Accommodation
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Referenced Taxi Fee: $15 (¥90) ($: US dollar; ¥: Chinese Yuan)
2) 8 km to Hangzhou Railway Station (City Station)
Referenced Taxi Fee: $4 (¥24) ($: US dollar; ¥: Chinese Yuan)
3) 9.8 km to Hangzhou East Station
Referenced Taxi Fee: $4.5 (¥27) ($: US dollar; ¥: Chinese Yuan)
4) 27.2 km to Hangzhou South Station
Referenced Taxi Fee: $12 (¥72) ($: US dollar; ¥: Chinese Yuan)
Best_Western_Hangzhou_Meiyuan_Hotel.pdf
Types | Negotiated Rate |
Business Standard Room (Double Room) | About 65USD/Room/Night |
Business Single Room | About 70USD/Room/Night |
Tourism in Hangzhou
Here is the planned tourism route on May 26, 2016 (from 8:30 to 17:00):
Lingyin Temple(灵隐寺) --- Su Causeway(苏堤) --- Ten Scenes of West Lake(西湖十景)--- Leifeng Pagoda(雷峰塔)--- Longjing Village(龙井村)
*CHEMBIO2016 Organizing Committee will provide the lunch during the tourism
Hangzhou (杭州,háng zhōu), the capital city of Zhejiang Province, is the political, economical, cultural and financial center of Zhejiang Province. It is famous for the beautiful scenery, enjoying the reputation of "There is paradise in heaven and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." There are many scenic spots in Hangzhou, such as West Lake(西湖), Lingyin Temple(灵隐寺) and Su Causeway(苏堤).
West Lake(西湖)
West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay. Over the centuries, the beauty and culture of West Lake has attracted numerous literati, who left behind works of literature and poetry to describe the lake. For example, Dream in West Lake and The Enchiridion of Lake and Mountain recorded a lot about West Lake and ancient Hangzhou historic anecdotes. Nowadays, West Lake still offers many attractions for tourists at home and abroad.
Lingyin Temple(灵隐寺)
Located at the north-west of the West Lake at Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple is one of the oldest and ancient Buddhist temples in China. It contains numerous pagodas and Budddhist grottoes. As one of the largest temples in Wulin Mountain in Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple attracts thousands of visitors and Buddhist because of its long history and charming scenery.
Sudi(苏堤)
Su Causeway is the longest series of bridges crossing over Hangzhou's West Lake. In Northern Song Dynasty (1090), the famous poet Su Dongpo was then the governor of Hangzhou, he built the causeway to connect the West Lake. In memory of this famous poet, this causeway was later named after him as the "Su Causeway". It consists of six simple yet beautiful bridges and the embankments along the way are all landscaped with trees and flowers.
Leifeng Pagoda(雷峰塔)
Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰塔, Léi Fēng Tǎ) is a five-story tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake. It was originally constructed in the year AD 975. Leifeng Pagoda was one of the ten sights of the West Lake because of the Legend of the White Snake, which was a romantic love story in ancient times between Xu Xian and the "White Lady" or "White Maiden" (白娘子, Bái Niángzǐ), they fell in love with each other to break though the laws of nature.