Hangzhou It is one of the most desirable cities in China. Many people West Lake However, Hangzhou is not only the West Lake. There are many scenic spots here, and there are too many good places to explore. In this ancient capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, where can we "cross" back to the Song Dynasty? Where can you enjoy quiet and seclusion? Where can children be happy? Where is the favorite leisure place for local people? Where can I eat authentic Hangzhou food? This article tells you all about the latest IN food, housing and transportation in Hangzhou.
Song City : One day as a person of the Song Dynasty in the ancient capital of the Southern Song Dynasty
Which dynasty do you want to travel to most—— In this recently popular and ideal question, the most popular answer is the Song Dynasty. I remember that Zhang Zeduan was exhibited in the Forbidden City the year before last《 Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival 》Every day, there are so many people standing in line for more than 6 hours in the scorching sun just to have a look at the market picture of one of the most prosperous dynasties in China.
Hangzhou is the ancient capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. When you come to Hangzhou, don't miss the Song Culture Theme Park, the largest and most popular theme park in China. There are streets and alleys in the city, with numerous shops and busy traffic. The whole Song City was designed according to the Qingming River Map. It's like a dream of a thousand years, a living old street, winery, teahouse, pharmacy, gambling house, brothel, market&hellip& hellip; Satisfied all curiosity, let you "cross" back to be a Song Dynasty person for a day.
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Best performance The performance of Song City's signature "Eternal Love of Song City" lasted for an hour, which was one of the "three famous shows in the world". It was absolutely wonderful and worthwhile. The climax of the whole performance repeatedly demonstrated the hardships of the Liangzhu ancients in Wuyue area, the glory of the Song Imperial Palace, the tragedy of the Yuejia Army, the eternal masterpiece of the White Snake, Xu Xian and Liang Zhu, and presented the silk, tea and misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River beautifully.
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The most crossing place You can use copper money to splurge in gambling houses, meet Liu Yong's confidant in Fengyue Pavilion, taste the famous steamed bun of Sun Erniang in the Jianghu, and pass Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian. There are many folk artists with unique skills in Song City to show you their exquisite craftsmanship. Singing and dancing, rap, quyi, acrobatics, and watching hundreds of plays in the Wazi Goulan; Cuju, pitcher throwing, sumo wrestling, kite flying, and bamboo horse riding are all available here. All this seems to be back to the time when the people were peaceful and peaceful in the Song Dynasty.
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In addition to the signboard "Eternal Love of Song City", there are a lot of special performances in Song City, each of which is very interesting, such as "Hero Robbing the Field", "Yue Fei Ordering the Soldiers", "Fengyue Beauty", "Three Thousand Pink Dais to Liu Yong", "Dragon Cart and Phoenix Chasing the Parade", "Bao Gong Guimei Case", "Wang Member's Miss Throwing Embroidery Ball", "Classical Magic" and so on, The specific project and performance time shall be subject to the scene of the scenic spot.
The most abundant snacks Through the streets in Song City, there are many special snacks along the road, such as Sun Erniang Steamed Bun, Wu Dalang Cooking Cake, Tuhao's New Year Cake Shop, Beggar's Chicken, Dongpo Pork, Dingsheng Cake, Congbao "Juni", Song sister-in-law's fish soup, ice sugar gourd, sugar figurine, tofu shop, and flower tea. When you are hungry, you can have a big meal with all kinds of flavors.
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Most seasonal activities In addition to eating, drinking and having fun, there are theme activities all year round in Song City, such as the New Year Temple Fair, Flower Fantasy Festival, Dudou Festival, Mask Festival and so on. It's not spring, From March 22 to May 31, the "I Return to the Great Song Dynasty" national crossing activity in Hangzhou Song City was launched, which really sent all tourists back to the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago. This activity is so fun. Once you enter the scenic spot, you have to wear the ancient clothes provided by Song City for free. If you don't wear them, you will be sent to the Yamen. Then go to the "Big Song Bank" to exchange for the real Song Dynasty currency "Jiaozi", so that you can buy things at the Goulan Wasi. Walking in the city of Song, everyone became the protagonist of life in the Song Dynasty. Imagine that you can be a traveler on a donkey, a beautiful woman in the spring, a singer playing music, a scholar who went to the exam, a majestic Yuejia Army, a fine work of the Jin State, and a monk who recited scriptures&hellip& hellip; Let's jointly interpret the code of "Picture of the River during the Qingming Festival". Eating, drinking and having fun together in the Song City and watching "Eternal Love of the Song City", such a day really answers the sentence: Give me a day and pay you back for thousands of years!
