Duanqiao Canxue — Attraction in Hangzhou City

Hangzhou's famous Xi Hu is a very scenic lake. We visited via the Duan Qiao section.

Firstly, traffic driving in is always very busy, suggest that you alight and walk in instead. We converted about 10 min driving time into a leisurely walk.

The place seems always crowded and it's not even the weekend or school holidays or major holiday. But we enjoyed the bustling atmosphere, there was even a school running event. Go children!

Take your time to walk around this section, this time of the year (Dec) the lotus plants have dried up and not as spectacular, there's still the lake views especially the famous Leifeng Pagoda and the legend of the Lady...

The most famous scenery in The West Lake. In English, it means “the broken bridge with Residual snow” . Whenever snowing, you can stand on a mountain stone, looking to the south, The West Lake white and bai causeway across the snow peach willow frost broken bridge arch stone bridge surface not have without block, melting ice in the sun, revealing the dappled bridge, and the ends of the bridge is under the cover of snow still discernible stone body seems like a secret.The Snow White in her eyes in the culvert colors that deck grey brown contrast, looking out over to seems broken off, therefore...

A large garden overlooking a wonderful lake... The place is filled with picturesque nature, many trees, flowers and beautiful areas that are worth spending time in to breathe in the scent of nature and its clean air. It also contains many beautiful restaurants and cafes. You can rent your own small boat for a trip around the lake if you are a small group, or try the experience of boarding the large boat shared with others for a trip...