HANGZHOU CHINA | Tea Plantations, Lingyin Temple, West Lake and more INCREDIBLE things to do!

Our time in Hangzhou was so amazing! We did it as a day trip from Shanghai but after visiting we would definitely recommend staying at least a few nights in Hangzhou to truly experience this incredible Chinese City. We were wowed from the moment we arrived in the Hangzhou tea plantations. We sample some of the fresh harvest Longjing Dragon Well Tea then hike from Meijiawu Village to Longjing Village. We then get a bus to Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak Buddhist carvings. From here we get a short taxi to West Lake, one of the best things to do in Hangzhou. Before heading back to the train station we walk through Hangzhou city and down Hefang Street, an old traditional street in Hangzhou. We Loved our day but will definitely stay for longer next time ;)
** NOTE ** Filmed during our trip in 2019
For more details about what to do in Hangzhou see our article here:
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For more details on the Hangzhou tea fields and how to hike between Meijiawu village and Longjing VIllage see our article here:
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00:00 Intro
00:36 - What we are doing on this day trip
00:47 - How to get from Shanghai to Hangzhou by train
04:44 - How to get to the Hangzhou Tea Plantations
04:55 - Meijiawu Tea Plantations And Village
09:56 - Drinking and Tasting Longjing Dragon Well Tea
13:13 - Starting Our Hike from Meijiawu to Longjing Tea Village
16:06 - Directions for the Hike (the ones we took)
16:42 - Longjing Tea Plantations and Village
19:17 - How to get to Lingyin Temple And Feilai Peak from Longjing Villiage
19:43 - Lingyin Temple And Feilai Peak
20:05 - Exploring Lingyin Temple
22:37 - West Lake (Xi Hu)
24:14 - Traditional Chinese Boats on West Lake
26:15 Bai Causeway + Broken Bridge Hangzhou
26:32 Hangzhou City at Night
27:02 Hefang Street
27:23 - How long to spend in Hangzhou
28:05 - Heading back on the train to Shanghai
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If you are heading to Hangzhou take a look at our articles on our blog. Thanks for watching :)
Hangzhou Tea Fields: almostlanding.com/hiking-hangzhou-tea-fields/
Things To Do In Hangzhou: almostlanding.com/things-to-do-in-hangzhou-in-one-day/

[@pedromonteiro5012]

Great advices! Found your videos when searching for Tongli. I will be doing eight days around Shanghai in November. Considering Tongli and Wuzhen as water towns. Tongli did not look to overcrowded to my surprise, did you film on a week day?

[@bbtran1111]

So beautiful!!! ♥️ Thank you for all the useful information. It will come handy when visiting. I would be staying longer, though. I enjoyed your video and recommendations!! 🌹🫶🏻👏👏👏

[@tinylittlesteps7761]

Beautiful. I am going tomorrow for a day trip. This is good summary

[@Zaynaaaaa]

How was it? Is there a lot of hiking cause I want to go with my parents

[@lililledi5471]

Ahh. All the relaxing, wonderful moments in nature. It will help strengthen our health.

[@almostlanding]

Nature is definitely wonderful and we loved our time here exploring the tea plantations. So relaxing :)

[@noppawanboonchuay7086]

Can we walk from bus station to lingying temple without cable?

[@zhiqin240689]

Hi there! @almostlanding, thanks for the video! May I ask if no admission fee is required to walk around the Meijia village tea plantation? Thanks!

[@pujunli-ex8qh]

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[@pujunli-ex8qh]

如果可能的话，最好开通支付宝，这将为你在中国的衣食住行提供极大的便利

[@FitzpatrickSD]

You were right. It is a ridiculous price for tea...probably 5x the price of anyone who speaks a word of Mandarin