, as one of the iconic attractions of Hangzhou, enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. It is not only a natural lake, but also a place rich in history and culture. A trip to West Lake will shock you with its beauty and deeply infatuate you with this dreamy place. Attraction Information Tickets🎫: Free Opening hours🕐: All day Attraction Introduction West Lake Scenic Area (Old West Lake Ten Scenery) 🔔Counterclockwise tour: Broken Bridge Remnant Snow (starting point)-Pinghu Autumn Moon-Quyuan Fenghe-Shuangfeng Chayun-Sudi Chunxiao-Santan Yin Yue-Flower Port Watching Fish-Nanping Evening Bell-Leifeng Tower-Liu Lang Wenying-West Lake Fountain (end point) 🔖Santan Yin Yue (need to take a boat): Ordinary tour boat 55 yuan (including 20 yuan island ticket and island boat ticket) 🔖Leifeng Tower: 🎫40 yuan, Jingci Temple: 🎫10 yuan 💛💛Hangzhou (Canal Square-Gongchen Bridge-Qiaoxi Historical Block-Xiaohe Historical Block) 📝Qiaoxi Historical Block: 5 museums in the block 📝Xiaohe Straight Street: Jiangnan scenery formed by the combination of history and literature, many internet celebrity check-in shops Lingyin Scenic Area (including Lingyin Temple)-Faxi Temple Beigao Peak Cableway-Lingshun Temple-Feilai Peak Scenic Area-Faxi Temple ✏️Lingshun Temple: 🎫8 yuan ✏️Lingyin Scenic Area (Feilai Peak): 🎫45 yuan (including Taoguang Temple, Yongfu Temple, Lingyin Temple), Lingyin Temple is in Lingyin Scenic Area, single charge 🎫30 yuan ✏️Faxi Temple: 🎫10 yuan 📍Beigao Peak Cableway: 7:30-16:45, uphill ticket 30 yuan/person 🍛Food: 😋Youbu Soy Milk: Small steamed buns, tofu brain, scallion oil mixed noodles, salty soy milk, fried dough sticks, etc. 😋South Mystery Big Bag: Southern meat bun/oil bun, soy milk, etc. 😋Qiantang Courtyard: West Lake vinegar fish, Longjing shrimp, Dongpo meat, crab yellow soup bag, etc. 1️⃣Hongjie Old Hot Pot (Hangzhou Flagship Store) 📍Address: 152 Wulin Road, Hangzhou Per capita: 140-150 yuan/person Their spicy pot is also invincible, fragrant and spicy, especially enjoyable. 🧡Recommendation: Beef, tribute vegetable balls! The meat is tender and the balls are Q-bomb 2️⃣Li Xuqing Mokao Duck (Taihe Commercial Center Store) 📍Address: Room 103, Building 4, Taihe Commercial Center, Pingshui Street, Hangzhou 💰Per capita: 65-85 yuan/person 🧡This shop will really make people drool! The tender ingredients and spicy seasoning perfectly blend, bringing a spicy taste in the mouth~ The combination of meat and vegetables is super enjoyable ❤️Recommended dishes: Mokao duck, mung bean ice sand, fried crispy meat, mokao thousand-layer belly, mokao fat intestine, tribute vegetable, yellow throat Hangzhou is a very comfortable tourist destination. No matter when you go, you can feel its beautiful scenery and food. Especially West Lake, it is beautiful and charming, becoming one of the most unique landscapes of this city. I hope the following guide will help the sisters who plan to travel to Hangzhou, and I wish everyone a happy play!

