Guo's Villa
郭庄
The only well-preserved private garden on the shore of West Lake. Its waterside pavilions and corridors borrow the view of the lake, and it is praised as 'the finest garden of West Lake'.
Guo's Villa was originally called Duanyou Villa and was built during the Xianfeng era of the Qing dynasty. It lies north of Wolong Bridge, on Yanggong Causeway. The garden has two parts: the Jingbi Residence, a house compound, and the 'Yi Jing Tian Kai' garden. The water pool is bounded by stone embankments that open onto the lake. From the railings, Su Causeway and the lake view are brought into the garden, a model of borrowed scenery in Jiangnan gardens. Admission is about 10 yuan, and the garden's teahouse lets visitors sip tea while looking out at the lake. It is about 10 minutes on foot from Quyuan Fenghe.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Su Causeway
- Quyuan Fenghe (Breeze-ruffled Lotus)
- Impression West Lake Show
- Yue Fei Temple
- Hangzhou Botanical Garden
- Maojiabu
- Zhejiang Provincial Museum
- Gushan Hill & Xiling Seal Engravers' Society