Much of Hangzhou's reputation comes from its history and natural beauty, but that status is changing. Indeed, for many, including...
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Known as one of the four greatest mosques in Southeast China，the Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque was built during the Tang Dynasty.It...
Churchgoers visiting Hangzhou have a number of options for services.Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception，known to locals simply as the“Catholic...
The Tianlong Temple statues consist of 11 Buddhist statues built around 965.They inherited the style of Tang Dynasty Buddhist statues，and...
The path from Yongfu Temple to Taoguang Temple is a long，winding，laborious climb，but it's worth the sweat to get to this...
If you find Lingyin too solidly packed，just walk ahead for 200 meters and you will arrive at the gate of...
The Lingyin Temple was first built in 326 by an Indian monk called Chan Master Huili.He also built the Xiatianzhu...
After you enter the Lingyin tourist area，you will find a series of Buddhist statues on Feilai Peak.Feilai，or Peak Flying from...
If you spend over a week in Hangzhou，regardless of the time of year，you quickly realize that rain can be a...
Although now known as“Hupao Park"，for over a thousand years the area was a Chan monastery.Dating back to the end of...
Buddhist monasteries have a tradition of taking over the most scenic mountains, which makes paying them a visit a must...
Hangzhou's southwestern mountains are a treasure for those who enjoy solitary，meditative day hikes.You can explore lonely woods，monasteries，and tea terraces，your only...
This is where locals and visitors alike go to get away from it all:200,000 square meters of beauty and willows....
It is here, in the Xixi wetlands, that the avian diversity of Hangzhou can truly be seen-from the strange songs...
Normally，birders find themselves having to travel far outside the major cities to sate their appetite for avian voyeurism，but this is...
Normally，birders find themselves having to travel far outside the major cities to sate their appetite for avian voyeurism，but this is...
After a spring of all manner of blooms，there is perhaps nothing more spectacular in pure scale than the lotus flowers...
Right when the plum blossoms start to give out，the peach blossoms pick up the slack. You might see them budding...
West Lake is big.Really big.Every drop of it is steeped in history，poetry，commerce，and nature.And，while all that might be very interesting，it's hardly...
Just a stone's throw from the palace lies the Zhejiang Provincial Museum.Here，amid the cool stone blocks，visitors can wander through impressively...