There are many tourist attractions in China, among which hangzhou is definitely known as a place for everyone to visit. Below we summarize the top 10 tourist attractions in Hangzhou, which is definitely helpful for those who are not familiar with the place, to come together to see the list of tourist attractions in Hangzhou.
1. West Lake
Located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, West Lake is one of the most famous tourist attractions in China. For centuries, the West Lake has been known for its picturesque scenery and preserved cultural heritage through the ages. West Lake Scenic Spot, the first batch of national key scenic spots announced by the State Council, is also a national AAAAA level tourist attraction.
2. Lingyin Temple
Lingyin Temple was built in the first year of Xianhe (326 AD) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and has a history of about 1,700 years, making it the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou. Lingyin Temple is located in Hangzhou, west of the West Lake, backed by the North Peak, facing the Feilai Peak, two peaks face each other, forests and trees, deep in the mountains, ancient temples, clouds and smoke.
3. Songcheng
Songcheng, located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, No. 148, Zhijiang Road, is the first large-scale man-made theme park in Hangzhou, the country’s first Song Culture Theme Park, covering an area of about 300 acres. Located in Hangzhou Zhijiang Tourism Resort, Songcheng Scenic Spot centers around the theme of Song culture, constructing a variety of Song Dynasty style buildings and recreating the bustling scene of Song Dynasty market culture.
4. Leifeng Pagoda
Leifeng Pagoda, initially known as the Imperial Concubine Pagoda, also known as the Xiguan Brick Pagoda, commonly known as the “Yellow Concubine Pagoda”, is located in the West Lake District of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, located in the West Lake Scenic Area, south bank of the Xizhao Mountain, is the King of Wu Yue Qianxian for the enshrinement of Buddha’s chignon relics, and to pray for the country’s prosperity and peace of mind and built, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the second year of the Taipingxingguo (977), and successive generations of repeatedly re-modeled, existing The original Leifeng Pagoda was rebuilt in 2002; it is one of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake and one of the Nine Famous Pagodas in China, and is the first colorful copper-carved pagoda in China.
5. Thousand Island Lake
Thousand Island Lake, i.e. Xin’an River Reservoir, is located in Chun’an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, with a small part connecting to the northwest of Jiande City, Hangzhou City, which is a man-made lake built for the construction of the Xin’an River Hydroelectric Power Station to stop and store the upper reaches of the Xin’an River. After the Xin’anjiang Reservoir was built, the dam dammed the upper reaches of the Xin’an River into a huge lake. The lofty mountains and peaks were drowned into the lake and became 1078 large and small islands, hence the name “Thousand Island Lake”. Qiandao Lake is divided into six areas: Southeast Lake Area, Center Lake Area, Northwest Lake Area, Southwest Lake Area, Northeast Lake Area and Stone Forest Scenic Area.
6. Xixi National Wetland Park
Xixi National Wetland Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is located at the junction of Xihu District and Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, less than 5 kilometers away from the West Lake, with a total planning area of 11.5 square kilometers. The total length of rivers in Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province is about 100 kilometers, of which about 70% of the area is river harbors, ponds, lakes, marshes and other waters. The wetland park is rich in ecological resources, elegant natural landscape and deep cultural deposits, and is known as the “Three Wests” of Hangzhou together with West Lake and Xiling. Zhejiang Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park is the first national wetland park in China that integrates urban wetland, agricultural wetland and cultural wetland.
7. Tangqi Ancient Town
Tangqi was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was already a rich town in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was the first of the “Ten Famous Towns in Jiangnan”. Tangqi Ancient Town Scenic Spot is located in the north of Tangqi Town, is a national 4A level tourist attraction, covers an area of about 2.9 square kilometers, has a wide range of humanities and natural attractions including Guangji Bridge, Qianlong Royal Monument, Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient building groups, barn museums, HeSiJing Memorial Museum, LinShi square ZhiHuan, and 12 other attractions, directly presenting the Tangqi Canal Town’s cultural style; there are also cultural theme hotels, 10 characteristic lodging, intangible cultural heritage, traditional old merchants ten There are also 1 cultural theme hotel, 10 characteristic B&Bs, and more than 10 intangible cultural heritage, traditional old merchants. Visitors can pick loquats in summer, enjoy good luck in autumn, savor the Chinese New Year in winter, and taste common millet, Tangqi duck, eel, and lamb’s tail on the tip of your tongue. ……
8. Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins
Known as the “First City of China”, the Liangzhu Ancient City, with its peripheral water system, is the earliest known large-scale water conservancy project in China and the earliest dam in the world, and was the center of power and belief of a regional early state in China’s Lower Yangtze River and Taihu Lake region. Liangzhu culture had a wide and far-reaching influence on the development of Chinese civilization in the following 5,000 years, which can prove that the development of Chinese civilization is characterized by pluralism and unity, and is truly and completely preserved, which is an outstanding representative of the development of human civilization in the history of the prehistoric large-scale settlement sites in East Asia.
9. Tianmu Mountain
Tianmu Mountain, with ancient geology and complete vegetation, is located in Lin’an City, the western suburb of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 74 kilometers away from Hangzhou, in the middle of the golden tourism line from Hangzhou to Huangshan. The main peak of Xianren Ding is 1506 meters above sea level. There are two peaks, each with a pool on the top, which is not withered all the year round, so it is called “Tianmu”. The Tianmu Mountain Range, winding from southwest to northeast, stretches across the northwest border of Zhejiang Province, becoming the natural demarcation line between Zhejiang and Anhui Provinces.
10. Hangzhou Museum
Hangzhou Museum is located in the south of the World Heritage West Lake, adjacent to the Hefang Street Historical and Cultural District, is a humanistic and comprehensive museum showing Hangzhou’s historical changes and cultural relics collection, as a national-level museum, a patriotic education base in Zhejiang Province, and a base for popular science education in Zhejiang Province.