Hangzhou is a beautiful city and major tourist destination in China. Top ChinaTravel would like to introduce some of the BestPlaces to visit in Hangzhou for you. Then, where to visit in Hangzhou?Come with us, you will not miss any top attraction of this city. You can visitthe so well-known West Lake, you will be impressed by the dignifiedtemples, peaceful water towns and multi-cultured architectures that builtdecades ago, etc.
West Lake
West Lake is a previous natural gift of Hangzhouas an apple of the eye. Located in the west part of Hangzhou, embraced by greenhills by three sides, this lake is reputed for beautiful scenery, a multitudeof historical sites, brilliant cultural relics, and a profusion of nativeproducts.
Ancient Chinese people praised the West Lake as a place of intoxicating beautyfor its serenity water surface and the long narrow river levee that full ofsense of “willow down and flowers reign”. Legend goes that the West Lake was aheavenly jewel fallen to earth. Pragmatists insist that it is a mere lagoon onHangzhou's western fringe. In any case, West Lake has inspired painters forcenturies.
Lingyin Temple
Located to thenorthwest of West Lake, Lingyin Temple, also known as Yunlin Temple, isone of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist monasteries in China.
The existent temple was rebuilt during the 19th century. The Hall of Mahavira(great hero) inside the temple is 33.6 meters in height, and the statue ofSakyamuni (563? - 483 BC) in the Hall, was carved out of 24 pieces of camphorwood. In front of the Hall are two pagodas of rock which were built in 960 ADof the Song Dynasty.
Surrounded the temple are majestic peaks and sky-reaching ancient trees; it isreally a tourist attraction that can offer you appealing places of historicinterest, cultural relics as well as agreeable natural scenery with woods,flowers, springs, etc.
Six HarmoniesPagoda
Located on theYuelun Hill, to the south of West Lake, the Six Harmonies Pagoda, under protection as akey national cultural relic today, was constructed first in 970 during theNorthern Song Dynasty to suppress the tidewaters. Today the brick-and-woodstructure of the Six Harmonies Pagoda remains largely intact.
In the pagoda there are more than two hundred sites of brick carvings, whichfeature a wide range of motifs, including megranate, lotus, phoenix, peacock,parrot, lion, kylin and so on. These brick carvings are rare material proofs ofChinese ancient architectures.
With a view of Qiantang River, the pagoda presents a quiet image of age-oldmajesty. Looking out from the top of the pagoda, sightseers can see as far asthe misty horizon, enjoying the unforgettable, breathtaking scenery.
Wuzhen Water Town
With a historyof over 1,300 years, only 80 km to the northeast of Hangzhou, Wuzhen Water Town is one of the 4 grand AncientTowns of Yangtze, which still well preserved its lateQing Dynasty style layout and water system - the whole town is built along therivers, while the river courses crisscrossed in the town. Water and Town,Wuzhen is a particularly elegant blend of nature and culture. Enjoys superbclimate and geographical conditions, Wuzhen is also a place where people called"the land of fish and rice”.
Even on a cold, rainy spring day, Wuzhen, a town surrounded by rivers, about 80minutes south of Shanghai, has a special beauty which has not yet been overrunby tourists.
Famous attractions: Former Residence of Mao Dun, Old Street of the WestGate, Wenchang Pagoda
Hu Qingyu'sTraditional Pharmacy
Hu Qingyu's TraditionalPharmacy which locates at the foot of Wushan hill in the beautifulcity of Hangzhou is the only state-level professional one in China.
Built on the foundation of a group of old buildings of Hu Qing Yu Tangtraditional Chinese Pharmaceutical Factory, the museum presents to visitors astyle of antique architecture besides a treasury of traditional Chinese medicalscience and technology.
The museum, covering more than 4000 square meters of building area, consists offive parts: an exhibition hall, a hall of medicine preparation by manuallabour, a health care clinic, a sales department and a restaurant of medicinaldiets.
In the traditional Chinese health care clinic in the museum, famous doctorswith unique achievements will