Hangzhou West Lake Easy One-Day Tour, Beautiful Scenery and Delicious Food All Worthwhile (Tourist-Friendly Version)
West Lake, it's truly beautiful to the extreme, no matter which season you come, you can appreciate the different charming scenery, and it's never enough! Here is a one-day tour itinerary specially crafted for tourists, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely tour around West Lake in one day, both relaxing and full of beautiful views.
After exiting from Exit C of the Wushan Square subway station, head towards Liulang Wenying, where it's quiet with fewer people and not noisy. Then head to the Qianwang Temple pier to take a boat to Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, 55 yuan per person, no reservation needed, just scan the code to buy a ticket, which includes the island entrance ticket and round-trip boat ticket, and it's more cost-effective than buying at Hubin Park. It takes about 15 minutes by boat to reach Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, a great place to take photos that match the 1 yuan RMB note. Then take a boat from Three Pools Mirroring the Moon to the Flower Harbor to watch fish. If you still have energy, you can take a stroll to see the red carp pond, and the lovely mandarin ducks and ducks.
Afterwards, from Flower Harbor, you can choose to walk to Jingci Temple or Leifeng Pagoda. Leifeng Pagoda and Jingci Temple are just across the street from each other, just choose one to visit. Jingci Temple ticket is 10 yuan, Leifeng Pagoda ticket is 40 yuan, I personally recommend Jingci Temple for its tranquil atmosphere. From the higher places of the temple, you can also take pictures of Leifeng Pagoda. Next, you can take the West Lake outer ring bus from Leifeng Pagoda to Xiling Bridge, or take a sightseeing car through the Su Causeway to Yuewang Temple, then walk towards Xiling Bridge. However, the Su Causeway section is two to three kilometers long, and although the scenery is beautiful, I really don't recommend walking the whole way, it will be exhausting!
Xiling Bridge, known as Hangzhou's most beautiful corner, where you can also enjoy the lake and mountain scenery. If you happen to catch the sunset, the 'orange sea' like scenery will appear before your eyes. Then ride from Xiling Bridge to the Broken Bridge, along the way you can enjoy the scenery of Beishan Street, and there are really a lot of people at the Broken Bridge. The Broken Bridge is the last stop of the West Lake tour, it's just an ordinary bridge, if you still have energy you can continue walking forward.
After the tour, you can take a bus back to Hubin Yintai, have dinner nearby, or try different delicacies on Fengqi Road, such as the famous Hang Seng Sisters or Golden Pig Restaurant. After dinner, you can also enjoy the West Lake musical fountain at 7:30 pm.
Around West Lake, there are many delicacies worth trying, such as West Lake Vinegar Fish, with tender fish meat paired with a unique sweet and sour sauce, it's unforgettable; Longjing Shrimp, where the aroma of tea and the freshness of shrimp blend perfectly, the taste is indescribably delicious; there's also Beggar's Chicken, Dongpo Pork, etc. Along the way, there are also many specialty snacks that will satisfy your taste buds. In short, come to West Lake and enjoy this wonderful time!