City Tour of Paradise on Earth

On your arrival, you will be picked up from the airport or train station. Your first stop is Lingyin Temple and Flying Peak. The temple is still functional and you can see that the local people come to pray in the courtyard. It contains numerous pagodas and is a very peaceful place to visit. Outside the temple, there is Flying Peak. The landscape is quite different from the surrounding peaks. It looks like a peak flying from somewhere else, which is why people gave it that name. You will be immersed in the Buddhist atmosphere. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Flying Peak

We will take you to Hangzhou Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion, which is designed to display, promote and develop traditional Chinese workmanship. More than 30 industrial art masters and inheritors of intangible cultural heritage have been attracted to the pavilion to showcase 21 kinds of craftsmanship, including stone carving, textile printing, bamboo chopsticks, and silk umbrellas. You will have a chance to learn how to draw a picture on an umbrella.

Hangzhou Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion

Recommended activity:
Impression West Lake is another "Impression" series live performance after ‘Impression Sanjie Liu’ and ‘Impression Lijiang’. Through dynamic interpretation and reappearance of real scenes, Hangzhou’s urban connotation and natural landscape were condensed into a high-standard artistic feast, which was introduced to the world.

After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up from your hotel. You will firstly arrive in Meijiawu, which is an ancient village where Dragonwell green tea is planted. You can see a variety of tea plantations in the field. Sit down at a tea farmer's house and taste the local tea slowly, you will find your mind is peaceful. You can also learn about a tea farm's routine by talking with them. A lunch of traditional local cuisine will be served at a farmer's home.

Meijiawu Tea Farm

After a leisurely visit in the village, you will be back to the city and visit the beautiful West Lake. It is in the heart of Hangzhou and gives the city its picturesque and romantic feeling. There are also several bridges and walkways on the lake. You will board a big Picture Boat to cruise on the lake with a stop to visit The Island – Three Pools Mirroring the Moon. It takes about 2 hours. The tour ends here. Our guide and driver will take you to the airport or train station for your departure to your next destination.

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon