The biggest tourist attraction in Hangzhou is the West Lake. Most of the attractions around the West Lake do not require tickets.
Hangzhou West Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The scenic area consists of one mountain (Gushan), two embankments (Sudi and Baidi), three islands (Ruan Gongdun, Huxinting Pavilion, Xiaoyingzhou), and five lakes. (Outer West Lake, Beili Lake, Xili Lake, Yue Lake and South Lake), ten scenic spots (wind lotus in Quyuan, autumn moon on Pinghu, residual snow on broken bridge, orioles in the willows, sunset on Leifeng, Nanping Evening Bell, fish watching in Huagang, spring dawn on Su Di , Shuangfeng inserted into the clouds) composition.
Recommended tours: Suti, Baidi, Three Pools Reflecting the Moon, Huxin Pavilion, Leifeng Pagoda, Liuhe Pagoda, Lingyin Temple, Yue Temple, and Fish Watching in Huagang
1. Six He Pagoda★★★★★
Walk off the north approach bridge of Qiantang River Bridge and walk along Binjiang Avenue in the left direction for about ten minutes to the foot of Liuhe Pagoda located on Yuelun Mountain in Jiangbei. The stone steps to climb the tower are steep, so it’s best to support each other when climbing up.
Climb the Liuhe Pagoda to see the river view and listen to the ringtone.
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In the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (970), Qian Hongjiao, King of Wuyue, built it for the Zhenjiang tide. It is a pavilion-style tower with a brick and wood structure. The current tower is With eight sides and seven levels, the tower is 59.89 meters high and covers an area of ??about 900 square meters.
There are 13 floors on the outside, but only 7 floors inside (the sixth floor is closed, and the seventh floor is connected to the tower body, forming a unique structure of "seven bright and six dark").
The tower uses arches at different angles to organically combine the corridors, cells, corridors and platform doors on each floor, allowing direct access to the top floor. There are also 104 iron bells hanging on the eaves and corners of each floor outside the tower.
Photography Guide: Walk up the mountain from the north side behind the Six Harmonies Pagoda, cross the Pagoda Garden, and come to the platform imitating the Yingxian wooden pagoda. Suddenly looking back, the majesty of the Six Harmonies Pagoda and the Qiantang River Bridge are in front of you. , you will find that you are already standing at the most satisfactory shooting point.
Transportation: Take 2, K4, 308, 504, You 5 and Holiday 5 lines to Liuhe Pagoda Station.
Tickets/opening hours: 20 yuan, an additional 10 yuan is charged for climbing the tower.
2. Songcheng★★★★
“Give me one day and I will give you a thousand years”, this is the slogan of Songcheng. In fact, this is the largest Song Dynasty culture theme park in China. Really worth a visit. Song City consists of the reproduction area of ??"Along the River During the Qingming Festival", the art square area, the Nine Dragon Pillars area, the Yingzhou Xianshan District and the Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Palace area. The palaces, inns, shops and workshops, marketplaces, Hongqiao, towers, fairy mountains, countryside and street folk cultural performances in the city reproduce the prosperity of Kyoto in Bianjing and Lin'an in the Song Dynasty.
Transportation: Take bus 308, 514, You 4, 5, or Holiday 5 to Songcheng Station.
Tickets/opening hours: 160 yuan (including performance)
10:00--21:30
Tips: "Eternal Love in Songcheng" Performance time: 14:00, 19:30
3. Lingshan Fantasy★★★
"Lingshan Fantasy" is famous for its combination of tall, strange and dangerous caves and the integration of wind, water, gas and waterfalls. . Lingshan Scenic Area consists of 24 caves, including Lingshan Cave, Quanshui Cave, Fengshui Cave, and Kongli Cave. Among them, there are green peaks, blooming mountain flowers, and rich and attractive landscapes.
Also known as Lingshan Cave, it has a history of more than 1,500 years. This cave is different from others in that it is a vertical shaft with a height difference of 109 meters and a total area of ??more than 4,000 square meters.
There are five halls in the cave, including Qilin Yingbin, Underwater Cave Sky, Sai Kunlun, Tianzhu Hall, and Dayun Basin. The stalactites are in various shapes, like flowers and fruits, and are lifelike. In particular, the "brocade and colorful satin", "opening palaces and courtyards" and "Jade Lotus Waterfall" are majestic and spectacular.
Transportation:
1. Get off at Hangzhou Postal Road 510 bus "Lingshan Cave". The first bus is at 7:00 and the last bus is at 4:00. The bus runs every 40 minutes.
