Hangzhou Travel Guide - Trippest
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Lingyin Temple - the Most Famous Buddhist Temples in Hangzhou
Located in the north-west of the West Lake at Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple is one of the oldest and most significant ancient Buddhist temples of China. It was built in 328AD by Indian Monk Huili. In its heyday, Lingyin Temple comprised 9 buildings, 18 pavilions, 77 palaces and halls with over 1,300 rooms providing accommodation for around 3,000 monks. A monastery on this scale is unimaginable. Over t...
West Lake - the Must-See of Hangzhou
West Lake is in the southwest of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, which is known as "the Heaven on Earth." As a large lake embraced by green hills on three sides, it has stunning landscape. It’s the landmarks of Hangzhou as well as one of the top 10 scenic spots in China. Here’re the details and popular ways of visiting West Lake. Chinese: 西湖 Xi Hu /sshee hoo/ Location: Xihu District, Hangzho...
Meijiawu Tea Plantation – to Experience Tea Culture
Meijiawu Tea Plantation, also called Meijiawu Tea Culture Village, is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from downtown Hangzhou. With hills, docks, waters as well as tea culture, Meijiawu Tea Plantation is one of the first-class reserves and main producing areas of West Lake Longjing Tea. As a rural natural village and a tea culture leisure and tourism area, it has the richest tea village characteristi...
Wuzhen Water Town - the Most Representative Water Town of Jiangnan
As one of the Six Famous Water Towns in Jiangnan (South of Yangtze River), Wu Village (Wuzhen) is within the triangle developed by three top tourist cities: Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai, which made it convenient to transport from one of them. Wuzhen Location Listed in one of the national 5A level scenic spots, Wuzhen is an ancient town with a long history of 6,000 years. It preserves the origi...