Private Tour: West Lake, Linyin Temple and Dragon Well Tea Terrace
Hangzhou, China
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
A full day tour will take you to the most famous lake in China, Hangzhou’s West Lake with your private English-speaking guide. Experience the Lingyin Temple discovered in 328 AD and take a break in the shade of the tea pavilion at Dragon Well Tea Plantation and taste one of the best green tea in China.
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A full day tour will take you to the most famous lake in China, Hangzhou’s West Lake with your private English-speaking guide. Experience the Lingyin Temple discovered in 328 AD and take a break in the shade of the tea pavilion at Dragon Well Tea Plantation and taste one of the best green tea in China.Located only 180 km southwest of Shanghai, Hangzhou is known for known for its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. It has for centuries been one of the most popular destinations in China for discerning travelers.
Your full day tour will start from visiting the most famous lake in China, Hangzhou’s West Lake. A brief cruise ride in the West Lake will take you to the small island in the center of the lake. Later you will stop by Linyin Temple that is discovered in 328 AD by the Indian monk Hui Li. Lingyin Temple translates as the Temple of Inspired Seclusion and is one of the largest Buddhist temples in China that once served as a home to over three thousand monks. Located in front of the temple, there is a limestone peak called Feilai Feng, translated as “The Peak that Flew Here”. Between the 10th and 14th centuries, this surface of the peak was carved with over three hundred Buddhist statues. One of the most famous Buddhist Status is Laughing Buddha or known as Maitreya or the Buddha of the Future.
Chinese lunch at the local restaurant. After lunch transfer to Dragon Well village that is famous for its eponymous green tea. Here the picturesque tea terraces rise up on the hillside behind the villagers’ houses and, depending on the time of year, you will see tea leaves at various stages of processing – cut, sorted, or dried before being packaged to be shipped and sold as one of China’s finest green tea.
Your full day tour will start from visiting the most famous lake in China, Hangzhou’s West Lake. A brief cruise ride in the West Lake will take you to the small island in the center of the lake. Later you will stop by Linyin Temple that is discovered in 328 AD by the Indian monk Hui Li. Lingyin Temple translates as the Temple of Inspired Seclusion and is one of the largest Buddhist temples in China that once served as a home to over three thousand monks. Located in front of the temple, there is a limestone peak called Feilai Feng, translated as “The Peak that Flew Here”. Between the 10th and 14th centuries, this surface of the peak was carved with over three hundred Buddhist statues. One of the most famous Buddhist Status is Laughing Buddha or known as Maitreya or the Buddha of the Future.
Chinese lunch at the local restaurant. After lunch transfer to Dragon Well village that is famous for its eponymous green tea. Here the picturesque tea terraces rise up on the hillside behind the villagers’ houses and, depending on the time of year, you will see tea leaves at various stages of processing – cut, sorted, or dried before being packaged to be shipped and sold as one of China’s finest green tea.
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