I have been to Hangzhou three times. The first time I felt like I was fleeing, the second time I passed by, and it was not until the third time that I saw paradise on earth.

Jiangnan is the richest and most livable place in China!

As the saying goes: "There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below." West Lake in Hangzhou is definitely the most historical and cultural place in the minds of Chinese people, and the West Lake Scenic Area has no walls and no admission fees. Therefore, it has attracted tourists from all over the world for a long time! Looking back on my many years of travel, I have visited West Lake in Hangzhou three times, but each time was different.

In April 2005, the Jiayou Online website organized netizens to go to Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province to take pictures of rapeseed flowers in the most beautiful countryside in China. Unexpectedly, they encountered a late spring cold. The rapeseed flower sea was not well photographed, but many people from the north were I was frozen like a dog, shivering under a quilt, it was so miserable!

When we went up to Huangshan Mountain, it was full of rain and thick fog, making it impossible to take any good pictures, so everyone split up and fled. I roughly checked and found that it was most convenient to return to Beijing from Hangzhou, so I came to Hangzhou unexpectedly. Thinking about it, it was my first time to come to Hangzhou West Lake.

The weather in Hangzhou is also gloomy, and the West Lake is even more white in water and sky. Reluctantly, I drank a pot of Longjing tea at Tianwaitian by the West Lake, ate some exquisite shrimp dumplings, and then took the train back home in despair!

In fact, I have seen a picture of the West Lake taken by a certain Academy Award winner in the "China Photography" magazine. It is so beautiful! But the West Lake I saw made people unable to complain.

In September 2010, we, a family of three, drove our bicycles to Fujian. During the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, there was a big tide in the Qiantang River. After watching the tide in Yanguan, Haining, we went straight to Dajian Hotel in Hangzhou. I remember where we stayed at that time. We stayed at the Home Inn near Leifeng Pagoda, but unfortunately it was also rainy. It was the first time for my family to come to West Lake, so we rented a boat with another family AA on the lakeside, and rowed around in the lake for a long time. It was a worthwhile visit to West Lake, but the impression was also a pale memory!

My family was exhausted from rowing, so I drove to Lingyin Temple alone. Approaching Feilai Peak, seeing the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha up close, and visiting the Lingyin Temple with yellow walls became highlights of that trip to the West Lake.

I remember taking a taxi to Hefang Street. I found a Hangzhou restaurant for dinner and ordered a few Hangzhou dishes. Although they tasted good, I didn’t remember the names of the dishes. What impressed me most was the food. After dinner, it’s hard to take a taxi back to the hotel!

Now that it is after the Qingming Festival and before Guyu, Hangzhou West Lake is a good time to pick spring tea! Because I bought China Eastern Airlines’ Flying Xpress before, I realized the freedom of flying, so I took an impromptu flight to Hangzhou two days ago.

Before leaving, we made detailed plans: go to Longjing for tea in the afternoon of the first day, stroll along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the morning of the second day, and stroll around the West Lake in the afternoon of the second day. When we arrived in Hangzhou, we encountered a traffic jam when we came out of the Line 1 subway. A long line of buses were blocked on the small bridge next to the West Lake. We actually waited for nearly an hour at the station for the bus, and ended up being delayed for 2 hours. It took us several hours to finally arrive at Longjing Village.

In spring in the South, it feels like sunny days are an occasional occurrence, while rainy days are the norm!

We arrived at West Lake Longjing Village and were lucky enough to catch up with the cloudy and sunny weather. After dragging my body tiredly, I climbed to the Shililangyan Scenic Area, and I was instantly shocked by the beautiful scenery here!

I have been to many tea mountains in China, such as Lishan and Dayu Ridge in Taiwan, Laobanzhang and Nannuo Mountain in Xishuangbanna, but the scenery of Longjing Tea Mountain is absolutely stunning, so beautiful!

We came to Longjing Village during the most beautiful season of West Lake. We saw tea-picking hats moving slowly among the undulating tea mountains, and the most conspicuous place in the mountains was the beautiful Longjing Village. The villagers say that the tea mountain is a dragon and the village is a well, hence the name "Longjing". It is like a paradise!

Then I followed the tea farmers I met on the mountain road to the tea farmers’ homes in Longjing Village. Visiting, tasting tea, chatting, frying tea, and overlooking the beautiful scenery of the tea mountains became almost the most pleasant part of this trip to Hangzhou. time.

Because I encountered a traffic jam when I first arrived in Hangzhou, and saw the crowds of tourists along the West Lake, I decisively canceled my hotel stay in Hangzhou city in advance, and wisely stayed in the wonderland on earth - Longjing Village.

Perhaps it is God’s will that it is not enough for us to experience the tea mountains under the sun. We also need to experience the beautiful misty rain in Jiangnan. The unexpected light rain came quietly in the middle of the night.

Open the window in the early morning, the fresh air blows into your face, and the nearby trees and distant mountains come into your eyes. I instantly feel that the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River are the soul of West Lake in Hangzhou. The mist and rain in the Qingming Festival also make Longjing Village more poetic. , like a paradise on earth.

All the itineraries in Hangzhou city were canceled the next day. We sat quietly in front of the window, looking at the distant mountains, smelling the drizzle, and tasting fragrant tea. We felt that this was the right way to start traveling to West Lake in Hangzhou. .

Yesterday, I came across a tea farmer selling tea heart (which is what Beijingers call Gaomo! But it is much neater than Gaomo, but slightly inferior to the Shifeng Longjing which is in good condition) in Shili Langyi. ), when we were buying water, we bought 2 taels for a taste.

During our free time in the morning, we boiled the tap water in Longjing Village in the hotel to soak in the Shifeng Longjing we bought yesterday. After pouring in a little hot water, the fresh and mellow aroma hit our noses and reached our hearts. At this moment, we greedily The smell of tea is really wonderful!

In the afternoon, we drove directly from Longjing Village to Xiaoshan Airport, leaving the misty West Lake to others, enjoying the aroma of tea to ourselves and flying straight home!

After visiting West Lake in Hangzhou three times, I finally unveiled the paradise on earth. Just one look at the scenery, a night of sleep, and a cup of fragrant tea are enough!

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