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West Lake in Hangzhou

Beyond Shanghai · by high-speed train from Hongqiao

Hangzhou & West Lake: Our Favourites

The West Lake Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2011, and a MICHELIN-starred lunch by the lake.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Hangzhou and West Lake: the back story

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang·In depth

    West Lake’s causeways, temples and pagodas, a UNESCO cultural landscape, by high-speed train from Shanghai.

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What to see

  1. Inscribed 2011

    West Lake Cultural Landscape (UNESCO)

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang·World Heritage site

    The lake and its surrounding hills, temples, pagodas and causeways.

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Where to eat

  1. One MICHELIN star (2026)

    Jin Sha, Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang·Zhejiang restaurant

    Zhejiang cooking with one MICHELIN star, at the Four Seasons by West Lake.

    5 Lingyin Road, Xihu, Hangzhou (1F, Four Seasons Hotel at West Lake)Explore View on map

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