What to do in Hangzhou in March? Don't miss this guide

🔅The upcoming Hangzhou will be the ceiling of flower appreciation in China, quickly save this Hangzhou flower viewing guide 1️⃣First stop: Prince Bay Park This is the most popular flower viewing spot in Hangzhou during spring, romantic and beautiful. Here you can not only see cherry blossoms but also a colorful array of tulips. Although it's crowded, you can still find good angles for photos 🔅Travel tips for you here: ⌚️Tulip exhibition time: 2024.3.8-4.14 ⚠️8:00-17:00 entry requires reservation ⛲️Location: Hangzhou Prince Bay Park . 🚌Bus: 4 route (Longxiang Bridge, Wushan Square Subway Station) 194 route, 197 route (Huanglong Sports Center Subway Station) 318 route (Wulin Square, Huanglong Cave Subway Station) 2️⃣Second stop: Flower Harbor Like Prince Bay Park, Flower Harbor has many highlights in spring, with a super abundance of flowers, including cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, crabapples, and squills taking turns to surprise you throughout the spring. Paired with the goldfish and mandarin ducks in the lake, every shot is beautiful. It's right next to Prince Bay Park, just a walk away! 3️⃣Third stop: Quyuanfenghe Many people go to Prince Bay Park to see the tulips, but they don't know that the plum blossoms in Quyuanfenghe are in full bloom, with fewer people and beautiful scenery, perfect for taking photos. It is recommended to visit the Quyuanfenghe Stele, Zhanbi Tower, and Hou Gushan, all of which are great spots for photos. 4️⃣Fourth stop: Xixi Wetland There are various flowers, and the Flower Morning Festival will be held, mainly for appreciating plum blossoms, magnolias, and hydrangeas, etc 🔅Spring in Hangzhou is beautiful, you must come and see!

The Prince Bay in West Lake during autumn, how can it be ten times more beautiful than spring?

Have you been enchanted by the maple leaves here in Prince Bay in autumn? I just came back from there, and I was really shocked by the beautiful scenery! About the maple leaf season, the time when the maple leaves are red to the extreme has not yet arrived, only a very few trees on the shady side are completely red. But there is no light under the tree, the color tone is too dark. I personally prefer the current maple leaves of green, yellow and orange, which are colorful under the sun. Plus, the water quality in Prince Bay is very good, it is blue-green, and there is a cool color in the warm color of the maple leaves, which is too great. Maple leaf viewing date prediction: In the recent week, the green is gradually less, and most of the maple leaves turn from yellow to orange. In the next week, the maple leaves are almost yellow, and the orange tone is enhanced. In mid-December, the maple leaves enter the orange-red stage, and they are about to be completely red. Maple leaf viewing time: 7-9 am, there will be morning mist in Prince Bay. 14-16 in the afternoon, the afternoon sun is very gentle. My pictures were taken around 3 pm. It's best to come on non-weekends. My highly recommended West Lake maple leaf viewing route: Quyuan Fenghe-Sudi (there is a colorful maple tree) or Guozhuang (park card is free)-Huagang Guanyu-Prince Bay-Hupao Park. In addition, there are Jiuxi and Meiling South Road, which are a bit far apart and not very convenient. You can go there when you have time.

In March, the Quyuanfenhe Park scenic spot by the West Lake is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms. These stunning trees attract countless photographers every day. Entering via the main gate on Beishan Street and crossing the bridge over the stream, you'll find a spectacular photo spot. As cherry blossom season is quite short, you’ll have to be quick if you want to see them in bloom.

Quyuanfenghe Park in springtime is absolutely unmissable. You can't pass up the opportunity to take photos here in March, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Pretty pictures can be taken of cherry blossoms by the lakeside near the Fuqushuiguan attraction, and the reflection of the bridge in the water. The scenery and lake reflections here are extraordinary - all of your photos will look like postcards!

