Hangzhou's cuisine, Hangbangcai (杭帮菜) includes a range of snacks. Some of them have more than thousand years of recorded history. Those...

Chapter from the book "23 Reasons to Fall in Love with Hangzhou", written by Natasa Vujicic *** Grand Canal is the world’s oldest and...

Some of the most unique museums in China (and the world) are located in Hangzhou.

Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传) The Legend of the White Snake, an intangible cultural heritage since 2006 and one of the China's Four...

Traditional food of Hangzhou, also known as Hang Bang Cai (杭帮菜), is part of Zhe cuisine (浙菜), one of 8 great cuisines of China.

Six Harmonies Pagoda (六和塔) was originally constructed during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD), destroyed in 12th century, then...

Tiger Spring Park (虎跑公园) is a lush green getaway with the pavilions, ponds and stone statues.

Nine Creeks (九溪) is a "Y" shaped stream formed by the confluence of many small streams. The crystal-clear water running in between the...

The photo of Hangzhou Opera performance (photo number 6) I downloaded from https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/ Hangzhou Botanical Garden...

Wu Hill (吴山) is a hill in the middle of the city, in between West Lake and Hefang street. It makes a beautiful green retreat from urban...

Hangzhou is one of the safest, cleanest, most convenient places on earth. Even if you don’t speak Mandarin you can easily find your way...

Hangzhou is a city with more than 2,200 years of history. It has been described as “the most splendid city in the world” by one of the...

Hangzhou Song Dynasty Town (宋城), is the first and largest Song Dynasty culture theme park in China, opened in 1996.

Hangzhou is full of extraordinary places to see and things to do. It would be impossible to visit them all in a single trip. Therefore,...

City Balcony (城市阳台) is located in Qianjiang New Town (钱塘新城), at the banks of Qiantang River. It covers 48000 square meters divided in two...

Grand Canal (大运河) is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site as the greatest masterpiece of hydraulic engineering in the history of mankind....

One of the most loved teas od China, Dragon Well Tea or Longjing Tea (龙井茶) is grown in Hangzhou. If we are to go into detailes, it is...

Temple of Soul’s Retreat or Lingyin Temple (灵隐寺) is nested in Xihu District (西湖区) between lush tea hills and West Lake, in an area that...

Hefang Street (河坊街), Qinghefang Historical Block (清河坊历史街区) and Southern Song Imperial Street (南宋御街) once used to be the city core of the...

West Lake is considered one of the most beautiful sights in whole of China. It is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, as an example of...