Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or train station in Hangzhou. Let’s start a little early in the morning to avoid the burning sunshine.

• First, you will experience a hand-rowed wooden boat cruise on the West Lake. The West Lake is a symbol of Hangzhou. Taking the rowing boat is a perfect, old-fashioned way to enjoy the beautiful views of the West Lake. A boatman uses a single long oar to steer you through the calm water, offering a serene and authentic journey.

• Next, we will take a short walk to visit Leifeng Pagoda. It has a history of 1100 years. From the top of the pagoda, you can overlook the entire West Lake. Inside the pagoda is a museum demonstrating relics, history and cultures of the pagoda. Tour guide will tell you the most famous folk story that happened in this place, the Legend of Lady White Snake.

• To avoid the scorching sunshine at noon, let’s go to a cool, trendy teahouse to taste authentic Chinese tea and tea snacks, at the same time enjoying the beautiful view of the West Lake through the window.
Alternatively, I can lead you to a fine restaurant to try any type of authentic Chinese food upon your request. The tour guide will introduce to you the food cultures in China.

• Afternoon can still be hot! A good choice is to enjoy Chinese traditional foot massage in a clean, cool place. You will forget all your fatigue and the sweltering heat.
Another option is to visit Zhejiang Provincial Museum. It is the best history museum in Hangzhou, introducing 10,000 years of history in Hangzhou and Zhejiang Province and exhibiting a vast number of exquisite and precious cultural relics. (Note: Zhejiang Provincial Museum is closed on Monday)

• When the weather becomes cooler, the tour guide will lead you to a peaceful village known for its high-quality Longjing green tea and beautiful tea fields to experience tea leaf picking and tea processing like a local farmer. Longjing Tea produced in Hangzhou is the best green tea in China.

Finally, the tour guide will send you back to your hotel or any other place in the pickup area.

★An air-conditioned car will be used throughout the trip for transportation.
★Something about the Tour Guide: He is a government licensed English speaking tour guide in Hangzhou. He holds a Master of Engineering degree and used to be an engineer in a European joint venture for almost 20 years. However, he is enthusiastic about history and cultures and loves traveling around the world and making friends from different countries. He can use his professional, accurate, and extensive knowledge to introduce you to the real, interesting and insightful aspects of China, instead of just reciting those superficial descriptions of tourist attractions.