What to do in Hangzhou in March? Don't miss this guide

🔅The upcoming Hangzhou will be the ceiling of flower appreciation in China, quickly save this Hangzhou flower viewing guide 1️⃣First stop: Prince Bay Park This is the most popular flower viewing spot in Hangzhou during spring, romantic and beautiful. Here you can not only see cherry blossoms but also a colorful array of tulips. Although it's crowded, you can still find good angles for photos 🔅Travel tips for you here: ⌚️Tulip exhibition time: 2024.3.8-4.14 ⚠️8:00-17:00 entry requires reservation ⛲️Location: Hangzhou Prince Bay Park . 🚌Bus: 4 route (Longxiang Bridge, Wushan Square Subway Station) 194 route, 197 route (Huanglong Sports Center Subway Station) 318 route (Wulin Square, Huanglong Cave Subway Station) 2️⃣Second stop: Flower Harbor Like Prince Bay Park, Flower Harbor has many highlights in spring, with a super abundance of flowers, including cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, crabapples, and squills taking turns to surprise you throughout the spring. Paired with the goldfish and mandarin ducks in the lake, every shot is beautiful. It's right next to Prince Bay Park, just a walk away! 3️⃣Third stop: Quyuanfenghe Many people go to Prince Bay Park to see the tulips, but they don't know that the plum blossoms in Quyuanfenghe are in full bloom, with fewer people and beautiful scenery, perfect for taking photos. It is recommended to visit the Quyuanfenghe Stele, Zhanbi Tower, and Hou Gushan, all of which are great spots for photos. 4️⃣Fourth stop: Xixi Wetland There are various flowers, and the Flower Morning Festival will be held, mainly for appreciating plum blossoms, magnolias, and hydrangeas, etc 🔅Spring in Hangzhou is beautiful, you must come and see!

Step into a world like an oil painting, feel the charm of the morning light of West Lake

Step into a world like an oil painting, feel the charm of the morning light of West Lake. 📍Come to West Lake Flower Harbor to watch fish, this beautiful place is waiting for your exploration. The morning sun is the most brilliant between 7-8 o'clock. At this time, the sun has just risen, and the golden light is sprinkled on the lake, making West Lake look like a poem and painting. The lake water under the morning light is sparkling, shining like a gem. The birds are singing happily on the branches by the lake, reflecting each other with the morning light, forming a moving picture. The lotus leaves in the lake look even greener in the morning light, and the dew shines in the sun, as beautiful as pearls. And the lotus flowers sway slightly in the morning light, exuding a fresh fragrance. The surrounding mountains are more beautiful in the morning light, with clouds and mists, like a poem and painting. And the small bridges and flowing water of the Flower Harbor watching fish add a bit of poetry, making people linger.

The red maple at Huagang Guanyu in Hangzhou is about to wait until next year if you don't go to see it

Hangzhou's autumn is too beautiful! Regret not going early otherwise you can shoot for a few more days The red maple of Huagang Guanyu in West Lake is beautiful It's simply a paradise for maple viewing in Hangzhou! Location: Huagang Guanyu, West Lake, Hangzhou 🚌Transportation: Take bus 194 to Yu Hu Bay bus stop 🎫Free 🎈Tour route: Enter from the west gate→Yin Ying Pavilion→Red Fish Pool→Long Corridor→Lakeside Residence→Exit from the south gate

Hangzhou's most beautiful maple leaf season, at this time of the year, Hangzhou is like an oil painting

1 Taiziwan One of the mainstream West Lake scenic spots in Hangzhou, undoubtedly beautiful, but there are indeed many people, especially those taking pictures! It is recommended to arrive at 7 o'clock to appreciate the morning mist 🎫: Free P: Taiziwan West Gate Parking Lot (there are more parking spaces there) 2 Huagang Guanyu Because many scenic spots in Hangzhou can feed fish, so I didn't specifically go to the red fish pond. I quickly ate this glowing pancake when the traffic light was red. I personally love the Binhu Corridor, looking at the small South Lake and the distant mountains, each frame is like a scene in a painting 🎫: Free P: Huagang Park Parking Lot (at the entrance of Zhiweiguan Weizhuang) 3 Yu Hu Bay Compared with other scenic spots in West Lake, there are not many people here, but it is this low-key hidden in the city, if you have more time, you can go to Turtle Pond, or take a hand-rowed boat on the Turtle Pond route, which is incredibly beautiful 🎫: Free P: Chishanbu Parking Lot 4 Maojiabu There are few people here like the West Lake scenic spot, basically all are locals in Hangzhou, there are no particularly eye-catching check-in points, and no golden positions, but there is more aimless comfort 🎫: Free P: Xia Maojiabu Parking Lot 5 Guozhuang You can walk all the way from Maojiabu to Guozhuang, a small and beautiful private garden of the Qing Dynasty, to appreciate the popular Red Maple King 🎫: 10 yuan (free for park annual card) 6 Quyuan Fenghe Go for a battery boat (you have to drive it yourself) The battery boat ticket price is very conscientious, 30 yuan for half an hour, can sit 4 people, it is a different feeling to appreciate the beautiful scenery on the lake 🎫: Free P: You can walk directly from Guozhuang (Gate 4), if you enter from the north, you can park in the Yue Temple Parking Lot

