Baoshi Hill (Gem Hill) · Baochu Pagoda
A hill on the north bank of West Lake: Baochu Pagoda survives in the style of the Five Dynasties Wuyue Kingdom (a solid brick pagoda about 40 m tall), standing gracefully on the summit like a hairpin on a beauty; the hill's igneous rock catching the sunset glow gave rise to 'Baoshi Liuxia' (Rosy Glow over Gem Hill), one of the New Ten Scenes of West Lake
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free
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A hill on the north bank of West Lake: Baochu Pagoda survives in the style of the Five Dynasties Wuyue Kingdom (a solid brick pagoda about 40 m tall), standing gracefully on the summit like a hairpin on a beauty; the hill's igneous rock catching the sunset glow gave rise to 'Baoshi Liuxia' (Rosy Glow over Gem Hill), one of the New Ten Scenes of West Lake. Hama Peak (Toad Peak) is the classic spot for sunrise shots of the whole lake; Baochu Pagoda framed together with West Lake in the morning light is an iconic image of Hangzhou. Free admission; take Metro Line 1 to Fengqi Road Station and transfer to a bus; photographers flock here at sunrise, so arrive early.
Getting there: Metro Line 1 to Fengqi Road Station, then transfer to a bus
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More in Hangzhou
- Xixi National Wetland
Boat maze of reeds and water villages west of the city.
- West Lake
UNESCO lake of pagodas, causeways and arched bridges; boat or bike the shoreline.
- Lingyin Temple
Buddhist temple founded 326 AD amid grottoes of Song-era rock carvings.
- Longjing Tea Village
Terraced Dragon Well tea fields; tastings at family farms.
- West Lake Loop
A World Heritage Site (inscribed in 2011): an urban lake with misty hills on three sides and the city on the fourth, dredged in succession by two of its governors, Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo; Su Shi's verse "wishing to compare West Lake to the beauty Xi Shi" made it a byword for Eastern aesthetics
- Su Causeway & Bai Causeway
Su Causeway, 2.8 km long, was built from dredged silt when Su Shi dredged West Lake; six bridges span the lake, with peach trees and willows lining both banks—"Misty Willows over Six Bridges" is the top spring scene