Classic Route Recommendations for Asian Games City Experiences

To better serve visitors and tourists, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism and Hangzhou’s districts and counties (city) have rolled out 100 colorful tour routs, covering theme classic tour routes, Asian Para Games barrier free theme routes, water night tour routes, "Poetry Road Culture·Three Rivers and Two Shores" golden water tour routes plus characteristic district and county (city) tour routes.  "Watch Asiad and Visit Hangzhou", let us share and experience together the grand international event and the marvelous tour programs!

“Enjoy Asian Games, Sense Hangzhou”Asian Games Theme Classic Routes (part)

West Lake Scenic Tour

Leifeng Pagoda at Sunset → Viewing Fish at Flower Pool → Three Pools Mirroring the Moon → Lingyin Temple (Feilai Peak) → General Yue Fei’s Temple → Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge → Enduring Memories of Hangzhou Show

Highlights: Gain personal experience of the sights and stories found in movies and books, and leave your footprints around the famed West Lake.

Grand Canal Culture Tour

Tangqi Ancient Town → Guangji Bridge → Gongchen Bridge → China Grand Canal Museum → Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural District (China Fan Museum, Knife, Scissors and Sword Museums) → Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion → Xiangji Temple → Fuyicang Granary → Dream Shangtang Show

Highlights: Learn about the thriving millennium Canal by visiting the ancient town, bridges and blocks, experience traditional skills in museums and exhibition halls, and acquire a rich and concrete impression of the charming Jiangnan water towns.

Liangzhu Site Tour

Liangzhu Museum → Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City → Chinese National Archives of Publication and Culture (Wenrun Pavilion) → Pingyao Old Street → Liangzhu Cultural Village → Cirque du Soleil · Hangzhou X Land of Fantasy

Highlights: Walk around the ruins and museums, experience the cultural richness in intangible heritage sites and art centers, and learn about the origin and continuity of Chinese civilization.

Song Dynasty Culture Tour

Deshou Palace → Drum Tower → Southern Song Imperial Street → Dajing Lane → Huqing Yutang TCM Pharmacy → Jiangnan Copper House → City God Pavilion → Hangzhou Study (Southern Song Study) → West Lake Guqin Society → Southern Song Imperial Kiln Museum → Romance of the Song Dynasty performance

Highlights: Learn about the peak of Chinese culture and relive the area’s past glory through visiting Deshou Palace Site, Drum Tower, Southern Song Imperial Street, and Southern Song Imperial Kiln Museum.

Travel tips

In addition to the above four classic routes, there are 11 theme tours including Tea Capital Experience Tour, Xihu and Xixi Ecological Tour, Historical Exploration Tour, etc.

Asian Para Games Accessible Theme Tour

Meeting Ancient Tea Culture in Hangzhou

China National Tea Museum (Shuangfeng) → Around-West-Lake tour → Enduring Memories of Hangzhou evening show

Highlights: This light and pleasant tour starts with a morning visit to the tea garden in China Tea Museum to learn tea history and taste tea. It is followed by an afternoon cruise of West Lake in a gaily-painted huafang or a leisurely round-the-lake drive in a sightseeing battery car, and culminates in the gala evening show of Enduring Memories of Hangzhou especially designed for G20 Hangzhou Summit guests.

Travel tips
In addition to Meeting in Hangzhou for Ancient Tea Culture, there are four Asian Para Games Accessible Classic Theme Tours, including "West Lake Scenery · Southern Song Dynasty Splendor" and "Millennium Canal · Intangible Cultural Heritage".

Night Water Tour Theme Classic Route

West Lake Night Tour

Boat tour of West Lake (Bai Causeway, Broken Bridge, Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Mid-lake Pavilion, Ruangong Isle, Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Leifeng Pagoda, etc.).

Highlights: "When is West Lake at its best? It is neither on a sunny nor a rainy day, but on a moonlit night". A night cruise of the breeze-ruffl ed lake with bright moon in the sky is an exceptional enchanting experience.

Travel tips

In addition to West Lake night tour, there are also night tours on Grand Canal and Qiantang River.