Day 3 · Wednesday, October 21
Our final Hangzhou chapter moves into the western hills, where Buddhist sculpture, forest paths, and a celebrated spring invite a slower rhythm.
Your day, at a glance
Times are our guide and may shift gently with traffic, weather, and the rhythm of the group. Tap any cultural highlight to discover its story.
hotel
Please have luggage ready before we leave the hotel.
travel
A short drive into Hangzhou’s western hills.
Cultural highlight
Walk among temple halls, forested paths, and centuries of Buddhist sculpture.
Tradition dates Lingyin Temple to 326 CE. Across the stream, Feilai Peak holds hundreds of Buddhist carvings made over many centuries, transforming the limestone cliffs and grottoes into an extraordinary open-air gallery.
meal
A beautifully considered tea-and-lunch experience where seasonal Zhejiang flavors, design, and the quiet of the hills come together.
Cultural highlight
A deeper walk through one of Hangzhou’s most celebrated spring landscapes.
Legend dates Hupao—“Dreaming of the Tiger Spring”—to 819, when two tigers pawed open a water source for a monk. Its clear, soft water later became inseparable from Longjing tea. The Qianlong Emperor visited Hupao Temple during his southern tours and included Hupao among the celebrated waters he compared and ranked.
pause
A final quiet cup before we leave Hangzhou.
travel
Continue by road to Hyatt Regency Huangshan Hengjiangwan.
hotel
Check in and settle into the next chapter of the journey.