About travel issues in Hangzhou

The Pudding Hotel chain in Hangzhou is quite cheap, and two of them are in good locations. One is the Wushan Plaza store and the other is the West Lake store (on Shuguang Road), both of which are very close to the West Lake. I can't find the phone number at once. You can call 0571-114 to check the number. You have to call early to make a reservation. If you make a reservation late, it will be gone.

You have 3-4 days, which is quite sufficient. You can take your time, but remember to ignore the vans and tour guides on the roadside. You can get up early on the first morning and go to Lingyin Temple. There are buses 7 and 807 to get there. It is expected to take about half a day. Then take bus No. 7 to the foot of Yuemiao. There is a KFC next to it. The restaurants in the scenic area are expensive and extremely delicious, so I suggest you eat KFC. Then you will come out to "Quyuan Fenghe", one of the ten scenic spots in West Lake. You can walk in and walk around, and then walk east to Su Di. It is not far away. If you can't find it, you can just ask someone. Along the way to Su Causeway, there is "Spring Dawn on Su Causeway", one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake, inscribed by Kangxi. You can also go to the "Huagang Fish Viewing" which is also one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. Then walk to the end of Su Di and you will reach Nanshan Road. Turn left and walk about 200 meters to the Leifeng Pagoda. The "Leifeng Pagoda" is one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. "Peak sunset", you can go up to see the panoramic view of West Lake. Opposite Leifeng Pagoda is Jingci Temple. The "Nanping Evening Bell" of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake is inside, but don't go in. You have to spend money to buy tickets, and there is really nothing inside. It's just a bell, and it costs money to ring it. This is the end of the day. If you are staying at Wushan Plaza, you can still visit Wushan Night Market in the evening, but it is best not to buy anything. The above attractions, except Lingyin, do not charge tickets. The Yue Temple is not interesting, and it costs money. I don’t recommend you to go there. You can just take a few photos at the main entrance of the Yue Temple.

The next day, we went to Bai Causeway. Bai Causeway is not long. It takes about 1 hour to finish the tour. This is the time for you to walk slowly and take pictures. At the west end of Bai Causeway is Xiling Bridge. To the east of Su Xiaoxiao's tomb is the Broken Bridge, but because it's summer, you can't see the "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow", one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake, but it doesn't matter, we Hangzhou people have never seen it either. There is also "Autumn Moon over Pinghu", one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake, on the embankment. It was inscribed by Kangxi or Qianlong, I forgot. Then there is a cruise ship nearby opposite the building outside the building. You can go to the Huxin Pavilion and the "Three Pools Reflecting the Moon", one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. Then take a cruise from Santan Yingyue to No. 1 Park. Remember, there are several lines coming out of Santan Yingyue, so remember to take the line to No. 1 Park. Then there is Nanshan Road. You can walk south and pass by "Weeping Orioles in the Willows", one of the ten scenic spots in West Lake. Walk to Changqiao Park in this way, take the K4 bus at Changqiao Bus Station, get off at the Qiantang River Bridge, and get off at the Qiantang River Bridge built by Mao Yisheng, as well as the Liuhe Pagoda. If you are interested, you can go to Qiantang River Take a walk on the Jiangdaqiao Bridge and hang out on top of the Liuhe Pagoda. That's almost enough time for the day. On the second day of the itinerary, the cruise requires money. The specific amount is 35 before, but the price may have been raised now. You need to buy tickets for Liuhe Pagoda. Everything else is free. In this way, in two days, we have visited nine of the ten scenic spots in West Lake, and there is also "Shuangfeng Chaoyun", but you have already passed by it on the way to Lingyin, so it is not interesting, so you don't need to go there again. There are many New Ten Scenic Spots in West Lake, but none of them are fancy.

On the third day, I recommend you to go to Xixi Wetland to see the original wetland culture, take a cruise, and stroll around Hezhu Street. The day is over.

If you still have time on the fourth day, you can go to Hangzhou Paradise and take the K515 shuttle bus in Omi Sixth District. You can ask the traffic police how to get to Omi Sixth District. The day is almost over.

It will be a good itinerary for a few days. The reason why I didn’t say much about the bus route is because you haven’t decided where to stay yet. Everything else is certain. When traveling in Hangzhou, tickets for scenic spots don’t cost much. The key is accommodation and meals. I just told you about accommodation. If you really can’t book it, then I recommend a website to you, /group/topic/5157247/, which is all about Hangzhou. The youth hostel is not expensive and is located in a scenic area, but it is difficult to book, so you'd better go in advance.

Finally, I wish you a good time.