Not just cherry blossoms! Hangzhou's 18 treasure spots for spring flower viewing are waiting for you~

Hangzhou's flower season🌸 is about to begin, don't just know about cherry blossoms😜! From March to April, quickly save this super detailed guide to spring flower viewing📒, with past blooming periods for your reference~ Call up your friends and go experience the beauty of spring together🤩! 1. Hangzhou Botanical Garden & Magnolia denudata (Blooming period 3.7) These two days are the peak blooming period, hurry up🎈! 2. Upper Tianzhu Faxi Temple & Magnolia (Blooming period 3.12) The 500-year-old trees and the yellow walls of the temple complement each other, making every shot a masterpiece📷~ 3. Taiziwan Park & Tulips (Blooming period 3.15) When the tulips are in full bloom, it's as beautiful as Monet's garden, with daffodils and cherry blossoms blooming together🌷~ 4. Quyuan Fenghe & Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 3.15) Navigate to 'Qu Crossing Clear Waves', and enjoy the cherry blossoms at sunrise here, beautiful like a painting🤗! 5. Flower Harbor Viewing Fish & Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 3.15) Mainly distributed near 'Happy on the Moat', where cherry blossoms and pavilions complement each other😍~ 6. China Tea Museum & Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 3.15) Locate 'Fig Tea Art', the combination of thatched cottages and cherry blossoms has a super Japanese atmosphere🎏~ 7. Agate Temple Site - Southeast Gate & Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 3.15) There is a huge cherry blossom tree here, a less-known spot for cherry blossom viewing🤫~ 8. White Pagoda Park & Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 3.15) The combination of the green-skinned train and cherry blossoms is super suitable for Japanese-style photo shoots📸! 9. Liangzhu Mansion Roof & Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 3.15) A great place in Hangzhou for night cherry blossom viewing, the cherry blossoms are dense, but there are quite a lot of people😝~ 10. Turtle Pool & Begonia Flowers (Blooming period 3.25) Locate 'Yu Zhongsu's Shrine', there is a long corridor of begonia flowers, not many people know about it😜~ 11. Yaoshan Site Park & Peach Blossoms (Blooming period 3.23) Compared to Liangzhu Site Park, there are fewer people here. A large area of peach blossoms awaits you to enjoy alone😆~ 12. Maojiabu & Orychophragmus (Blooming period 3.15) The beauty of West Lake plus Orychophragmus, really makes people fall in love🥰~ 13. Xianghu & Hydrangea (Blooming period 3.30) Hydrangea is mainly distributed in 4 places: Wohong Bridge, Siting Bridge, Meishan Road, and Maya Island, among which Meishan Road is more concentrated👀~ 14. Turtle Pool & Late Cherry Blossoms (Blooming period 4.02) The late cherry blossoms distributed along the West Lake are as beautiful as pink clouds, and the passing boats make it picturesque😍~ 15. Hangzhou Botanical Garden & Azaleas (Blooming period 4.12) Distributed in 'Landscape Garden', 'Yuquan Mountain', and 'Herb Garden', it's a less-known spot for flower viewing😉~ 16. Xiasha Youth Forest & Daisies (Blooming period 4.15) Here you can have a picnic on the lawn, camp in the forest, and enjoy the good times😝~ 17. Yuhangtang Road & Roses (Blooming period 4.25) There are two spots for flower viewing, Bogang Lane and the intersection of Yuhangtang Road and Wuchanggang Road, with a few hundred meters of stunning flower walls🤩! 18. Hangzhou Flower Nursery & Roses (Blooming period 4.30) There is a rich variety of roses, and not many people, quite French in style😘~ ❗Flower Viewing Tips❗ ✅The blooming period may change, remember to confirm before you set off, so as not to miss it~ ✅Try to go shooting in the early morning, the light is good, and there are fewer people~ ✅Wearing white clothes will make your photos stand out, paired with a straw hat🎩 for a full atmosphere~

