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| Hangzhou Travel Guide |
| Hangzhou is one of the seven major ancient capitals in China with a history of 2200 years, and is treated as a famous historical and cultural city in China. Since 1949, Hangzhou became the capital of Zhejiang Province, functioning as the political, economic and cultural center, as well as a transportation hub in the province. At present, there are more than 60 scenic spots open to the public and over 40 key cultural relics preservation sites, among which West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Six Harmonies Pagoda, Grand Canal, etc. are the highlights of Hangzhou attractions. Besides, Hangzhou is also well-known for silk and tea. A trip to Hangzhou is easily combined with a visit to a tea plantation. With the renowned sight-seeing spots being trimmed and harnessed on an unprecedented scale, Hangzhou has become a one of top tourist destinations in china. |
| The West Lake | Lingyin Temple | | As a symbol of Hangzhou city and covering 6.5 square kilometers, it has been famous for thousands of years for its natural beauty. It was originally a shallow sea inlet before it became a lake due to the laying down of silt. Take a boat touring the lake, you will get fascinated views with green hills background and the soft willow trees, elegant bridges around. Seeing such beautiful scenery, visitors would feel as if they have entered a fairyland on earth. | Twin stone pagodas dating from AD326 and two 1000-year-old sutra pillars stand guard at the entrance of the temple.The Feilai Peak covered with inscriptions and reliefs dating from the 10th to 14th centuries opposite the temple. Inside the Lingyin Temple it contains the China's largest camphor-wood statue of the Buddha (19.6 meters in height, including the carved aureola board at the back and the lotus seat). |
| The Six Harmonies Pagoda |
Dragon Well Tea Plantation |
| Originally built with a purpose of keeping down the river's tide and as a navigational aid during the Northern Song Dynasty (386-581).The original pagoda was completely destroyed in ancient times and the current pagoda is octagonal in shape and some 59.89 meters (196 feet) in height. Ascending to the top of the pagoda and looking down, one has a panoramic view of the beauty of the Qiantang River. |
Hidden in the hills west of the lake, cultivate one of China's most revered teas--Dragon Well Green Tea .Here displays the invention, civilization and culture of tea in China. In this Tea Plantation, you will see tea bushes and try tea ceremony and learn the history and processing procedure of tea. After that, you will better understand the long history of Chinese tea culture. |
| Traditional Pharmacy Hu-Qing-Yu-Tang | The Three Pools Mirroring the Moon | | A famous drugstore established in 1874 and became part of a museum of traditional Chinese Medicine today and also one of the historical and cultural relics under state protection. In the workshop, one can see old specialist men cutting and making traditional drugs. In the business hall, one can buy Chinese traditional medicinal herbs from various parts of the country. | The three stone pagodas are on the bank of the West Lake built 800 years ago. Spherical in shape, they are hollowed inside, with 5 holes on the surface of the bulb. When the full moon is shining high above in the sky, people would light candles in the pagodas and seal the holes with thin paper. Shining through the holes, the reflection of the candlelight in the water as if there were many little moons, thus named that.
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