PARADISE ON EARTH—HANGZHOU 7
FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS 12
Location...The Long and the Short of It... 12
Population...Climate... 12
Administrative Divisions...System of Government... 12
Hangzhou Dialect...Sizing It Up... 13
Newspapers and Magazines...Television and Radio... 14
Travel Services...Medical Services...Its Only Money... 14
TRANSPORT 15
The Way to Enter and Exit Hangzhou 15
Air Service...Rail Service... 15
Travel by Water... 16
Transportation in the City 16
Taxi...Public Buses and Trolleys... 17
Travel Buses...Bikes... 17
Man-Powered Pedicabs...Walking Around... 18
Travel to Surrounding Counties 18
MECCA FOR TOURISM 19
West Lake Scenic Area 19
Starting the Tour to West Lake from Hubin Park 20
Snow on the Broken Bridge 20
Solitary Hill Scenic Area 21
Autumn Moon on the Calm Lake 21
Lotus Strirred by the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard 22
Jade Spring 22
Listening to Orioles Singing in the Willows 23
Spring Dawn by Su Causeway 23
Viewing Fish in Huagang Pond 24
Osmanthus Flowers at Manjuelong 24
Tiger Spring 25
Yunqi Bamboo Path 26
Three Islands in the Lake 26
Mid-Lake Pavilion 26
Mr.Ruan's Mound 26
Three Pools Mirroring the Moon 27
West Lake from Above 28
Baoshi Hill 28
Wu Hill 29
Jade Emperor Hill 29
Sites of Historical Interest Abound 29
Liuhe Pagoda 30
The Tomb of Yue Fei 30
The Peak That Flew Here 31
Lingyin Temple 31
Phoenix Mosque 33
The Forest of Steles in Hangzhou 33
Remains of the Northern Song Capital 33
The Fuchun-Xin'an River Scenic Area 34
Lingshan Fairyland 34
Yaolin Wonderland 34
Yan Ziling's Angling Terrace 36
Lingqi Caves 37
Hanging-in-the-Air Temple South of Yangtze 38
Thousand-Isle Lake 38
Fuxi Stone Forests 39
Scenic Spots in the Vicinity of Hangzhou 39
Qiantang River Tidal Bore 39
Ten-Li Plum Sea 40
Mt.Tianmu Nature Reserve 40
Self-Guided Tours 41
Half-Day Tour of West Lake 41
One-Day Tour of West Lake 41
Two-Day Tour of West Lake 42
Three-Day Tour of West Lake 43
Three-Day Tour of Fuchun and Xin'an Rivers 43
TASTE OF THE EXOTIC 44
Performing Arts 44
Yue Opera 44
Jiangnan Sizhu 45
Hangzhou Acrobatics Troupe 46
Regular and Popular Cultural Activities 46
Arts Week in Hangzhou 46
An Evening Boat Ride on West Lake 46
An Ancient-Style Tour of West Lake 47
Cultural Sites 49
Xiling Seal Engravers' Society 49
Wenlan Pavilion 50
Zhejiang Library 50
Zhejiang Museum 51
Zhejiang Exhibition Hall 51
Hangzhou Cultural Center 52
Hangzhou Youth Activity Center 52
Education 53
Zhejiang University 53
Hangzhou University 54
Zhejiang Arts Academy 54
Sports 54
Religion 55
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD 57
Hotels and Guest House 57
Deluxe Hotels 57
Hangzhou Hotel 57
Huanglong(Dragon)Hotel 59
Medium-and Low-Budget Hotels 60
Wanghu Hotel 60
Friendship Hotel 60
Overseas Chinese Hotel 60
Xinqiao Hotel 61
Xihu Hotel 61
Huagang Hotel 61
Zhejiang Guest House 61
Huajiashan Hotel 62
Hangzhou Delicacies and Restaurants 62
Popular Hangzhou Dishes 62
West Lake Fish in Sweet-Sour Sauce 62
Dongpo Pork 62
Stir-Fried Shelled Shrimps with Dragon-Well Tea Leaves 63
Jiaohua Broiler 63
"Ganzha Xiangling"(Deep-Fried Bean-Curd Rolls Stuffed with Minced Tenderloin) 63
Traditional Local Snacks 64
Noodles with Fried Slices of Eel 64
"Cat's Ear" 64
"Double Happiness" 64
Wushan Buttered Cake 65
Thick Soup with Sweet-Scented Osmanthus and Chestnut 65
Restaurants with Varied Distinctive Features 65
Tianxianglou Restaurant 65
Hangzhou Wineshop 66
Zhiweiguan Restaurant 66
Louwailou Restaurant 66
Kuiyuan Restaurant 67
Suchunzhai Restaurant 67
Haifeng Western Food Restaurant 67
The Muslim Restaurant 67
Bagualou Restaurant 67
WHAT TO BUY 69
Hangzhou Silk 69
Hangzhou Brocade 69
Hangzhou Fans 70
Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors 70
West Lake Silk Umbrella 72
Longjing(Dragon Well)Tea 72
Hangzhou Chrysanthemum 73
West Lake Chuncai(Water Shield) 73
Xiaoshan Embroidery 73
Changhua Walnut 73
Tangqi Loquat 73
Tianmu Dried Bamboo Shoots 74
Xiaoshan Red Bayberry 74
West Lake Lotus Root Starch 74
Tianzhu Chopsticks 74
General and Specialty Shops 74
BUSINESS 77
Export Commodities 78
Utilizing Foreign Funds 79
Joint Cooperative Efforts for Expanded Operations 80
Intended Areas of Cooperation with Foreign Businesses in Hangzhou 81
Urban Construction 82
FACT FILE 83
Transportation 83
Hangzhou's Taxi Companies 83
Main Hotels 84
Main Specialty Shops 84
Main Restaurants and Wineshops 85
Telephone,Telegram and Telex Services 86
Long-Distance Telephone Numbers 87
Main Hospitals in Hangzhou 88
Foreign Languages Bookstores 88
Flight Schedules 89
Air Ticket Price 91
Train Schedules 92
Useful Expressions 94
International Clock 95
A Chronology of Chinese History 96