The cherry blossoms in Hangzhou have bloomed! The 30 cherry blossom spots that everyone's asking about! Take note

This blogger's guide to Hangzhou's cherry blossom spots is really comprehensive❗️ I'm so happy, the cherry blossoms in the parks around the West Lake are about to bloom~ It is expected that in the next two weeks, the cherry blossoms in Hangzhou will be in full bloom❗️ Summarizing my 6 years of experience in photographing flowers in Hangzhou's spring, I've organized these 30 cherry blossom spots in Hangzhou, save it and call your friends to go take some beautiful cherry blossom photos 📝Key points: Most of them are around the West Lake area, so just by walking along the West Lake you can enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms~ 0️⃣ Hangzhou Botanical Garden, pink cherry blossoms, already blooming~ 1️⃣ Prince Bay Park, cherry blossoms and tulips bloom together, like in Monet's garden. 2️⃣ Flower Harbor, southern courtyard, small bridges and flowing water, cherry blossoms by the water 3️⃣ Turtle Pool, boats passing by, like a paradise. 4️⃣ Maojiabu, cherry blossoms, butterfly orchids, blooming by the lake, very beautiful 5️⃣ China Tea Museum (Shuangfeng Pavilion Area), Japanese-style thatched houses, as if in Kyoto 6️⃣ Yun Song Book House, cherry blossom rain, the charm of southern gardens 7️⃣ Quyuan Fenghe, cherry blossoms along the water, pretend to be in Kyoto 8️⃣ Manao Temple, cherry blossom rain, southern courtyard. 9️⃣ Children's Park, super romantic cherry blossom steps 🔟 Baita Park, green train, cherry blossom special 1️⃣1️⃣ Changqiao Creek Water Restoration Park, a secluded cherry blossom haven 1️⃣2️⃣ Lakeside Walking Street, cherry blossom avenue, beautiful night cherry blossoms 📝Outside West Lake: - 1️⃣ Liangzhu Cultural Arts Center Big Roof, hundreds of Yoshino cherry trees, cherry blossom market 2️⃣ Sige Cherry Blossom Garden, hundreds of acres of cherry blossom garden, suitable for camping 3️⃣ Binjiang Cherry Blossom Track, 8 kilometers, more than 3000 Yoshino cherry trees 4️⃣ Xinyi Fang Cherry Blossom King, Republic of China cherry trees, hundred years old, super large 5️⃣ Genshan, Hangzhou's local cherry blossom path 6️⃣ Daguan Bridge, super large cherry blossom path under the bridge 7️⃣ Shihui Dam, cherry blossom path under the bridge, few people, 8️⃣ Wulinmen Vientiane Park, one of Hangzhou's earlier blooming cherry blossoms 9️⃣ Wen'er Road Xiaoning Bridge, cherry blossoms by the water, three super large cherry trees 🔟 New World Time Park, same green train, cherry blossom path 1️⃣1️⃣ Alibaba Canteen, cherry blossom canteen 1️⃣2️⃣ China Yard Mengxi Garden, southern garden and cherry blossoms 1️⃣3️⃣ Zhejiang University Zijingang Campus, campus cherry blossoms 1️⃣4️⃣ Gongshu Canal Sports Park, lonely cherry blossom tree 1️⃣5️⃣ Vientiane City, sunken plaza, cherry blossom steps 1️⃣6️⃣ Kerry Center, cherry blossom district - In addition to these 30 frequently visited cherry blossom spots, actually, there are surprises in every corner of Hangzhou's streets and alleys, Hangzhou's cherry blossom season is also super romantic~ -

Lingfeng Plum Blossom Viewing, one of the best places to appreciate plum blossoms in Hangzhou!

