Hangzhou Day Trip: A Loop of West Lake and Lingyin Temple — A 1-Hour Lakeside Journey — Shanghai

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Hangzhou Day Trip: A Loop of West Lake and Lingyin Temple — A 1-Hour Lakeside Journey

Day trip

4 stops · Day trip

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My Trip

About an hour by bullet train from Shanghai Hongqiao. A lakeside day circling West Lake — once praised in 'In heaven there is paradise, on earth Suzhou and Hangzhou' — taking in causeways, temples, an old street and a sunset pagoda. Even more beautiful in spring and autumn.

Day trip4 stopsEst. budget 90,000 KRW

Itinerary

Transit 70 min
1
West Lake (Baidi Causeway)西湖白堤 West Lake
Attraction · Lake · 100 min stay
A World Heritage lake. Walk the Baidi causeway built by Bai Juyi, viewing the Broken Bridge and Gushan. Take a cruise to Santanyinyue island in the middle of the lake.
오전
Taxi 20 min
2
Lingyin Temple灵隐寺 Lingyin Temple
Attraction · Temple · 90 min stay
The largest Chan Buddhist temple in Jiangnan, with 1,700 years of history. The Song- and Yuan-era cliff Buddhas at Feilai Peak are stunning. Surrounded by forest, the air feels different.
오전~점심
Taxi 20 min
3
Hefang Street河坊街 Hefang Street
Street · Street food · 80 min stay
A pedestrian street restoring the old commercial district of the Southern Song capital. Lunch and souvenirs at the Zhang Xiaoquan pharmacy, traditional snacks and teahouses. Hangzhou's old charm is densest here.
점심~오후
Taxi 15 min
4
Leifeng Pagoda雷峰塔 Leifeng Pagoda
View · Landmark · 70 min stay
The pagoda of the Legend of the White Snake. Ride the elevator up to gaze over the whole of West Lake. 'Leifeng at sunset' is one of West Lake's ten scenes, peaking at dusk.
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