West Lake

Hang Zhou, a tender and charming capital city of Zhejiang, is famous for picturesque views. Among all the attractions, famous West Lake is the most popular one. It was originally the imperial recreation place. The lake and its environs have all the elements of a traditional Chinese garden but on a grand scale.

Lake of Thousand Island

Lake of Thousand Islands (Qiandao Lake) is a man-made lake located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang, China. Qiandao Lake is a man-made lake formed since the completion of the Xinanjiang hydroelectric station. There are 1,078 large islands in the lake and a few thousand smaller ones. It covers an area of 573 km2; it has a storage capacity of 17.8 km3. The total area of the islands in the lake is about 86 km2.

Lingyin Temple

Lingyin Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect located north-west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The temple's name is commonly literally translated as Temple of the Soul's Retreat. It is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China. If you want to know about the Buddism culture in China, you can't afford missing this ancient temple.

Meijiawu Village

Meijiawu Village, Hangzhou is located in the West Lake District. Through the green hills southwest of the lake, the road leading to the village of Meijiawu was paved for Zhou Enlai, the 1st premier of PRC. He was so found of Longji Tea from Meijiawu that he mad five visits to this bucolic village. And it was here that President Nixon drank Longjing.

Six Harmonious Pagoda

Six Harmonies Pagoda, highly erected by the Qiantang iver and to the south of the West Lake, is a perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure built in the ancient China. It is first built in 970 AD in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), in a way to press down the evil of the river tidal bore in Qiantang River. The name "six harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordinances, meaning "harmonies of the heaven, earth, east, west, south and north".