A Spring Photography Day in Hangzhou: Tea Hills, Bamboo and West Lake
A one-day spring route through Longjing tea terraces, Fayun, Meijiawu, Yunqi Bamboo Path and West Lake, with notes on access and timing.
City guide
West Lake walks, Longjing tea villages and a polished food scene one fast train from Shanghai.
Plan with confidence
A one-day spring route through Longjing tea terraces, Fayun, Meijiawu, Yunqi Bamboo Path and West Lake, with notes on access and timing.
Where to eat around Drum Tower, Hefang Street and Gaoyin Street: lamb skewers, fried ribs, stinky tofu, zongzi, ding sheng gao and salty soy milk, with notes on what to order and how to pace the walk.
A day-trip guide to eight autumn routes around Hangzhou, Nanjing, Huzhou and Shaoxing, with persimmon-lined wetlands, ginkgo villages and old mountain paths.