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Lingyin Temple

Lingyin Temple sits on Lingyin Hill, between Feilai Feng (Flying Peak) and Beigao Feng (North Peak), northwest of West Lake. It is a popular tourist destination in Hangzhou for its long history and beautiful scenery. It is also among China’s oldest Buddhist temples and one of its ten most famous ancient temples.

Leifeng Pagoda

Leifeng Pagoda was built at the order of Qian Chu, king of the Wuyue Kingdom of the Five Dynasties Period, to enshrine Buddhist relics. At sunset, the pagoda bathing in the afterglow amazes visitors as the famous Sunset Glow over Leifeng Pagoda, one of the Ten Scenes of West Lake. The pagoda is also well-known for being where Fahai imprisons the White Maiden in The Legend of the White Snake.

Former Residence of Hu Xueyan

The Former Residence of Hu Xueyan was built in 1872. The magnificent residence combines traditional Chinese architectural elements with the Western architectural style. A private property of the most notable merchant in the late Qing Dynasty, it is considered the most luxurious mansion of the time.

West Lake Cultural Square

The West Lake Cultural Square serves a set of functions in culture, entertainment, performance, exhibition and fitness. The design of the square is inspired by Hangzhou’s unique West Lake culture, canal culture and ancient pagoda culture and combined with the splendid imagery of modern civilization.

Hefang Street

Hefang Street constituted Hangzhou’s most significant business area from the Song Dynasty to the early Republic of China. Home to street food dishes, antiques, paintings and calligraphies and over 100 shops of all kinds, including well-established and long-running ones, it is considered a microcosm of Hangzhou’s history.

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium is a large stadium located in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center and the main stadium for the upcoming 19th Asian Games scheduled for 2023.

West Lake

West Lake is a significant recreational freshwater lake in China. Its images were printed on the backs of the foreign exchange certificate one yuan bill issued by the government in 1979 and the fifth series of RMB one yuan banknote in 2004.

Xixi Wetland

Xixi Wetland is a secondary urban wetland. It is China’s first national wetland park and the only one that combines urban life, agriculture and culture.

Meijiawu

Meijiawu, located in the west of the West Lake scenic area, is an ancient village with a history of over 600 years and more than 2,300 mu (about 1534.1 hectares) of tea gardens, where visitors can enjoy the tea garden scenery, experience tea picking and tea making and taste the famous West Lake Longjing tea.

Zhejiang University

Located in Hangzhou – one of China’s most picturesque cities – the University is organized across seven faculties and 37 schools. It is home to 3,941 full-time faculty members, including 50 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. ZJU has 62,122 students (including part-time students), over 54% of whom are postgraduate students.

Hangzhou Dianzi University

Founded in 1956, HDU is a young institute of higher learning on the southeast coast of China. It thrives with the Chinese Information industry, and has become a multi-disciplinary research-teaching university and a provincial hub for sci-tech research and development nowadays.

West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy

West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy is a well-known Hangzhou cuisine made by cooking the main ingredient, a West Lake crap, grass crap or Mandarin fish, in fresh soup for around three minutes and seasoning it with the sweet and sour gravy made of the fish broth.

Longjing Shrimp

Longjing Shrimp combines aromatic tea with tender shrimp for a refreshing taste.

Dongpo Pork

Dongpo Pork is a well-known Zhejiang cuisine made with slow braised pork belly and seasoned with soy sauce, rock sugar, Shaoxing wine, etc.

Songcheng

Songcheng is the first large theme park in Hangzhou based on the architectural style of the Song Dynasty. It recreates the look of the cities in the Song Dynasty based on Qingming Shanghe Tu (Along the River During the Qingming Festival) by the Northern Song painter Zhang Zeduan and Yingzao Fashi (State Building Standards), a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written in the Song Dynasty.

The Liangzhu Museum

The Liangzhu Museum is a museum focused on the exhibition, display and study of Liangzhu culture, formerly known as the Liangzhu Culture Museum established and opened to the public in 1994.

Hangzhou Grand Theater

Hangzhou Grand Theater sits on Zhijiang East Road along the northern bank of the Qiantang River in Qianjiang New Town. It is a new signature cultural facility invested in by the Hangzhou government. The Theatre’s square is adjacent to the municipal square of Qianjiang New Town.

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