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The most intimate place to live Next to the Song City Scenic Spot is the Song City Eternal Love Theme Hotel (Hangzhou West Lake Store), a Tibetan style comfortable guest room with different theme styles, such as ethnic characteristic room, children's fun parent-child room, couple waterbed room, family room, especially the slide room, which has slides, toys, etc., and is very well designed.
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address : 148 Zhijiang Road, West Lake District
website ： http://www.songcn.com/ admission ticket : The scenic spot is a one ticket system (admission tickets and performance tickets). Adult tickets are divided into: 300 yuan for audience seats, 310 yuan for VIP seats, 480 yuan for luxury sofa seats. There is a discount for online shopping
Opening Hours 9:00 - 40 minutes after the last performance of "Eternal Love of Song City" (subject to the announcement of the scenic spot)
traffic : Metro: Take Metro Line 1（ Xianghu Lake Direction)→ Get off Longxiangqiao Station→ Transfer to Bus No.4
Bus: take bus 121, 190, 308, 318, 354, 4, 510, 1400, 287, 287 (interval), night line 202 to Songcheng Station; Get off at Songcheng East Station of Holiday Line 2; 334 Inductive Bridge South (Songcheng) Station; Get off at No. 103 and 324 inductive bridge north (Songcheng) station
Self driving: urban direction: via Fuxing Road, Hupai Road, Meiling South Road, Qianjiang First Bridge（ Qiantang River Bridge), turn to Zhijiang Road - turn to Zhuantang. Other directions: You can go to Zhuantang via Hangzhou Ring Expressway - Zhijiang Road.
TOP 5 IN Experience Not to Be Missed in Hangzhou
Top1 Explore! XiXi Wetland , a touch of green smoke in the south of the Yangtze River
Xixi is known as the West Lake in history. Xixi Wetland is divided into three phases, and the first and second phases are developed earlier and integrated into the east area（ Zhoujia Village The main entrance), and the third phase is the west area (Hongyuan as the main entrance). There are many tourists and scenic spots in the east area. It was there that "If You Are the One" was filmed; The Hongyuan Garden in the West District was developed late, and there were not so many tourists. It was quiet and quiet.
To visit Xixi Wetland, it is recommended to take a boat, either in the east or in the west. There are two types of boat tickets: electric cars and rowing boats. Generally, it is cheaper to buy tickets and boat tickets. In addition, the big tickets in the east and west areas are universal. That is to say, if you buy one ticket, you can enter both scenic spots. However, cruise ships are not universal. They have their own sightseeing routes, so you have to buy them separately. If you want to travel for a day, you are suggested to choose one scenic spot.
Xixi Wetland East Area The main scenic spots in the east area include Baijialou, Hezhu Street, Bo'an Yanshui Fishing Village , Qushui Temple, Lihang Ergong Temple, Jiaolu Temple, Yanshui Temple, Jiang Xianggong Temple, etc. Generally, they get on the boat from the entrance of Zhoujia Village and stop at Yanshui Fish Village along the way Shentankou And three wharves of Jiaolu Village. Tourists can get off the boat and continue to take the boat after sightseeing. If you don't take the boat Futi You can also take an electric car.
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address : No.518, Tianmushan Road
website ： http://www.xixiwetland.com.cn admission ticket : 80 yuan/person, 60 yuan/person for battery boat, 100 yuan/hour for rowing boat. There is a discount for online shopping.
Opening Hours : April to October, 8:00-17:30; 8:00-17:00 from November to March of the next year
West Xixi Wetland • Hongyuan Scenic spots in the west area include Hong's Ancestral Temple, Jingyuan Ancient Visits, Hong Mansion, Dongguan Lotus Pond, Dragon Boat Festival, Hongsheng Memorial Hall, Four Seasons Flower Sea, etc. Generally, first take a boat (about 30 minutes) from the entrance of Longxizui to Hongyuan Wharf, then visit each scenic spot in turn, and finally take an electric car back.
In addition to taking a boat, it is better to go to Xixi during seasonal activities, such as the Green Embankment "Fire Festival" from April to May, the Hongyuan "Fire Persimmon Festival" from September to October, and the Dragon Boat Festival at the Dragon Boat Festival.