Lingfeng Plum Blossom Viewing is located to the west of West Lake, at the foot of Lingfeng Mountain in Qingzhiwu. Lingfeng Temple was built during the Kaiyun period of the Later Jin Dynasty. There are Cuivei Pavilion, Mianyun Hall, Miaogao Terrace, Washing Bowl Pool, etc. In the early Wanli period, the temple was ruined and the monks scattered, leaving only the temple buildings. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, Lianxi, the commander of Zhejiang Province, rebuilt Lingfeng Temple and planted more than a hundred plum trees around it. In the first year of Xuantong, Zhou Mengpo planted another 300 plum trees, making it a good place to appreciate plum blossoms, hence the name "Lingfeng Plum Blossom Viewing". The Hangzhou Botanical Garden has always been a classic place to appreciate plum blossoms! There are more than 40 different varieties of wax plums in the garden, a total of more than 1,200 trees, most of which are concentrated around the Lingfeng Scenic Area. The Wax Plum Garden, Longyue Tower, and the entrance to Lingfeng are the three most densely planted areas, and there are also a few scattered plantings in other areas of the garden. Location: No. 1 Taoyuanling, West Lake District, Botanical Garden (Enter from the Qingzhiwu ticket check point, and you can reach the Plum Garden in about 5 minutes on foot) There is a short mountain road to Lingfeng Plum Blossom Viewing, and it takes about 10 minutes to climb. Ticket: 15 yuan

Autumn Monet Garden 🫧 Botanical Garden Chrysanthemum Exhibition 2023 latest strategy

· 😜Just came back from the Botanical Garden Chrysanthemum Exhibition, to tell the truth: Although there are many people, but I feel 🙅🏻‍♀️ not as many people as last year, and this year's few exhibition layouts look good, the kind that young people also like!!! Very atmospheric Zen, there is also a real version of Monet's garden!!! And it's easy to take pictures, don't worry about the crowd!!! · 🌟Exclusive photo location: I dug up with my friends after walking around several times, there was no one before we took the pictures, and friends who also want to take portraits hurry up 🌟 hurry up~ ➊The big road next to Yuquan Fish Leap, position 7, this place has chrysanthemums scattered in the middle of the small road stones and no fence, you can take a picture of being in the sea of flowers, and because everyone is directly into Yuquan Fish Leap from the chrysanthemum arch, basically no one walks this road, so no one takes pictures; ➋Continue to walk forward on this big road, passing by a small chrysanthemum station after 'Autumn Hua Yuan', which is on the lawn, there are two clusters of very tall chrysanthemums and a small sea of chrysanthemums, you can walk to the back and take a picture with the chrysanthemums, a perfect Monet garden feeling; · 🙌🏻Viewing tips: Although every year the chrysanthemum exhibition is mostly visited by old grandpas and grandmas, but I feel that this year's 'Picking Chrysanthemums at the East Fence' and 'Autumn Hua Yuan' are just the kind of exhibitions that young people love to see, one is the autumn Zen atmosphere, imagine drinking tea and tasting tea in it is simply divine, one is the Monet garden atmosphere, casually taking pictures is super dreamy, although they are all fenced up, but this makes it easier to take pictures of the scenery!!! · 🏃🏻‍♂️Tour strategy: ➊Enter from the north gate, do not drive, if there is a traffic jam 300m away from the gate, get off and walk, I have tested that I have walked and the car has not moved; ➋No need to make an appointment, just come, why not come to see the top chrysanthemum exhibition for 10r, like us with a park card is simply free to visit; ➌Chrysanthemum lovers can come again next week, after all, the exhibition period is a month, so now some are still flower buds, not fully bloomed; ·

