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- Five Quiet Afternoon Teahouses Worth Visiting in HangzhouHangzhou has been associated with tea for close to a thousand years, and the city treats an afternoon cup the way a wine region treats a long lunch. The tea…
- How to Explore Hangzhou’s Phoenix Mountain Imperial Kiln RuinsPhoenix Mountain rises south of central Hangzhou, close to the former imperial city of the Southern Song dynasty. Among its wooded slopes are the remains of…
- When to Visit Lingyin Temple for a Quieter Hangzhou ExperienceLingyin Temple is one of Hangzhou’s most rewarding cultural sights, combining Buddhist halls, forested hills and the remarkable stone carvings of Feilai Feng.…
- A Traveller's Guide to Hangzhou's South Song Imperial StreetStretching roughly 4.2 kilometres through the southern edge of central Hangzhou, the South Song Imperial Street is one of the few places in eastern China where…
- A traveller's guide to cruising the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand CanalFor more than 1,400 years, the Grand Canal has threaded its way across eastern China, linking the rice fields of the south with the political heart of the…
- Where to Buy Local Hangzhou Snacks as GiftsHangzhou has long been associated with refined flavours, lakeside scenery, and the slow-paced pleasures of tea culture. For Australian travellers planning a…
- Finding the best mooncakes during Mid-Autumn Festival in HangzhouThe Mid-Autumn Festival arrives in Hangzhou each year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, turning the lakeside into a stage for lanterns, reunion…
- A Guide To The China Academy Of Art’s Xiangshan Campus ArchitectureOn the southern edge of Hangzhou, where the city gives way to tea-covered hills and the Qiantang River landscape, the China Academy of Art’s Xiangshan Campus…
- The Most Scenic Drive from Hangzhou to the Moganshan MountainsThe journey from Hangzhou to the Moganshan Mountains is one of those classic Chinese road trips that rewards travellers who prefer windows-down, camera-ready…
- How to Navigate the Hangzhou East Railway Station Like a ProTravelling from Sydney or Melbourne to Hangzhou means crossing roughly eight time zones, and most Australian visitors step off the plane already feeling the…