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address : Intersection of Tianmushan Road and Wuchang Avenue, Yuhang District
website ：www.xixisd.com admission ticket : 80 yuan/person, 150 yuan/person for single ticket of door car and boat, and there is a discount for online purchase.
Opening Hours : April to October, 7:30-18:30; 8:00-17:30 from November to March of the next year
Top2 Tea picking! Go deep into Jiuxi and drink a cup of fragrant Longjing tea
Jiuxi includes several scenic spots such as Jiuxi Smoky Tree, Jiuxi Eighteen Streams, and Li'an Temple. Get off at Jiuxi Bus Station on Zhijiang Road and rent a bike (5 yuan/person) or take a taxi (5-10 yuan/person) to Jiuxi Smoky Tree. If you are physically strong, you can also walk. There is an artificial waterfall and lake in Jiuxi Yanshu, which is a fork. There are two roads to choose from, one leading to Longjing Village and the other to Meijiawu.
@Provided by Huihui's sleeping cat
Route 1: Jiuxi Smoky Trees - Jiuxi Eighteen Streams - Longjing Village From the flagstone road opposite the smoke tree in Jiuxi to the Eighteen Streams in Jiuxi, the road is about 3 kilometers long, with tea gardens on both sides. There are several streams crossing the road, and the rocks on the road are covered with green grass and moss. This road can be walked and cycled, but not self driven. It is the most beautiful in spring and autumn every year. Almost every household in Longjing Village is making tea. You can have a meal and tea here before you leave.
Picture by Huihui's sleeping cat
Route 2: Jiuxi Yanshu - Li'an Temple - Yangmeiling Go straight along the road in front of the Xizhongxi Hotel in Jiuxi Yanshu, take Qianlong Road, pass the Li'an Temple, and walk 2 kilometers here to Yangmeiling, which is the main origin of Shifeng Longjing. This road can be driven up, and the roadside trees are luxuriant, which is suitable for walking in summer.
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Top3 Parents and children! Songcheng rotten apple paradise+Songcheng Yunman hot spring, children's paradise
Songcheng rotten apple paradise is a famous parent-child paradise, which can be called a large indoor high-tech parent-child paradise in China. There are various small projects and performances, such as forest adventure, fantasy bubble show, cartoon parade, monkey performance, fairy carnival party, textbook play, etc., all designed for children to meet their imaginations.
The park is divided into three floors and is full of entertainment facilities. Little pirate boats, free jellyfish, and seahorse balls are children's favorites.
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Songcheng Rotten Apple Paradise is suitable for children under 12 years old. It is a good place for adults and children to interact. Because it is all indoor, if you encounter rainy days during the journey, you should bring your children here first, not afraid of delaying other trips.
Spring is coming, and the theme activity "Flower Idiot Festival" here is quite wonderful. It can not only enjoy flowers, but also have activities such as Flower Idiot Parade, Flower Idiot Party, Flower Idiot Carnival, etc., so that children can become little flower fairies and feel cute.
Opposite the rotten apple park in Songcheng is the Hangzhou Songcheng First World Hotel, which is a tropical rainforest themed hotel and is the first choice for parents and children who come to the rotten apple park in Songcheng specially. Yunman Hot Spring in Song City In this hotel, it is regarded as the hot spring at the entrance of Hangzhou people's homes. There are 33 soup pools in total, including various flavors, such as roses, lavender, honeysuckle, red wine, milk bath, sulfur bath, healthy sand bath, small fish pool, fish therapy, etc. The inside is very clean, and it feels very stylish. It is worth mentioning that the induction type (put your hand on the sensor and cover it for 3 seconds, then start it) water spray massage, lie on the table, and the warm current hits your back, which has a very good massage effect.
address : No. 2555, Fengqing Avenue, Xiaoshan District
admission ticket ：
Songcheng rotten apple park: adult 160 yuan/person, parent-child ticket (one big and one small) 240 yuan, family ticket (two big and one small) 320 yuan, online shopping offers discounts
Songcheng Yunman Hot Spring: 198 yuan/person for adults, with discounts for online shopping
Opening Hours ：
Songcheng rotten apple park: 9:30-17:00 on Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays (usually open every day during the summer vacation from July to August, please pay attention to the official website of the scenic spot for the specific time)
Songcheng Yunman Hot Spring: 13:30-23:00 from Monday to Friday; Saturday, Sunday, holidays: 10:30-23:00
traffic : Metro: Exit of Xianghu Station of Metro Line 1
Bus: K515 K327, K659, K716 and K344 get off at Hangzhou Paradise Station, K707, 701, 706 get off at Xianglifang Station
Self driving: You can go through Xixing Bridge (the third bridge)/Fuxing Bridge (the fourth bridge)/Zhijiang Bridge and through Fengqing Avenue - Hangzhou Songcheng Tourist Area (Xianghu Area) M Gate to get there
Top4 Landscape! Xianghu Lake is a new place for local people
In recent years, people in Hangzhou have become more and more fond of Xianghu Lake, which is unknown to those in purdah. There are few tourists here. The air is very fresh, the lake water is rippling, the trees on both sides are lush, and the flowers and grass are covered in every corner of the road. Standing in the middle of the lake to see the lake, it feels like a fairyland.
