Hangzhou Hidden Gems | One-Day Tour Guide

❤Recommended: Tired of crowded tourist attractions? Check out these four beautiful and less crowded places!

🕙Morning
✅Baita Park:
🌟Highlights:
The park features train tracks, a vintage train, and an artsy coffee shop. The plum blossoms in early spring are beautiful. The park is perfect for taking fresh campus-style or Japanese-style photos.
🚉Transportation:
1. Bus: Take bus 190, 202, or 308 to Baitaling Station.
2. Subway: Take Line 4 to Shuichengqiao Station, then walk for about 15 minutes.

🕙Afternoon:
✅Huiyin Gaoli Temple
🌟Highlights (beautiful plum blossoms):
The most tranquil Song-style temple by West Lake. The black and white buildings are combined with gardens, creating a strong Zen atmosphere. The temple is perfect for taking ancient-style or minimalist-style photos.
🚉Transportation:
Take bus 197 to Santai Mountain Road Station, then walk for about 10 minutes.
📝Photo tips:
1. Use the symmetrical architecture of the temple to take silhouette or frame photos.
2. In winter, you can use the red walls and light and shadow to highlight the tranquility.

✅Phoenix Mountain (Paiya Stone, Moon Rock)
🌟Highlights:
The site of the Southern Song Imperial City ruins. The place is quiet and less crowded.
🚉Transportation: Take Line 5 to Houchao Gate Station, then transfer to bus 102 to Wansongling Station.
📝Photo tips:
1. Use the natural texture and inscriptions on the rocks to take ancient-style or adventure-style photos.
2. Try long exposure to capture the moonlight wonder. You can also capture the contrast of light and shadow on the rock wall.

🕙Evening
✅Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City:
🌟Highlights:
The park has open meadows, reed marshes, and a deer park. It is perfect for taking forest-style or artsy photos.
🚉Transportation: Take Line 2 to Liangzhu Station, then transfer to bus 430M to Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City Station.

🧳Other hidden gems
1. Red Pavilion in Hangzhou Botanical Garden: A filming location of the 1986 version of Journey to the West.
2. Buddha Head in Han Meilin Art Museum: A 6-meter-tall Buddha head, full of mystery.

👍Tips:
It is recommended to avoid the restricted hours from 8:00 to 17:00 when visiting attractions around West Lake. Take a bus or subway instead.