Are there any recommended scenic spots and delicious things for the elderly to play in Hangzhou?

Hangzhou is a famous tourist city. To travel to Hangzhou, it is recommended to visit the West Lake Scenic Area. Here, you can see the natural landscape and historical sites, and the environment is picturesque, which is very suitable for the elderly to live. In 2020, I accompanied my parents to travel to Hangzhou, and the biggest feeling was that the West Lake culture and human landscape had a unique attraction. Take a look with me ~

Xihu scenic spot

Introduction of scenic spots

West Lake is located at Longjing Road 1, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Its south, west and north are surrounded by mountains. Bai Causeway, Su Causeway, Yang Gongdi and Zhao Gong dikes in the lake divide the lake into several water surfaces. The outline of the West Lake is nearly oval, and the bottom of the lake is relatively flat. The average water depth of the lake is 2.27 meters, the deepest is about 5 meters and the shallowest is less than 1 meter. The natural surface water sources of the lake are Jinsha River, Longhong River, Chishan River (Yin Hui) and Changqiao River.

There are 100 park attractions in West Lake, including "Ten Scenes of West Lake", "Ten Scenes of New West Lake" and "Three Comments on Ten Scenes of West Lake". There are more than 60 national, provincial and municipal key cultural relics protection units, more than 20 museums, including Broken Bridge, Leifeng Pagoda, Qianwang Memorial Hall, Jingci Temple and Su Xiaoxiao Tombs.

The scenic spot is located at Longjing Road 1, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

Tickets are free

traffic route

Subway:

Take Hangzhou Metro 1 Line to Fengqi Road Station and walk to the scenic spots (Broken Bridge, Wang Yue Temple, etc.). ) near the western Hubei line. Take a bus to Longxiangqiao Station and walk to the core scenic spot of West Lake (West Lake Music Fountain, lakeside). Take a bus to Ding 'an Road Station and walk to the scenic spots (Leifeng Tower, Liuyang Wenying, etc.). ) On the south line of West Lake.

Take Hangzhou Metro Line 2 to Fengqi Road Station, and you can walk to the scenic spots (Broken Bridge, Wang Yue Temple, etc.). ) near the western Hubei line.

Take Hangzhou Metro Line 4 to Shuichengqiao Station and walk to the scenic spots (Tiger Run, Hangzhou Baguatian, etc.). ) On the south line of West Lake.

Bus:

Hangzhou station can take bus No.7, K 155, 188 and 290 to reach the core scenic spots of West Lake.

Hangzhou east railway station can take bus No.28, No.3 1, 108, and bus digital tourist line1to reach the core scenic spots of the West Lake.

Recommended tourism projects

(1) Broken bridge

The West Lake Broken Bridge is located at the water dividing point between Beili Lake and Waixi Lake in Hangzhou, with one end spanning Beishan Road and the other end connected with Bai Causeway. It is said that this broken bridge was built as early as the Tang Dynasty. It was called Fuqiao in Song Dynasty and Duanjia Bridge in Yuan Dynasty. The name Broken Bridge comes from the Tang Dynasty. The origin of its name, when it is said that the road to lonely mountain is broken here, it is named; It is said that Duanjia Bridge is called broken bridge for short, and homophonic broken bridge. There is a monument pavilion in the northeast of the bridge, and a monument of "Broken Bridge and Residual Snow" is built in it.

② Su Causeway.

Su Causeway is located on the west side of the West Lake, starting from the foothills of Nanping Mountain in the south and ending at Qixia Mountain in the north, with a total length of nearly 3 kilometers. It was built by dredging the West Lake and using dredged mud when Su Dongpo, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, was appointed as the governor of Hangzhou. Later generations named it Su Causeway to commemorate Su Dongpo's management of the West Lake, and built six single-hole stone arch bridges along the embankment, including Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Dike, Dongpu and Yue Hong.

(3) Leifeng Tower

Leifeng Pagoda, also known as Princess Pagoda and Xiguan Brick Pagoda, is located on Leifeng Mountain in Zhao Xi on the south bank of West Lake. Leifeng Pagoda was built in 977 A.D. by Emperor Wu, Emperor Yi to worship the Buddha relic. The tower was named "Royal Princess Tower" because it coincided with the commemoration of Qian Hongchu's wife Sun Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty, shortly after her death. Later, because its peak was called "Leifeng Pagoda", it was gradually called "Leifeng Pagoda".

Recommended food

(1) West Lake vinegar fish?

West Lake vinegar fish is a famous dish in Hangzhou with a long history. The West Lake grass carp is used as raw material, and the cooking temperature is very strict, so we must master it properly. When the fish is cooked, it is covered with a layer of hot sweet and sour. The sour and sweet old people will love it, and the fish in the West Lake is delicious.

(2) Dongpo meat?

Dongpo meat is a delicious dish with all colors and flavors. According to legend, Su Dongpo became a local official in Hangzhou, mobilizing tens of thousands of migrant workers to dredge the West Lake and build dikes to irrigate the fields for the benefit of the people. Everyone sent him a lot of meat and wine, and he cooked together.

Usually, the old man has a bad mouth. It is a good choice to order Dongpo meat, which is soft and easy to digest. Moreover, Dongpo meat is also a famous dish in Hangzhou, which is worth tasting.