Liulang Wenying (Orioles Singing in the Willows)
The former site of Jujing Garden, an imperial garden of the Southern Song: tens of thousands of willows ripple like 'willow waves' along the lake, and 'orioles singing among the willows' ranks among the Ten Scenes of West Lake
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- Opening hours
- Open all day
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- Free
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The former site of Jujing Garden, an imperial garden of the Southern Song: tens of thousands of willows ripple like 'willow waves' along the lake, and 'orioles singing among the willows' ranks among the Ten Scenes of West Lake. Qianwang Temple (King Qian's Shrine) in the park honors the Qian family of the Wuyue Kingdom; its red walls and ancient camphor trees are popular photo spots. Free admission; within walking distance of Metro Line 7 Wushan Square Station; the fresh green willow waves of spring are at their best.
Getting there: Metro Line 7, Wushan Square Station
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- 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