Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area

The West Lake is based on the basic pattern of one mountain, two towers, three islands, three embankments, and five lakes. The famous West Lake Ten Scenic Spots are dotted among them, with nature and humanities complementing each other, and it's breathtakingly beautiful. The Three Pools Mirroring the Moon landscape, which appears on the back of the one yuan RMB banknote, also reflects the special status of West Lake among China's scenic spots. You can walk, take a boat, ride an electric car, drive or cycle to tour the West Lake. 📍Tour route: Broken Bridge and Remaining Snow - Bai Causeway - Pinghu Qiuyue - Xiling Seal Engravers' Society - Quyuan Fenghe - Su Causeway Spring Dawn (overlooking 'Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds', Three Pools Mirroring the Moon) - Huagang Guanyu - Leifeng Pagoda at Sunset (climb Leifeng Pagoda, if you don't climb the tower you can go directly to Jingci Temple to enjoy the view) - Nanping Evening Bell (Jingci Temple) - Long Bridge - Liulang Wenying - Jixian Pavilion 🌈Attraction introduction 1. Broken Bridge: Located in the middle of the Su Causeway, it is one of the most famous attractions of West Lake. It is said that in ancient times, there was a complete bridge connected to the shore on the bridge, but it was later destroyed, leaving only a broken bridge surface. The Broken Bridge is the subject of the poem 'Lin'an Residence' by the poet Su Dongpo, so it is also called 'Broken Bridge Remnant Snow'. 2. Yue Fei Temple: The temple is divided into a temple area and a tomb area. The temple area is a group of buildings that worship Yue Fei and tell the story of Yue Fei, with the Zhonglie Shrine as the core building. The tomb area is the tomb of Yue Fei and his son. The most well-known is the kneeling statue of Qin Hui and his wife. The tomb area is for people to come here to remember the hero and spit on the criminal. 3. Quyuan Fenghe: It was a workshop for brewing official wine at Hongchun Bridge during the Southern Song Dynasty. It was famous throughout the country for making Qu wine with the stream water of Jinsha Gully. It is an ocean of maple leaves! Quyuan Fenghe is highly recommended. This is definitely a place to enjoy maple leaves. You can see the unique charm of Jiangnan gardens, which is interesting with the red maple leaves. In this quaint pavilion, it feels like being in Kyoto, feeling a strong Zen. 4. Huagang Guanyu: During the Southern Song Dynasty, the eunuch Lu Yunsheng built a private garden 'Lu Garden' in the Huagang area. In this garden, a large pool was specially dug to raise a variety of 'imported fish', attracting many literati and ink guests, so there was 'Huagang Guanyu'. 5. Three Pools Mirroring the Moon: Look at the back of the one yuan RMB banknote, and you can see the 'First Scenic Spot of West Lake' - Three Pools Mirroring the Moon. As the most standard landscape of West Lake, the specific location is now Xiaoyingzhou, the only small island in West Lake that can be visited. It is a good place to enjoy the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a thin paper is pasted on the hole, and the light of the candle shines through the paper, which is no different from the real moonlight. 6. Leifeng Pagoda: Located on Beishan Road on the north shore of West Lake, it is one of the landmark buildings of Hangzhou. Climbing to the top of the tower, you can overlook the magnificent scenery of the entire West Lake, and you can also enjoy the light show at night. 7. Liulang Wenying: It is the scenery of the 'Jujing Garden', the imperial garden of the Southern Song Dynasty, and now it is a small scenic spot in the lakeside area of West Lake. The park is named for its verdant willow color and melodious oriole singing. Now walking along the embankment along the lake for a kilometer, passing by weeping willows, lion willows, drunk willows and other willows along the way, you can still feel the vitality. Tour experience: The West Lake tour boats vary in size and price, usually seating 5-10 people, it's best to find people to share a boat. There are one-way and round-trip routes, it's best to ask clearly before departure. ⚠️Precautions: The roads around West Lake implement odd and even number restrictions and high-displacement vehicle restrictions from 08:30 to 17:00 on weekends and holidays. 📍Address: No. 1 Longjing Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province 🎫Ticket: Free ⌛️Opening hours: All day 🚘Travel strategy 【Subway】Take subway line 1 to Longxiangqiao Station, and walk about 400 meters from the station to West Lake. 【Bus】Take K4, Tour 2 to Sudi Station, or take 28, 15 to Yuquan Station, or 27, 7 to Yuefen Station, and walk to it.