During a recent trip to Hangzhou, I embarked on a 4–5 hour walk at West Lake. The reason why I took so long was because I stopped for lunch midway and on the sitting benches to rest and enjoy the scenery.
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The exact route I took was as below:
- Longxiang Bridge (Train Station) 龙翔桥(地铁站)
- Broken Bridge 断桥
- Bai Causeway 白堤
- Solitary Hill Park 孤山公园
- Su Causeway 苏堤
- Flower Harbor (Viewing Fish at Flower Pond) 花港观鱼
- Leifeng Pagoda 雷峰塔
- Shuangtou Bridge 双投桥
- Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street (Nan Song Imperial Street) 南宋御街中山路步行街
- Hefang Street 河坊街
From the Hangzhou Railway Station, I first headed to the Long Xiang Bridge train station. The West Lake scenic area is right outside of the train station and I was…
