Fantastic Summer, Fantastic Hangzhou, Summer Tour B 8-9 hours

Pick up at 08:30AM from your hotel.

 

Today your first step is Lingyin temple, which has a quiet and beautiful grandeur that encourages a feeling of peace and for contemplation. And you are hiking to the mini-mountain Peak Flying from Afar, which is covered with odd-shaped rocks and historic trees and you will discover many quaint photogenic scenes.

Your next stop will be a visit to Meijiawu Tea Village, for a traditional tea ceremony. Here you will see how West Lake Longjing tea is made and its influence in the Chinese culture. 

Then, you will take a 40-minutes cruising across the beautiful West Lake that brings you to experience peace like wonderland. The three Pools Mirroring the Moon stands in the center of lake greeting with you until boarding on the Dock.

 

Taste local cuisines for lunch at a restaurant at about 12:30PM.

In the afternoon, you will visit Mausoleum of General Yue Fei. Yue Fei's heroic deeds and passionate feelings add a special beauty to the elegance of the West Lake.

If you are into flowers, head east to the florid Hangzhou Botanical Garden where orchids and ferns flourish in balmy hothouses. It is not only a park but also a research area where the cultivation and protection of the environment is being given due attention.

After that, the beautiful sightseeing at Yellow Dragon Cave Dressed in Green is greeting you, where Hangzhounese prayed to the dragon for rain in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Finally, you will stop at Song dynasty Town, which relies on Wuyun Hill in the north and close to Qiantang River in the south. It is the largest Song Culture Theme Park and the first theme park in Hangzhou to show the culture of two Song dynasties.