Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bus K7
Usefully connects the main train station to the western side of West Lake and
Lingyin Temple.
Tourist bus Y1
Circles West Lake in a return loop to Lingyin Temple.
Tourist bus Y2
Goes from the main train station, along Beishan Lu and up to Lingyin
Temple.
METRO
Line 1 of Hangzhou's new metro system opened in late 2012 and
runs through the Main Train Station, Hangzhou East Train Station and Jiubao's
bus station.
Taxi
Metered Hyundai taxis are ubiquitous and start at ¥10; figure on around ¥20 to
¥25 from the main train station (queues can be horrendous, though) to Hubin
Lu.
Around Hangzhou
Moganshan
0572
A blessed release from the suffocating summer torpor roasting north Zhejiang,
this
hilltop resort
(admission ¥80)
was developed by 19th-century Europeans
from Shanghai and Hangzhou during the concession era, in the style of Lush-
an and Jigongshan in Henan. Cool in summer and sometimes smothered in
spectral fog, Moganshan is famed for its scenic, forested views, towering bam-
boo and stone villa architecture; the mountain remains a weekend bolt hole for
expat
taitai
(wives) fleeing the simmering lowland heat.
Sights & Activities
The best way to enjoy Moganshan is to wander the forest paths and stone
steps, taking in the architecture en route. There's Shanghai gangster
Du
Yuesheng's old villa
( Du Yuesheng Bieshu), which is now a hotel, Chiang
Kaishek's lodge, a couple of churches (375 Moganshan and 419 Moganshan)
and other villas linked (sometimes tenuously) with the rich and famous, includ-
