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My phone storage exploded while in Hangzhou, and my soul has been marinated in the aroma of tea~

How to play in Hangzhou? 🚅 Transportation: ** High-speed train directly to "Hangzhou East Station," Metro Line 1 directly to West Lake (get ride code via Alipay) 🏠 Accommodation: ** East side of West Lake "William's Toffee Hotel" (French vintage terrace room ¥500/night, window view of Broken Bridge) or Hefang Street "Atour Hotel" (top floor City God Pavilion night view room ¥300/night) 📅 **Daily itinerary: 📍Day 1: West Lake Loop · Classic Walking Tour **🌅 Early morning 6:00 Broken Bridge Remnant Snow: Enjoy an exclusive ink painting without tourists! Wear Hanfu to take "Lonely Boat with Straw Hat" artistic photos, best spot: **Beishan Street stone bench** for overhead shots of the bridge reflection. **🍵 Morning 9:00 - **Rowboat secret route: Board at Guozhuang Pier (¥300/boat/2h), follow the "Turtle Pond - Bathing Swan Bay" route, pass through 9 ancient bridge tunnels, the boatman will point out mandarin duck nesting spots! **🌇 Evening 17:00 - **Leifeng Pagoda sunset: Don’t climb the pagoda! Go to the opposite side (Changqiao Park) to shoot the "Leifeng Sunset" silhouette, use the pagoda for creative perspective shots. **🌃 Night 20:00 Wulin Night Market: Eat "Nicholas Tse’s favorite" scallion pancake (Grandma Sun’s ¥10), try the "Cat Dough" Longjing tea mochi (bursting molten filling!), take neon sign and lively nine-grid photos 📸. 📍Day 2: Zen Tea Flavor · Time Travel through Past and Present **⛩ Early morning 7:00 Lingyin Temple offbeat experience: ✅ Touch the "Jigong Palm Print" in the narrow stone crevice at Feilai Peak (locals say it brings good luck) ✅ Buy the eighteen-seed bracelet (official store ¥46) to avoid fake goods outside the temple. **🚌 Noon 12:00 Bus 1314 ritual: Take the popular bus to Faxisi Temple, shoot panoramic mountain road views from the rear right window! Must order vegetarian roast gluten with bamboo shoots (¥20), hang a love charm under the thousand-year-old magnolia tree. **🍃 Afternoon 15:00 - Meijiawu Tea Mountain: Enter the "Tea People’s Village" backyard, experience hand-frying tea (¥150 including 1 jar of your own product), wear a white dress to stand on the terraces and shoot "Chasing the Wind on Tea Mountain" GIF. **🌌 Night 19:30 Xiaohe Straight Street lantern night: Carry paper lanterns to stroll the canal cultural shops, shoot "Riverside Window Shadows." 📍Day 3: Wetland Light and Shadow · Cyber Jiangnan **🛶 Morning 9:00 - **Xixi Wetland advanced experience: ✅ Zhoujia Village pier rowboat (¥100/person), have the boatman stop at Qiuxue Hermitage reed marsh, wear light colors to shoot Monet oil painting style photos. ✅ Hidden experience: Persimmon Festival (September-October only) pick persimmons and feed egrets. **💡 Afternoon 14:00 China Academy of Art Xiangshan Campus: Red brick museum + bamboo corridor, a must-shoot "brick arch light and shadow maze" for architecture lovers, wear black and white for an instant cool scholar vibe. **🌃 Evening 18:30 Qianjiang New City light show: City Balcony prime spot to shoot the "Sun and Moon Shine Together" building cluster laser dance, performed every Tuesday/Friday/Saturday (don’t miss it!).
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Posted: Jul 18, 2025
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