A trip to Hangzhou, finally understood the West Lake in Su Shi's writing

📍The most beautiful corner of Gushan Road The sunrise here in the morning makes the lake look particularly beautiful, with layers of orange shimmering on the water. Because of the morning fog, you can take these ink painting-like pictures of Leifeng Pagoda as you walk along the West Lake. 📍Suilu After shooting Quyuan Fenghe, you can go to the intersection of Beishan Street and Yanggong Causeway on the opposite side. There is a staircase that can go up the mountain to Suilu to shoot the Leifeng Pagoda at a long distance. You need a telephoto lens to shoot here. I used 70-200 to crop the picture when I came back. The camera I used was Sony r4a with over 60 million pixels, which is very useful after retouching. 📍Sudi Stele I took these pictures around 7 o'clock in the morning. There were no cars and people. These two pictures are the road in front and the road behind. I just snapped them together. 📍Quyuan Fenghe Find the round door hole 'Liaoting', a classic shooting spot. Go to the opposite side of the lake, there are red maples on the left and right of the pavilion, with the reflection of the lake, which is also very photogenic. You can see this stone bridge as you go along, and the sunrise in the morning is also very photogenic. 📍Changqiao Park There are several places where you can shoot standing on the bridge, and you can also shoot on the shore. I took pictures in several directions in the original picture, just share one, friends who go can look at more angles.

The Prince Bay in West Lake during autumn, how can it be ten times more beautiful than spring?

Have you been enchanted by the maple leaves here in Prince Bay in autumn? I just came back from there, and I was really shocked by the beautiful scenery! About the maple leaf season, the time when the maple leaves are red to the extreme has not yet arrived, only a very few trees on the shady side are completely red. But there is no light under the tree, the color tone is too dark. I personally prefer the current maple leaves of green, yellow and orange, which are colorful under the sun. Plus, the water quality in Prince Bay is very good, it is blue-green, and there is a cool color in the warm color of the maple leaves, which is too great. Maple leaf viewing date prediction: In the recent week, the green is gradually less, and most of the maple leaves turn from yellow to orange. In the next week, the maple leaves are almost yellow, and the orange tone is enhanced. In mid-December, the maple leaves enter the orange-red stage, and they are about to be completely red. Maple leaf viewing time: 7-9 am, there will be morning mist in Prince Bay. 14-16 in the afternoon, the afternoon sun is very gentle. My pictures were taken around 3 pm. It's best to come on non-weekends. My highly recommended West Lake maple leaf viewing route: Quyuan Fenghe-Sudi (there is a colorful maple tree) or Guozhuang (park card is free)-Huagang Guanyu-Prince Bay-Hupao Park. In addition, there are Jiuxi and Meiling South Road, which are a bit far apart and not very convenient. You can go there when you have time.

Two-day Hangzhou Travel Guide

Day1: West Lake Day Tour 📍Three Pools Mirroring the Moon: 🎫Free 🫧It's a small island, also the background of the one yuan note, 🚇Line 1➡️Longxiang Bridge, buy 🚢tickets at West Lake Park II (70¥/person: includes round-trip to the island and entrance to Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, the route includes Park II➡️Three Pools Mirroring the Moon➡️opposite pier, there are multiple piers on the opposite side, you can choose which 🚢to take to leave the island based on your own route) 📍Prince Bay Park: 🎫Free 🫧Not far from Flower Harbor, tulips bloom in late March; 📍Leifeng Pagoda: 🎫40 🫧A new pagoda was built on the original site, with an elevator inside, you can go to the top to enjoy the panoramic view of West Lake; 📍West Lake: 🎫Free 🫧Su Causeway (in memory of Su Shi) take an electric cart (10¥)➡️Quyuan Fenghe (lotus flowers in summer), walk➡️Pinghu Qiuyue and Bai Causeway➡️Broken Bridge Remnants of Snow, you can optionally view the "Ten Scenes of West Lake"~ 📍Wulin Night Market for dinner🍚➡️19:30 West Lake Music Fountain DAY2: Temple Day Tour 📍God of Wealth Temple 🫧Take the North Peak cable car➡️The Number One God of Wealth Temple to pray for wealth (30¥ up the mountain, 20¥ down the mountain); 📍Lingyin Temple: 🎫75 (Feilai Peak 45 + Temple 30) 🫧The place where Ji Gong became a monk, Lingyin Temple is inside Feilai Peak, you need to buy a ticket for Feilai Peak to enter Lingyin Temple, you can get three incense sticks for free, 46¥ for eighteen seeds, there are vegetarian meals inside (plain noodles 20¥ and side dishes, worth a try); 📍Faxi Temple🎫10 🫧Pray for marriage, it is recommended to take a sightseeing bus from Lingyin Temple to Faxi Temple, 🚶🏻‍♂️it's quite far; 📍Evening➡️Xiaohe Straight Street, stroll around the town, have dinner~ 🥢Food Recommendations: Zhi Wei Guan Tiaotou Cake, Scallion Wrapped Hui, Hangzhou Restaurant, Green Tea Restaurant, Grandma's Home, Lou Wai Lou~

