Hangzhou City Private Day Tour to Feilai Peak, Lingyin Temple, Meijiawu Tea Village, West Lake and China National Silk Museum

Meals: Not included
Attractions: Feilai Peak, Linyin Temple, Meijiawu Tea Village, West Lake, China National Silk Museum

Your local travel guide and driver will meet you at Hangzhou train station or your hotel and escort you to start today’s Hangzhou exploration! (If you arrive in Hangzhou in the afternoon or later, the number and order of attractions can be adjusted based on your schedule and interests.)

First, go to Feilai Peak (Peak Flying from Afar), also known as Lingjiu peak, belongs to Lingyin Temple scenic spot, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, located in Xihu District Lingyin Road, Fayun Lane No. 1. According to official data, as of 2023, Feilai Peak will be 168 meters high and 1,424 meters high. The mountain is made of limestone. It is the earliest trace of Hangzhou Zen Temple. Opening hours 07:00-18:15.

Continue to the adjacent Lingyin Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple in China, is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, backed by the North peak, facing the Feilai Peak, was built in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, covering an area of about 87,000 square meters. The founder of Lingyin Temple was the West Indian monk Hui Li. Liang Wu Emperor in the southern Dynasty granted the field and expanded it. Qian Liu, king of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties, invited Yongming Yanshou Master to revive the development and gave the name Lingyin New Temple.

Next, drive uphill to Meijiawu Tea Village, also known as Meijiawu Tea Culture Village, is located in the western hinterland of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area, south of Meiling Tunnel, along the two sides of Meiling Road in depth for more than ten miles, known as “ten miles of Meiwu”. 

Then, make the symbolic visit to the picturesque West Lake, also known as Qiantang Lake, is located at No. 1 Longjing Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, in the west of Hangzhou City, with a catchments area of 21.22 square kilometers and a lake area of 6.38 square kilometers. In 2007, the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou, where the West Lake is located, was named “National AAAAA tourist Attraction”. On June 24, 2011, Hangzhou’s West Lake cultural landscape was inscribed on the World Heritage List.

After that, go to China National Silk Museum to appreciate Chinese silk. The first national professional silk museum, and the largest silk museum in the world. Opened to the public in 1992. In 2004, it was open to the public free of charge, and in the same year, the basic exhibition was awarded the sixth National Museum Top Ten Exhibition Excellence Award by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

After today’s visiting, be escorted back to your hotel in Hangzhou downtown.