{"id":12562,"date":"2021-08-08T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T02:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=12562"},"modified":"2021-09-16T07:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T23:15:51","slug":"the-best-place-to-view-sunrise-over-west-lake-hangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/the-best-place-to-view-sunrise-over-west-lake-hangzhou","title":{"rendered":"The Best Place to View Sunrise over West Lake Hangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Hangzhou Tour<\/a>? If you love to take sunrise shots, you may wonder where is the best spot for viewing the sunrise over the West Lake of Hangzhou. There are several sites good for sunrise at Hangzhou. For the best sunrise photo taking experience is Boshishan ( Preci<\/a>o<\/a>us Stone Moutain ), <\/a>or \u5b9d\u77f3\u5c71 in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baoshi Shan (Precious Stone Hill), the main body of the North Hill on the northen bank of West Lake. There are several stone paths winding up to the hill either from the lakeside, or from its north hillside. Baoshi Shan is dotted with unique caves, Buddhist, Taoist shrines and weird stones or rocks. Of course, it is a perfect place to view a sunrise overlooking the downtown and the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early morning I check online and get to know today’s sunrise time in Hangzhou is 6:09. At 5:30, I take a taxi to the cobbled pathway with stone steps leading to the top rock place overlooking the slender Baoshu Pogoda and the West Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes about 10 minutes’walk to clamber up a view point on a rock, finding there have been already some sunrise lovers waiting on several high places despite of the early morning hilltop blustery wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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there have been already some sunrise lovers waiting on several high places<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A light haze hangs over the West Lake and Hangzhou City. The West Lake is circled by mountains on its three sides with its west being the downtown city, vulnerable land formation for keeping haze or smog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s thin haze delays the rising of the sun for about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The thin haze delays the rising of the sun for about 10 minutes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

At 6:19, a fire ball is appearing above the grey haze over the lake and the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sun is rising higher despite of the haze<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

With the sun rising higher and higher, the bright sunlight leaves a thik red reflection on the water of the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the bright sunlight leaves a thik red reflection on the water of the lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The slender Baoshu Pagoda is competing the beauty of the bright rising sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The slender Baoshu Pagoda is competing the beauty of the bright rising sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hike down the Precious Stone Hill, I walk to the Beishan Road below the Northen Hill ( or the Baoshi Shan ) and snap a shot of the rising sun over the Broken Bridge (\u65ad\u6865).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the rising sun over the Broken Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thank the Sun for giving us the sunshine beautify the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank the Sun for giving us the sunshine beautifying the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Hangzhou Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Hangzhou Guided Tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hangzhou Tour<\/a>
Hangzhou 4-Day Tour Package<\/a>
Hangzhou 3-Day Tour Package<\/a>
Hangzhou Private Tour<\/a>
Hangzhou Theme Tour<\/a>
Hangzhou Side Trips<\/a>
Hangzhou Car Rental with Driver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Hangzhou<\/a>
Top 10 Photography Spots in Hangzhou<\/a>
Night View of West Lake in Hangzhou<\/a>
The Best hiking trail in Hangzhou<\/a>
The best time to visit Hangzhou<\/a>
Hangzhou East Railway Station<\/a>
Hangzhou Airport Arrival Hall<\/a>
How to Visit Feilai Peak Grottoes in Hangzhou<\/a>
Where to stay in Hangzhou<\/a>
Hangzhou Bicycle Hire<\/a>
Wushan Night Market in Hangzhou<\/a>
Pedestrian Streets in Hangzhou<\/a>
Hangzhou\u2019s Best Bars & Nightclubs<\/a>
Best Way to Visit Hangzhou from Shanghai<\/a>
How to Visit Grand Canal Hangzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Xiling Seal Engravers\u2019 Society<\/a>
How to Visit Liuhe Pagoda<\/a>
Hangzhou Tea Plantation<\/a>
How to Visit Leifeng Pagoda<\/a>
How to visit Hupao Spring (Tiger Spring) Hangzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Yellow Dragon Cave in Hangzhou<\/a>
The Best Place to View Sunrise over West Lake Hangzhou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any question, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Hangzhou Tour? If you love to take sunrise shots, you may wonder where is the best spot for viewing the sunrise over the West Lake of Hangzhou. There are several sites good for sunrise at Hangzhou. For the best sunrise photo taking experience is Boshishan ( Precious Stone Moutain ), or \u5b9d\u77f3\u5c71 in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hangzhou-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12562"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27495,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12562\/revisions\/27495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}