Always believe in Su Shi's aesthetics | The beauty of Su Causeway in West Lake in spring dawn is so beautiful that it makes you cry

| The beauty of Su Causeway in West Lake in spring dawn is so beautiful that it makes you cry. Who among the family understands? The beauty of Su Causeway in West Lake is so beautiful that it makes you cry! 😭😭 Any casual shot is a masterpiece, there's no need to find an angle at all! ❗ Writer Zhu Yong said: Almost every Chinese person will encounter Su Dongpo. 👻 In some inadvertent moment in your life, you may resonate with his life experience. 😭😭 As a fellow Sichuanese of Su Dongpo, I really like him so much! ❗ Su Shi's life, if not being demoted, is on the way to being demoted, but he has always been very happy 🥰 He would sigh 'Life is but a big dream, how many times has autumn been cool' But he would also say 'Who's afraid? A straw raincoat can withstand a lifetime of rain and fog!' ⛰️ 👉🏻If you can't go to Sichuan Meishan Su Shi San Su Temple, then you can come to Hangzhou West Lake Su Causeway for a walk 👉🏻Because in one's life, at least once, you should meet Su Shi in the world 👉🏻Feel his boldness and spirit, inherit his openness and optimism ✍🏻About 【West Lake Su Causeway】✍🏻 🌳Su Causeway, formerly known as Su Gong Causeway, is a tree-lined causeway that runs through the West Lake Scenic Area. Su Causeway was built in 1089 during the Northern Song Dynasty, when the poet Su Shi (Su Dongpo) was the governor of Hangzhou. He dredged West Lake and used the dredged silt to build it, and it has evolved over the generations. The people of Hangzhou named it 'Su Causeway' in memory of Su Dongpo's contribution to the management of West Lake. 🌳'Willows fill the long causeway, flowers light the way', Su Causeway in spring dawn is one of the ten scenes of West Lake, three kilometers long, north to North Mountain Road, south to South Mountain Road and Leifeng Tower, embracing West Lake. ✍🏻Tips for visiting Su Causeway✍🏻 👉🏻Recommended mode of travel🛶: walking, cycling, electric car, sightseeing car 👉🏻Photo location🤳: The whole way of Su Causeway is shaded by green willows, but near the Flower Harbor Watching Fish, it is closer to Leifeng Tower, you can take a photo directly to Leifeng Tower here 👉🏻West Lake Ice Cream🍧: There are small shops selling West Lake ice cream all the way along Su Causeway, with shapes of Leifeng Tower and Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, all of which are very delicious and good-looking, you must try them when you come to Su Causeway 💚Other West Lake Ten Scenic Spots around Su Causeway💚 🥂Leifeng Sunset: From Su Causeway to Leifeng Tower is 1.6km, walking along Su Causeway for about 40min to 1h can reach Leifeng Tower 🥂Quyuan Fenghe: Quyuan Fenghe is on the north side of Su Causeway, usually go to Quyuan Fenghe before visiting Su Causeway 🥂Flower Harbor Watching Fish: On the way from Su Causeway to Leifeng Tower, under the bridge near Yanggong Causeway, you can see the Golden Light Piercing the Hole 🥂Broken Bridge Remnant Snow: From Quyuan Fenghe to Broken Bridge takes about an hour and a half, it is recommended to take a bus along the way ✔Travel time: October 2023 ✔Number of travelers: 2 people ✔Tour time: 2h ✔Ticket: Free ✔Travel location: Su Causeway, West Lake Scenic Area, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province ✔Transportation choice: 514/K514 section, 514, 822/K822, K315, K4