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The nearby Xiasun Cultural Village adds a touch of humanity to the Xianghu Lake. The Suns in Xianghu Lake are descendants of Sun Wu, a military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of the Three Kingdoms. Sun's Ancestral Temple is the core of Xiasun Culture Village. It was built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. There are stages and tea houses in the ancestral temple.
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address : 132 Xianghu Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou
admission ticket : Cruise 30 yuan/person
Opening Hours : all day; Cruise running time: 9:00-16:30 (daily) 18:30-20:30 (night tour from June 1 to October 7)
traffic : Take Hangzhou Metro Line 1 and get off at Xianghu Station. When you get out of the subway, you can rent a nearby bike to ride to Xianghu, or take No. 701 bus to Xianghu, and get off at the Xianghu Tourist Center after two stops.
Top5 Marketplace! Hefang Street has eaten all kinds of Hangzhou food, as well as the first luxury house in Jiangnan
Hefang Street is located at the foot of Wushan Mountain. In the old days, Hefang Street intersected with Zhongshan Middle Road to form the "Four Corners of Qinghefang". Now it has been rebuilt to restore the style and features of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. This area has special snacks, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, teahouses and time-honored brands, and can buy various tourist souvenirs and folk gadgets.
For foodies, Hefang Street is a good place to find food. It is adjacent to Gaoyin Street, Hangzhou Food Street, and intersects with Zhongshan Road South Song Imperial Street. There are many snacks and restaurants.
Perception of taste There are three delicious steamed buns, crab roe soup buns, etc.
Address: 278 Hefang Street
Kuiyuan Hall The noodle shop started in Tongye period of the Qing Dynasty, and is known as the King of Southern Faces. Hangmian represents Pianerchuan, whose signature is fried shrimp and eel noodles.
Address: No.154 Jiefang Road (near Zhongshan Middle Road)
Yangtang Restaurant This is a small shop specializing in sheep. The most popular ones are mutton with wheat and mutton soup, which are authentic in taste.
Address: 64 Zhongshan Middle Road
Huangfaner • Wang Runxing Restaurant The main Hangzhou specialty dishes include West Lake vinegar fish, Longjing shrimp, Dongpo meat, osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, etc.
Address: No. 101-103, Hefang Street
Walking 200 meters along the riverbank from Hefang Street, you can reach the former residence of Hu Xueyan, a Hongding businessman. It is the largest mansion in the south of the Yangtze River. It is divided into courtyards on the east and west sides after entering the gate. The best scenery is the back garden on the west side - Zhiyuan Garden. Compared with the surging crowds of popular scenic spots in Hangzhou, this small garden is still a bit quiet.
Photo by Xiao Fei King is the devil
address : No. 18, Yuanbao Street, Shangcheng District
admission ticket : Adult 20 yuan
Opening Hours : May to October, 8:00-16:50; November to April, 8:00-16:30
traffic : Take bus 71, 59, 113, 216, 352, 404, 514, 801, 315, 327 to Hu Xueyan's Former Residence Station.
TOP 3 Most Attractions in Hangzhou
Top1 Adventure! Hangzhou Paradise in Song Dynasty, a challenge for brave people
Hangzhou Paradise in Songcheng is opposite to the rotten apple Paradise in Songcheng and the First World Hotel in Songcheng, Hangzhou. The park is divided into three areas: Maya Tribe, Lost Jungle and Adventure Island. The roller coaster, torrent march and pirate ship are all thrilling large-scale amusement projects. They are a paradise for young people, suitable for young couples or classmates and friends to come together. Of course, there are also some projects for children to play.
Open in summer Langlang Langshui Park It is also a highlight. There are various water sports, such as surfing pool, high-speed slide, fan spin slide, drifting river, and so on.
