City Walk-Look for the Memory of the Era

A foot tour is the best way to get to know Hangzhou. It allows you to see more local characters. Walk along the streets and alleys of Hangzhou, and immerse yourself into the details of the city, you can feel the ordinary life of the locals, listen to their stories and explore the traces of Hangzhou's transformation.

Look for the Memory of the Era

Every city is a complex organism with a memory. Hangzhou's memory of more than 2,200 years has been accumulated into numerous "loose-leaves" of historical chapters, making the past impression visible, perceptible and searchable.

Hangzhou Seawall Site Museum
At present, the only seawall site museum in China, it features a section of the existing seawall ruins of the Ming and Qing dynasties as its centerpiece to comprehensively display the historical changes, cultural connotations and values of the Qiantang River seawall. Apart from telling the evolution and the stories of the seawall in the past dynasties, the visit allows you to stand on the original course of the Qiantang River and see its "Fishscale Seawall" in the most direct way.
South Building of Jiubao Cultural and Sports Center, southwest corner of Jiusha Ave and Jiumu Rd
+86 571 86912900
09:00~16:30
closed on Mondays
Longxing Temple Sutra Pillar

One of the very few early architectural objects in China, it is the oldest existing stone carved scripture pillar in Zhejiang, as well as the oldest existing building in Hangzhou. The pillar is engraved with Buddhosnisah Tuoluoni Scripture in the exquisite handwriting of Hu Jiliang, a famous Tang Dynasty calligrapher.

Entrance to Dengxin Lane, Yan 'an Rd (N)

Six Harmonies Pagoda/Liuheta

The six harmonies of the majestic pagoda refer to the harmonies of "heaven and earth and four directions".  It was fi rst built in the Song Dynasty by the Wuyue King Qian Hongchu to suppress the river tides.  In the lunar August, when the Qianjiang River surge is at its peak, it has been a popular site for local and visitors alike to watch the tall tide and listen to the roaring waves.
+86 571 86591401
07:00~17:30
20 yuan for the park, 10 yuan for the pagoda

Liuhe Cultural Park, 16 Zhijiang Rd

Wenlan Pavilion
One of the seven national book houses built during the reign of Qing Emperor Qianlong to preserve the Complete Book of the Four Repositories, Wenlan Pavilion is the only surviving one among the three in southern China. Located in the former palace of the Qing Emperor Kangxi, it is now an important part of Zhejiang Provincial Museum. The elegant garden architecture, featuring typical Jiangnan style, integrates the balanced, symmetrical, solemn and rigorous characteristics of a royal monument.
25 Gushan Rd
Site of Zhejiang Industrial Bank
Zhejiang Industrial Bank, founded in 1923, is one of the earliest commercial institutions in China. It is now the Yangbatou Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Designed by Shen Liyuan, a modern architect, the bank building features a retro Western architectural style, which has made it a famous "Internet celebrity" photo stop in Hangzhou.
261 Zhongshan Rd (M)
Xiaoying Lane
The age-old alleyway boasts a number of attractions such as Chairman Mao’s Visit to Xiaoying Lane Memorial Hall, CPC Hangzhou Cell Memorial Hall, Qian Xuesen's former residence, National Patriotic Health Movement Memorial Hall, Red Lane Life Hall, etc., bearing the magnificent and profound red culture history.
Xiaoying Lane