Hangzhou has several ideal spots for sunset viewing or photo taking. The Hubin Park 湖滨公园 ( Lakeside Park ) is one of the best places for seeing the magnificent sundown over West Lake. Hubin Park is composed of 6 smaller parks (numbered from No.01 to No.06) along the east shoreline of the lake on the…
Normally people would take either flight or train from Beijing to Hangzhou, 90 minutes by flight or 6 hours by high speed train. Few would consider road tripping from Beijing to Hangzhou. Driving long hours in a car can be physically taxing , but it gives you some compensation – the freedom to get directly…
Wuzhen Water Town is one of the best preserved ancient water towns in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Other famous water towns include Tongli Water Town, Zhouzhuang Water Town, Nanxun Water Town and so on. Wuzhen Water Town is located in Tongxian, Zhejiang Province, 130 km southwest of Shanghai and 90 km northeast of Hangzhou….
Plan your Hangzhou tour? If you take a high speed train to Hangzhou ( from Shanghai, Beijing or other major cities in China), you will alight at Hangzhou East Railway Station (also known Hangzhoudong Railway Station 杭州东站) or Hangzhou Railway Station. Hangzhou mainly has two train stations – Hangzhou Railway Station ( old one )…
Plan your Hangzhou tour? As important as a walk around West Lake in early morning, a stroll along West Lake in the evening is equally worth your time. I walk from our lodging hotel in the evening along the famous Nanshan Road Bar Street. soon I find myself standing on the west bank of West Lake…
Plan your Hangzhou tour? An early morning stroll around West Lake is highly recommended. Why? The early morning view of West lake is fantastic and no tourist hordes get you elbowed. I start up my first day in the new year by having a stroll around West Lake near my lodging hotel in Hangzhou – Hanting Express ( Xihu Meiyuan Hangzhou). At 6:00am…
Hanting Inns & Hotels is my favorite, a home on the journey. Having been in travel business over 20 years, I’ve lost much passion for so called luxury hotels and prefer low-profile but cozy and quiet hotels like what Hanting Express Chains could offer. My affection for Hanting Inns & Hotels is much related to its founder and steersman –…
Plan your Hangzhou tour? Welcome to my hometown. East West Home’s Best. Wherever I drift in the world, Hangzhou my hometown will always linger in my mind. Her progress, her setback and her success hit me up all the time. Today I’m overwhelmed by the exciting news coming from Paris that Hangzhou West Lake Cultural landscape was…