(No. 510 is a scheduled shuttle bus from the Postal Circuit to Lingshan Cave. The specific departure time of the Postal Circuit is: 7:00, 8:20, 9:50, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, and the specific departure time of Lingshan Cave is: Time: 8:00, 9:20, 10:50, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00. )
2. Depart from Hangzhou city and go towards Liuhe Pagoda, take 320 From the national highway to Hangfu Riverside Highway, you can reach the scenic spot by following the signs.
3. Exit the Hangzhou Ring Road at Zhuantangkou, toward the West Lake, and follow the scenic sign to reach the scenic spot
Tickets/opening hours: 50 yuan
4. Qiantang River Bridge★★★
It is recommended as the southern starting point for the entire Hangzhou city tour. Standing on the not-wide bridge, you can have a panoramic view of the Liuhe Pagoda and experience the flavor of Hangzhou surrounded by mountains and rivers.
The tour in this area is based on "climbing the Liuhe Ancient Pagoda, watching the tide of the Qianjiang River, enjoying the scenery of Songcheng, and visiting the future world" and radiating from the level of "tracing the source of the Qianjiang River and watching the tide of Haining", which is suitable The best time to visit is when the autumn air is crisp and the tide approaches on the 18th day of the eighth lunar month.
The West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda and Qiantang River Bridge are the first impressions of Hangzhou for many ordinary Chinese people. This bridge, designed by Mao Yisheng, a famous Chinese bridge expert, is located on the east side of the Liuhe Pagoda on the river. It was first built in 1937 and has experienced ups and downs. It is my country's first self-designed and constructed steel-girder double-decker highway and railway bridge with a total length of 1,453 meters, including 1,072 meters for the main bridge over the river, 288 meters for the north bank approach bridge, and 93 meters for the south bank approach bridge.
Tip: Every year on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, watch the tide of the Qiantang River.
Meals/Accommodation/Shopping: There are many flavor restaurants on the Qiantang River Bridge near Hangzhou, where you can eat special seafood, flavored snacks and farm dishes. There is a Qianjiang Restaurant under the third bridge.
Transportation: You can reach it by taking 514, 504, 522, 308, 538, 324, 510, K4, K599, 2, and You 5.
Nearby attractions: Liuhe Pagoda, White Pagoda, Lingshan Fantasy Land, Songcheng Future World, Gong Junyu Tomb
5. Future World★★★
Zhijiang National Tourism Vacation The "Hangzhou Future World" in the area is Asia's largest outdoor theme park and has the world's largest holographic movie screen.
The whole park is composed of 6 areas: Happy World, Romantic Competition, Brilliant Celebration, Flower Shadow Avenue, Colorful Square and Dream Center. Among them, the "Dream Center" is a huge indoor playground with a construction area of ??16,000 square meters, which is the essence of the entire "Future World". It is composed of five attractions of different styles: Time Tunnel, Forest Adventure, British Flower Street, International Market and Fantasy Stage.
Transportation: Take 504, You 5 and Holiday 5 lines to "Future World" station.
Tickets/opening hours: 80 yuan (non-pass, entertainment projects are basically charged. The free projects are basically children's programs.) 9:30-22:30
Nearby attractions: Liuhe Pagoda Qiantang River Bridge White Pagoda Lingshan Fantasy Songcheng Gong Junyu Tomb
6. White Pagoda★
The White Pagoda is located in the south of the West Lake, on the bank of the Qiantang River On Baita Ridge. It faces the Six Harmonies Pagoda. Built in the Five Dynasties. It is built of pure white stone, hence the name "White Tower".
The White Pagoda is in the form of a wooden structure tower with eight sides and nine layers. There are spindle-shaped leaning pillars at the corners of each floor. There are pot doors on all four sides of each floor, carved shop heads, imperial rings, and breast nail doors. On both sides of the pot door, there are reliefs of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues with soft lines, vivid shapes, and vivid images. lifelike. The remaining four sides are engraved with scriptures and there are statues of Bodhisattvas in between. It has the architectural style of the Five Dynasties period and became a representative work of high-rise buildings at that time.
At the foot of Baita Ridge, there was the old Baita Bridge, which was an important water and land transportation channel at that time. An ancient poem goes like this: "Beside the White Pagoda Bridge, land scriptures are sold, and the long pavilion and short post are very clear. How can we only talk about Lin'an Road and not count the distance to the Central Plains." Although the bridge does not exist, it reflects the scene near the White Pagoda.
The White Tower has important reference value for studying the history and art of Chinese architecture. In 1988, the State Council listed it as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Transportation: Take bus 39 from Chengcheng Station to the gate and walk there.