**【Four days and three nights in Hangzhou】Avoid the crowds and take a slow tour of West Lake! Eat Michelin-starred dumplings at Southern Song Imperial Street**

** [Hangzhou 4 days and 3 nights] Avoid the crowds slowly tour the West Lake! Eat all the Michelin pan-fried dumplings in Southern Song Dynasty Royal Street** Taking advantage of the May Day Golden Week, I rushed to Hangzhou and chose **West Lake Dahua Hotel**. It was a wise decision! The location is super convenient, 5 minutes walk to the lake, avoid the nightmare of crowded cars, in the middle of the night want to see the moonlight of the West Lake and can always take a walk ~ **🌿West Lake Slow Life Philosophy** - No rush at all! Wherever you can see along the lake: ✅ **Su Ti** morning walk super chill, the fog has not dissipated when it seems to walk into an ink painting ✅ **Flower Harbor Fish Viewing** The carp is plump, bring bread crumbs to feed the fish (Abbot's advice: knead small pieces to attract fish) ✅ **Yue Wang Temple** History fans must go, Qin Pine kneeling statue and someone secretly dropped coins to "beat the villain" 🤣 ✅ Hotel private boat cruise around the lake, avoid the tour group crowded public boat, the boatman can also tell the story of the White Snake! **🍜 Eat until you lick your tongue** - **Southern Song Dynasty Street Sweeping Strategy**: ✨ **Half Sister Pan-fried Dumplings** (Michelin recommendation!) Onion oil fragrant to smell every two streets, crispy bottom + burst juice pork filling, after eating want to encore ✨ **GU Pork Liver Bibimbap**: Celebrities are not cheating! The pork rinds are thick and tender, tossed with thick sauce and bouncy noodles, wicked but can't stop ✨ **Busan Pan-fried Dumplings**: Korean kimchi filling is addictive, spicy and sweet ⚠️ Grandma's house: fame is greater than actual, Dongpo meat like firewood skin, the lie has been hit! **📌 Unpopular Surprise Spot** - **Longan Noodle House**'s Pianerchuan (Hangzhou specialty!) uses asparagus slices + snow cabbage to hang the soup, simple but fresh to the eyebrows - **Xia Auntie's Shop** (near Lakeside Road)'s Dingsheng cake: slightly sweet bean paste filling + glutinous rice fragrance, grandma insists on daily handmade **🚶♂️ Tips for avoiding crowds during Golden Week** 1. Scenic spots **before 7am/after 8pm dark** completely different world! There are no silhouettes for you to take pictures 2. The hotel chooses the east coast of West Lake (near the subway Longxiangqiao station), easy access and not afraid of traffic jams 3. Hangzhou public bicycles are super popular, cycling to Yanggong Di is super cool (remember to open the "Ding Tai Travel" APP to rent a car) **Next Goal🎯** This time I couldn't see the sunrise over West Lake (lazy bed failed...) and **Thunder Peak** too many people couldn't go up, leave some regrets for autumn again! --- **Tips Compilation** 🏨 Accommodation: West Lake Dahua Hotel (unbeatable location, but old decor) 💰 Spending: HK$3,500 per person including airfare (20% cheaper in off-season!) 🎒 Must bring: lightweight windbreaker (cool in the morning and evening by the lake), selfie stick (Jing Kuan is easy to photograph passers-by) 🛍️ Souvenirs: Lotus cake from Zhi Wei Guan, Longjing tea candy from the Southern Song Dynasty Tea Shop Hangzhou is really a city of "one step at a time". You don't have to run around for attractions. Just sitting by the lake and watching the ducks swim is healing enough. Let's have a chance to team up to watch the sunrise! 🌅