'Whatever her makeup, a beauty always radiates with beauty, so is the West Lake'-one of the numerous Chinese poems in praise of Hangzhou. This is also "the most beautiful and elegant city in the world" in Marco Polo's eyes.

 If Shanghai is in your plan, why not put a Hangzhou tour in? Only 1 hour on high-speed train and you get this dreamy city, a round trip in one day also comes quite easy. For those travel to Mt. Huangshan, a layover in Hangzhou is perfect.

Once you get Hangzhou, pick a misty drizzling or sunny day to boat around the West Lake, admire the 'heaven beauty' and touched by the love story of Madam White Snake and Xu Xian. Or wander around the Dragon Well Tea Plantation at Meijiawu Village where tea aroma floats in the air, take a homemade lunch and practice to pick tea leaf as a local. If you not come in a harvest season, nothing to regret about, let’s just sit down enjoying the tea and a precious quiet moment in lifetime.