West Lake Day Trip: A Niche Citywalk Route | Enjoy Flowers and Watch Fish by Boat

Early summer in Hangzhou is truly comfortable. This route is easy and relaxing. Stroll around and take pictures at your leisure.

🗺️Route: Hangzhou Flower Nursery → Guo Zhuang → Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard → Maojiabu

⏰Duration: The entire journey involves walking and stopping. The attractions are very close to each other. You can walk or take a boat. The road is shaded by green trees, so you don't have to worry about sun exposure.

🌟Must-See Spots:

📍Hangzhou Flower Nursery
🌺The 3rd Hangzhou Rose Flower Exhibition
Exhibition Time: April 25–May 12
🎫Tickets: Free 24/7 🆓
🚌Public Transportation: Take bus routes 194, 318, West Lake Inner Ring Line, or West Lake Outer Ring Line and get off at the "Hangzhou Flower Nursery" station.
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Flower Viewing Route: Hangzhou Flower Nursery East Entrance → Shihua Square → Rose Exhibition → Fountain Area → Liuhuaxie → Viewing Platform → Exit the Garden → Guo Zhuang Entrance → Flower Exhibition → Exit the Garden

📍Guo Zhuang (West Lake West Scenic Spot, next to Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard)
🌺Exhibition Time: April 25 to May 12
🎫 Tickets: CNY 10, free with Hangzhou Park Annual Pass 🆓
⏰Opening Hours: 8:00–17:00

Guo Zhuang offers a unique charm with its combination of roses and ancient architecture at every turn. In addition to roses, there is also a pond of water lilies🪷. It's not crowded and well worth a visit!

📍Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard
1⃣️Check out the internet-famous fish tank
🧭Navigate to "Lianyu Garden Restaurant"
The fish tank in the woods is really great for taking pictures 📷.
With the reflection of the water and glass, the goldfish seem to be swimming freely in an "underwater forest" 🌲.

2⃣️Take an electric self-driving boat 🛥️
🧭Navigate to "Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard Electric Self-Driving Boat Station"
CNY 30 for half an hour, each boat can carry 2–4 people.
Deposit of CNY 100, refundable upon return.

👉There are four docks for West Lake electric self-driving boats:
Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard, Baidi Pier, Fish Viewing at Flower Harbor Pier, and Changqiao Electric Self-Driving Boat Pier.

3⃣️Take the West Lake Circular Bus Boat
🧭Navigate to "Sino-American Friendship Well"
A boat every 30 minutes 🚢. It is recommended to take a one-stop ride to Maojiabu Pier for CNY 6, and then walk to "Zhejiang Hotel Bus Station" to take pictures of water lilies 🪷.

📍Maojiabu Water Lilies 🪷
🧭Navigate to "Zhejiang Hotel Bus Station"