Insights
- A Walk Through Time at Hangzhou's Gongchen Bridge and Canal DistrictAustralia sits on the far side of the world from Hangzhou, but travellers who chase heritage sites and slow river journeys keep adding this Zhejiang capital to…
- Stargazing Escapes Beyond Hangzhou’s City LightsHangzhou is famous for West Lake, temple roofs and tea-covered hills, yet Zhejiang’s countryside offers a very different night-time experience. Once you leave…
- Discovering the Hangzhou Low-Carbon Science and Technology MuseumHangzhou has long balanced imperial heritage with quiet innovation, and nowhere is that blend more visible than in the way the city treats its environment. The…
- How to Experience the Dragon Well Tea Harvesting CeremonyThe misty hills southwest of Hangzhou have produced one of China's most celebrated green teas for centuries. Dragon Well, known locally as Longjing, is…
- Eating through Hefang Street: Hangzhou's best night market stallsWhen the lanterns come on above the stone-paved lanes of Hefang Street in central Hangzhou, the atmosphere shifts from a touristy daytime shopping strip into…
- A Guide to Hangzhou's Yuhang District Ancient Water TownsStretching north of Hangzhou's celebrated West Lake, the Yuhang District reveals a quieter face of Zhejiang Province. Here, slow-moving canals replace the…
- A Day Trip to Qiandao Lake from Hangzhou: An Australian Traveller's GuideQiandao Lake, also known as Thousand Island Lake, stretches across Chun'an County in Zhejiang Province, dotted with more than a thousand forested islets rising…
- Peaceful Tai Chi Parks Around Hangzhou’s West LakeWest Lake is one of Hangzhou’s most rewarding places for tai chi, with broad promenades, willow-lined gardens and quiet corners where local residents practise…
- Hangzhou International Village And Cultural Exchange GuideHangzhou’s International Village is best understood as a meeting point for cultural exchange rather than a single sightseeing building with a fixed entrance…
- How to Visit Gaoli Temple and Its Peaceful GroundsNestled quietly near the southern edge of West Lake, Gaoli Temple is one of the most overlooked corners of the wider Hangzhou sightseeing circuit. Visitors…