9 Tourist Cities within 2 Hours from Hangzhou (Summer Edition)
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🌊 I. Seaside Summer Retreat
1. Ningbo (High-speed train about 1 hour / Inter-city train 2 hours)
- Transportation: Direct high-speed train to Ningbo Station / Inter-city train from Hangzhou South Station (20 yuan, great value).
- Summer Highlight: Mei Shan Bay Beach.
- Must Experience: Fresh seafood feast at Xiangshan Fishing Port.
🏞️ II. Landscape Secrets
1. Lishui (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: Directly to Lishui Station.
- Summer Highlight: Morning mist and sunrise at Yunhe Terraces.
- Must Experience: Jinyun's 'Longest Mountain Body Drift' (Da Yuan Pu Hua Yuan).
2. Thousand Islands Lake (High-speed train about 1 hour)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou West/East Station to Thousand Islands Lake Station.
- Summer Highlight: Overlooking the thousand islands from Tianyu Mountain Observation Deck, especially beautiful at dusk.
- Must Experience: Kayaking exploration, strolling and eating sand pot fish head at Qilong Alley.
3. Anji (High-speed train about 30 minutes)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou West Station to Anji Station.
- Summer Highlight: Endless bamboo sea (filming location for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'), camping and stargazing on the top of Jiangnan Tianchi.
- Must Experience: Canglong Baipu hiking, Hello Kitty Park night session.
🏯 III. Cultural Cities
1. Nanjing (High-speed train about 1 hour)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou East/West Station.
- Summer Highlight: Night tour of Qinhuai River.
- Must Experience: Duck blood and vermicelli soup at Lao Mendong, and shading from the parasol trees on Zhongshan Mausoleum's Wutong Avenue.
2. Suzhou (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou East Station, arrive in 1.5 hours.
- Summer Highlight: Lotus blossoms in full bloom at Humble Administrator's Garden, experiencing the evening breeze of the water town on Pingjiang Road by boat.
- Must Experience: Listening to Pingtan, tasting Sanxia noodles, visiting museums to see Suzhou crafts.
3. Huangshan (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: Directly to Huangshan North Station from Hangzhou East/West Station.
- Summer Highlight: Average temperature on the mountain is 22°C, high probability of sea of clouds and sunrise.
- Must Experience: Night tour of Hongcun Yuezhao, tasting Mao tofu and stinky mandarin fish.
🍜 IV. Gourmet Small Towns
1. Quzhou (High-speed train about 1 hour 20 minutes)
- Transportation: Directly to Quzhou Station from Hangzhou East Station.
- Summer Highlight: Refreshing at Yaowang Mountain waterfall, Longyou Grottoes underground constant 18°C.
- Must Experience: Challenge 'Three Heads and One Palm' (duck head and rabbit head).
2. Jinyun (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: To Jinyun West Station.
- Summer Highlight: Summer retreat at Heyang Ancient Residences, rock village stream tracing.
- Must Experience: Eat Jinyun baked scone.
1. Ningbo (High-speed train about 1 hour / Inter-city train 2 hours)
- Transportation: Direct high-speed train to Ningbo Station / Inter-city train from Hangzhou South Station (20 yuan, great value).
- Summer Highlight: Mei Shan Bay Beach.
- Must Experience: Fresh seafood feast at Xiangshan Fishing Port.
🏞️ II. Landscape Secrets
1. Lishui (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: Directly to Lishui Station.
- Summer Highlight: Morning mist and sunrise at Yunhe Terraces.
- Must Experience: Jinyun's 'Longest Mountain Body Drift' (Da Yuan Pu Hua Yuan).
2. Thousand Islands Lake (High-speed train about 1 hour)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou West/East Station to Thousand Islands Lake Station.
- Summer Highlight: Overlooking the thousand islands from Tianyu Mountain Observation Deck, especially beautiful at dusk.
- Must Experience: Kayaking exploration, strolling and eating sand pot fish head at Qilong Alley.
3. Anji (High-speed train about 30 minutes)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou West Station to Anji Station.
- Summer Highlight: Endless bamboo sea (filming location for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'), camping and stargazing on the top of Jiangnan Tianchi.
- Must Experience: Canglong Baipu hiking, Hello Kitty Park night session.
🏯 III. Cultural Cities
1. Nanjing (High-speed train about 1 hour)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou East/West Station.
- Summer Highlight: Night tour of Qinhuai River.
- Must Experience: Duck blood and vermicelli soup at Lao Mendong, and shading from the parasol trees on Zhongshan Mausoleum's Wutong Avenue.
2. Suzhou (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: Depart from Hangzhou East Station, arrive in 1.5 hours.
- Summer Highlight: Lotus blossoms in full bloom at Humble Administrator's Garden, experiencing the evening breeze of the water town on Pingjiang Road by boat.
- Must Experience: Listening to Pingtan, tasting Sanxia noodles, visiting museums to see Suzhou crafts.
3. Huangshan (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: Directly to Huangshan North Station from Hangzhou East/West Station.
- Summer Highlight: Average temperature on the mountain is 22°C, high probability of sea of clouds and sunrise.
- Must Experience: Night tour of Hongcun Yuezhao, tasting Mao tofu and stinky mandarin fish.
🍜 IV. Gourmet Small Towns
1. Quzhou (High-speed train about 1 hour 20 minutes)
- Transportation: Directly to Quzhou Station from Hangzhou East Station.
- Summer Highlight: Refreshing at Yaowang Mountain waterfall, Longyou Grottoes underground constant 18°C.
- Must Experience: Challenge 'Three Heads and One Palm' (duck head and rabbit head).
2. Jinyun (High-speed train about 1.5 hours)
- Transportation: To Jinyun West Station.
- Summer Highlight: Summer retreat at Heyang Ancient Residences, rock village stream tracing.
- Must Experience: Eat Jinyun baked scone.
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