Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang and the city behind the old saying "above there is heaven, below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou." Its heart is West Lake — a calm sheet of water ringed by temples, tea hills and willowed causeways, free to walk at any hour. Around it sits a modern city of metro lines and glass towers on the Qiantang River, still growing tea in the valleys behind the shore.
The full handbook is part of the paid series
You have read the free preview — the introduction and the route map. The complete handbook adds the day-by-day plan, tickets and transport, culture and etiquette, food, useful Chinese, and the dated source list.