There are also dozens of interactive performances such as Through the Flash Show, Flower Cart Parade and Clown Carnival! The First World Leisure Hotel (Xianghu Hotel, the theme hotel of Song City Eternal Love) has also opened here, so outsiders can stay here when they come to play.
There are many theme activities throughout the year. The plan of the year is spring. From March 8 to June 20, the "Flower Fantasy Festival" came. This year's newly launched tomb themed secret room escapes from the "Grave Robbing Group", which is really brain burning and exciting; There are flowers everywhere in the paradise, and the flower alleys are elaborately arranged, giving full surprises to the self timer party; Dare to get married naked under the love tree, show your love or meet you by chance, as well as super exciting roller coaster wedding; There is no shortage of the second dimension animation storm belonging to the new human race. The adults of Huashen and Hundred Flowers Fairy are all queuing up to play with you.
Come here, you will realize what is "no flower maniac, no youth"!
address : No. 2555, Fengqing Avenue, Xiaoshan District
admission ticket : Adult 190 yuan/person, online shopping offers discounts
Opening Hours : 10:00-17:00 Monday to Friday, 9:30-17:00 Saturday and Sunday
traffic : Metro: Exit of Xianghu Station of Metro Line 1
Bus: K515 K327, K659, K716 and K344 get off at Hangzhou Paradise Station, K707, 701, 706 get off at Xianglifang Station
Self driving: You can go through Xixing Bridge (the third bridge)/Fuxing Bridge (the fourth bridge)/Zhijiang Bridge and through Fengqing Avenue - Hangzhou Songcheng Tourist Area (Xianghu Area) M Gate to get there
Top2 Romantic! From Broken Bridge to Gushan Mountain, the essence of West Lake
The West Lake Broken Bridge spans Beishan Road at one end and connects to Baidi at the other end. Broken Bridge It is famous all over the world, thanks to the fact that several important stories in The Legend of the White Snake happened here. "Broken Bridge - Baidi - Gushan" is the essence of the North Line of the West Lake. After entering from the Broken Bridge, you will first arrive at "Pinghu Qiuyue", and then the boundary of Gushan. There are more than 20 scenic spots in all sizes. Don't miss them Zhejiang Provincial Museum and Xileng Printing House , and that is to go Lou Wailou Restaurant Eat West Lake fish with vinegar.
There are too many people here on holidays. It's better to stagger the peak and choose to come early or late. Only fewer people can appreciate the poetic atmosphere.
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Top3 Nostalgia! Climb the Six Harmonies Pagoda and see the Qiantang River
Compared with Leifeng Pagoda with elevator on the side of the West Lake, the Six Harmonies Pagoda is truly an ancient pagoda. This wooden tower was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has 13 floors on the outside and 7 inside. The stairs inside the tower are very steep. As you climb up one floor at a time, the Qiantang River gradually appears in the field of vision. The river surface is very wide, and the Qiantang River Bridge is on the river.
Many osmanthus trees are planted around the Six Harmonies Pagoda. When the wind blows in autumn, osmanthus flowers fall one after another, and the ground is golden. It is really "full of rain".
address : No. 87, Zhijiang Road, West Lake District
admission ticket 20 yuan for adults, 10 yuan for climbing the tower
Opening Hours ：6:30-17:30
traffic : Bus 4, 808 You can get off at Liuheta Station of Line G8 and Y5.
Hangzhou itinerary recommendation
1、 4-day tour of small and long holidays Day1: Play Song City and watch the performance of love for thousands of years
Day 2: Go to the West Lake in the morning, Xixi Wetland in the afternoon, and Hefang Street in the evening
Day 3: Go to Songcheng Rotten Apple Paradise or Songcheng Hangzhou Paradise in the daytime, and go to Songcheng Yunman Hot Spring or Xianghu Lake in the evening
Day 4: First climb the Six Harmonies Pagoda to see the Qiantang River, then go to Jiuxi
2、 Two day weekend parent-child tour Day1: Play Song City and watch the performance of love for thousands of years
Day 2: Go to Songcheng Rotten Apple Paradise or Songcheng Hangzhou Paradise in the daytime and soak in Yunman Hot Spring in Songcheng
3、 2-day weekend tour to Song Dynasty Day1: Play Song City and watch the performance of love for thousands of years
Day 2: Go to the West Lake in the morning, Jiuxi in the afternoon, and Hefang Street in the evening
