West Lake
Causeways and islands frame Hangzhou’s celebrated lake. Notice how a shoreline view changes as water, trees and distant hills overlap.
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Hangzhou
A lake shaped for looking, and the traces of a much earlier city.
Hangzhou’s West Lake and the Liangzhu ruins tell very different stories of shaping a landscape. They are separate places within the city’s wider area, each worth an unhurried look.
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Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins
Earthen remains preserve the outline of a much earlier city. Liangzhu’s water systems and planned spaces reveal a society built around rice cultivation.
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Wulin Night Market
Browse a named Hangzhou night market in Gongshu District for an easy evening meet-up.
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