Beijing Trip Overview
1) Wander along West Lake – the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO;
2) Visit Former Residence of Hu Xueyan, the luxuriest residence of a merchant in the end of the Chinese Qing Dynasty;
3)Explore Song Dynasty Town, the largest Song Dynasty theme park in Hangzhou even in China;
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Beijing, China, China
1) Wander along West Lake – the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO;
2) Visit Former Residence of Hu Xueyan, the luxuriest residence of a merchant in the end of the Chinese Qing Dynasty;
3)Explore Song Dynasty Town, the largest Song Dynasty theme park in Hangzhou even in China;
Itinerary
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Stop At: West Lake (Xi Hu), West Lake Scenic, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310000 China
Wandering along the West Lake, enjoy the breathtaking scenery – pavilions, pagodas and embankments, etc and hear a Folk fairy tale – Legend of White Snake from your guide. Then you can choose the west lake cruise or the small boat on the lake, spend your leisure time there.
Afterwards, go to visit the Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond (HuaGang Park), there you can have nice fish viewing. It is one of the ten scenes of West Lake, you can not miss it.
At the lunch time, your tour guide can recommend some authentic Chinese restaurants that cater whatever you are craving for.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum, No.60 Nanfu Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 310008 China
Afternoon, explore Song Dynasty Town (also called Songcheng), it is the largest Song Dynasty theme park in Hangzhou even in China. All the things there bring Song style to life. It is very interesting to see a new world. You can wearing the ancient clothes, wandering in the Song dynasty Town as if the time goes back to 700-1000 years ago (960AD-1279AD). You also can enjoy a performance show around 14:00pm – 15:00pm
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Former residence of Xueyan Hu, No.18 Yuanbao Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 310002 China
Last destination, go to Former Residence of Hu Xueyan. It is the luxuriest residence of a merchant in the end of the Chinese Qing Dynasty. You can see its habitable rooms blend with its gardens and its building materials can be compared favorable with the imperial palace. You can just find a trace of Hu Xueyan’s legendary life there and listen the amazing story from your guide.
Duration: 1 hour