Hangzhou Pictures
Hangzhou Photos
Hangzhou is a city with a rich historical heritage and splendid cultures, also one of the seven ancient capitals in China. The beauty lies in its charming lakes, green mountains as well as in its profound history and culture. Detailed information about Hangzhou Travel Guide
West Lake (20)
West Lake, the most noted symbol of historic Hangzhou, is surrounded by mountains in three directions and houses many places of interest in and around the lake area.
Lingyin Temple (9)
Initially established in Eastern Jin Dynasty nearby the Fei Lai Feng (Peak Flown From Afar), Linyin Temple is more than 1,600 years old, being one of the ten well-known Zen temples in China.
This museum was originally a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy that was founded in 1874 by Hu Xueyan.The whole museum consists of five parts: Exhibition Hall, Hall of Handicraft Workshop and Interest Room, Out-patient Clinic of Chinese Medicine and Healthcare, Room of Chinese Herbal Soup, Business Hall.
China's National Silk Museum is the first that is specialized in silk, aiming to show Chinese silk development history in the past 5,000 years. The museum is located in the south shore of the West Lake, consisting of eight exhibition halls and housing exhibits from the Neolithic Age to Han and until Qing dynasties.
China National Tea Museum is in the Town of Dragon Well Tea in the elegant city, Hangzhou, which is a flourishing capital of silk and tea since ancient times.
Six Harmonies Pagoda stands on the hill at the north bank of Qiantang River. This multi-storied pagoda was first built during the Northern Song Dynasty and fully reconstructed in the Southern Song after destroyed during warfare.
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Q & A on Hangzhou Photos
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Jan. 26,2010 10:35 Reply
Mrs.dassie(south africa) said:
We (a company of 4 people) will visit hangzhou from 30 January for 10 days, is there a place where we could see pearls.
Jan. 26,2010 19:59
Ms.Cassie replied:
Hi Mrs. Dassie,
You can take a bus at Hangzhou South Bus Station to Shanxiahu Town in Zhuji. There you can find a pearl market. I am sure that you will find various kinds of pearls there.
Better not buy pearls near the West Lake, especially from those guys who claim that their pearls are produced in the West Lake. It is said that the West Lake hasn't produced pearls.
Also there are many fake pearls near the West Lake.