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6 stops within 5 km of Lingyin Temple. A sample itinerary that PreeChina can turn into a private, custom or tailor-made tour.
At a Glance
Price
Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.
| Travelers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day trip | USD 305 | USD 220 | USD 185 | USD 175 | USD 160 | USD 155 | USD 145 | USD 135 |
Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Why This Route
A 1,700-year-old temple in a forested valley. The monk Ji Gong, whom folk memory keeps alive, lived here, and the site holds 340 ancient stone carvings including China's earliest laughing Buddha.
Lingyin Temple lies 7 km from central Hangzhou in a straight line. This route stays within 5 km of it. The stops are China National Tea Museum, Tomb of Yue Fei, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, West Lake Cultural Landscape, Xixi National Wetland Park.
The Hangzhou city guide covers the city itself.
Itinerary
Lingyin Temple (灵隐寺). A 1,700-year-old temple in a forested valley.Start here.
China National Tea Museum (中国茶叶博物馆). The national museum of tea, set among working tea fields on the hills west of West Lake.1.9 km from the previous stop, 1.9 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Tomb of Yue Fei (岳飞墓（岳王庙）). A tomb that still draws strong feeling, where the wronged patriot Yue Fei lies beneath a green hill while four bronze statues of his murderers have knelt facing his grave for 500 years, inside the West Lake UNESCO cultural landscape.2.6 km from the previous stop, 3.3 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Zhejiang Provincial Museum (浙江省博物馆). Entry has been free since 2004 and needs only ID, with no booking.1.0 km from the previous stop, 4.2 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
West Lake Cultural Landscape (杭州西湖文化景观). Listed in 2011 as a cultural landscape.0.6 km from the previous stop, 4.1 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Xixi National Wetland Park (西溪国家湿地公园). Eleven square kilometres of waterways and reed beds on the western edge of the city, worked as fish ponds for centuries.8.1 km from the previous stop, 4.3 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Stops run from Lingyin Temple outward, each next stop being the closest one left. We do not list clock times here: your private itinerary sets the pace, the order and the start time with you.
Map
The gold marker is Lingyin Temple. Numbers follow the route order. We do not draw a line because it would not follow roads.
Stop by Stop
Start of the route
A 1,700-year-old temple in a forested valley. The monk Ji Gong, whom folk memory keeps alive, lived here, and the site holds 340 ancient stone carvings including China's earliest laughing Buddha.
1.9 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
The national museum of tea, set among working tea fields on the hills west of West Lake. The displays run from the story of the discovery of tea through Tang boiling and Song whisking to the loose-leaf brewing of the Ming.
3.3 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
A tomb that still draws strong feeling, where the wronged patriot Yue Fei lies beneath a green hill while four bronze statues of his murderers have knelt facing his grave for 500 years, inside the West Lake UNESCO cultural landscape.
4.2 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Entry has been free since 2004 and needs only ID, with no booking. The main sequence, Ten Thousand Years of Zhejiang, draws on excavations; five thematic galleries cover celadon, the sea, Song aesthetics, calligraphy and local figures.
4.1 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Listed in 2011 as a cultural landscape. Its pattern of one lake, three causeways and two pagodas grew over the Tang and Song dynasties. The Ten Views of West Lake set the model for naming landscapes in China, and Japanese and Korean gardens copied them again and again.
4.3 km from Lingyin Temple, straight line
Eleven square kilometres of waterways and reed beds on the western edge of the city, worked as fish ponds for centuries. Cherry blossom in spring, reed flower in late autumn, and boats as the way to move through it.
Distances
| # | Stop | Type | From Lingyin Temple | From previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lingyin Temple | Buddhist Temple | - | - |
| 2 | China National Tea Museum | Museum | 1.9 km | 1.9 km |
| 3 | Tomb of Yue Fei | Heritage Site | 3.3 km | 2.6 km |
| 4 | Zhejiang Provincial Museum | Museum | 4.2 km | 1.0 km |
| 5 | West Lake Cultural Landscape | UNESCO Site | 4.1 km | 0.6 km |
| 6 | Xixi National Wetland Park | Park | 4.3 km | 8.1 km |
Straight-line distances. Road distances are longer.
Independent Travel
Arranging these 6 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.
Custom Tour
This route is a starting point: 1 day and 6 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.
Questions
Lingyin Temple lies 7 km from central Hangzhou in a straight line. The road distance is longer.
The stops on this route, with straight-line distances from Lingyin Temple, are China National Tea Museum (1.9 km), Tomb of Yue Fei (3.3 km), Zhejiang Provincial Museum (4.2 km), West Lake Cultural Landscape (4.1 km), Xixi National Wetland Park (4.3 km).
China National Tea Museum, at 1.9 km in a straight line.
We plan it as 1 day. Your private itinerary sets the pace and the order with you.
Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 6 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.
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This route is in Zhejiang. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.
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Tell us when you arrive in Hangzhou, who is travelling and how much time you have. We build the route around your group.
