Hangzhou Slow Tour and Wuzhen

Stay in the old town near Hefang Street, explore West Lake, the Lingyin tea hills and the Grand Canal in depth, and add a day in the Wuzhen water town.

Compared with the three-day route, this one adds two days for the canal and Wuzhen. Stay near Wu Hill Square, where you can stroll the Imperial Street night market in the evening. Spend one day each on West Lake and Lingyin. On day four, take a coach or high-speed train to Wuzhen to see the night views of West Street before returning. On the last day, experience the canal life of old Hangzhou at Gongchen Bridge and Xiaohe Straight Street before you leave. This suits travelers with time to spare who enjoy old streets and water towns.

Plum rain season in mid-to-late June brings frequent rain. Wuzhen's night views can be enjoyed year-round.

Day by day

Day 1 · Southern Song Imperial Street and Deshou Palace

Central Hangzhou（Deshou Palace Site Museum、Former Residence of Hu Xueyan、Hefang Street & Southern Song Imperial Street、Wushan Hill & City God Pavilion）

From Hangzhou East Station, take the metro about 30 minutes to Ding'an Road or Wu Hill Square. Walk through the old city near your accommodation.

Deshou Palace and the Hangzhou Museum are closed on Mondays and require booking.

Stay: Wushan Square / Hefang Street

Day 2 · Full-Day West Lake

Central Hangzhou（Broken Bridge & Bai Causeway、Gushan Hill & Xiling Seal Engravers' Society、Su Causeway、Three Pools Mirroring the Moon、Leifeng Pagoda）

Walk or take a bus to Broken Bridge to start. Follow Bai Causeway, Gushan and Su Causeway southward, take a boat to Xiaoyingzhou, and at dusk watch the sunset at Leifeng Pagoda. Then take a taxi back to the old city, about 10 minutes.

Stay: Wushan Square / Hefang Street

Day 3 · Lingyin Tianzhu and Longjing Tea Tasting

Central Hangzhou（Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng、Faxi Temple、Longjing Village）

Take a taxi or bus, about 30 minutes, to Lingyin. Walk along Tianzhu Road to Faxi Temple. In the afternoon, take a taxi about 15 minutes to Longjing Village for tea.

At Lingyin, you must buy the Feilaifeng ticket first, then the temple incense-and-flower voucher.

Stay: Wushan Square / Hefang Street

Day 4 · Wuzhen East and West Streets Day Trip

Jiaxing（Wuzhen East Scenic Zone (Dongzha)、Wuzhen West Scenic Zone (Xizha)）

Take the high-speed train about 30 minutes to Tongxiang Station, then a bus or taxi about 30 minutes. Alternatively, take a coach from Jiubao Bus Station, about 1.5 hours. Return to Hangzhou after seeing the night views of West Street.

The combined ticket for East and West Streets is only worth it if you arrive in the morning on the same day. Mind the last bus times.

Stay: Wushan Square / Hefang Street

Day 5 · Canal at Gongchen Bridge and Departure

Central Hangzhou（China Grand Canal Museum、Grand Canal & Gongchen Bridge、Xiaohe Street Historic Block）

Take a water bus from Wulin Gate Pier, about 40 minutes, to Gongchen Bridge. Visit the Grand Canal Museum and Xiaohe Straight Street, then take a taxi about 30 minutes to Hangzhou East Station in the afternoon.

The Grand Canal Museum is closed on Mondays.

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