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Top places to visit in Hangzhou

6 places worth your time in Hangzhou, with what each is actually like and when to go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. West Lake

West Lake
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A UNESCO landscape that has shaped Chinese garden design for a thousand years — causeways, pagodas and engineered views.

2. Lingyin Temple

Lingyin Temple
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One of China's largest Buddhist temples, with hundreds of Buddhist carvings in the cliffs opposite.

3. Longjing tea villages

Longjing tea villages
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The terraced slopes where Dragon Well tea is grown, with walking paths between the villages.

Watch out'Farmer' hospitality ending in high-pressure sales of tea at many times market value with false grade claims.

4. Leifeng Pagoda

Leifeng Pagoda
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Rebuilt over the ruins of the original, with the collapsed foundations preserved beneath glass.

5. Grand Canal

Grand Canal
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The southern terminus of the world's longest artificial waterway, dug from the 5th century BC.

6. Xixi Wetland Park

Xixi Wetland Park
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A protected wetland of waterways and persimmon groves on the city's western edge.

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