AlmostLanding's video: HANGZHOU CHINA Tea Plantations Lingyin Temple West Lake and more INCREDIBLE things to do

Our time in Hangzhou was so amazing! We did it as a day trip from Shanghai but after visiting we would definitely recommend staying at least a few nights in Hangzhou to truly experience this incredible Chinese City. We were wowed from the moment we arrived in the Hangzhou tea plantations. We sample some of the fresh harvest Longjing Dragon Well Tea then hike from Meijiawu Village to Longjing Village. We then get a bus to Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak Buddhist carvings. From here we get a short taxi to West Lake, one of the best things to do in Hangzhou. Before heading back to the train station we walk through Hangzhou city and down Hefang Street, an old traditional street in Hangzhou. We Loved our day but will definitely stay for longer next time ;) ** NOTE ** Filmed during our trip in 2019 For more details about what to do in Hangzhou see our article here: https://almostlanding.com/things-to-do-in-hangzhou-in-one-day/ For more details on the Hangzhou tea fields and how to hike between Meijiawu village and Longjing VIllage see our article here: https://almostlanding.com/hiking-hangzhou-tea-fields/ 00:00 Intro 00:36 - What we are doing on this day trip 00:47 - How to get from Shanghai to Hangzhou by train 04:44 - How to get to the Hangzhou Tea Plantations 04:55 - Meijiawu Tea Plantations And Village 09:56 - Drinking and Tasting Longjing Dragon Well Tea 13:13 - Starting Our Hike from Meijiawu to Longjing Tea Village 16:06 - Directions for the Hike (the ones we took) 16:42 - Longjing Tea Plantations and Village 19:17 - How to get to Lingyin Temple And Feilai Peak from Longjing Villiage 19:43 - Lingyin Temple And Feilai Peak 20:05 - Exploring Lingyin Temple 22:37 - West Lake (Xi Hu) 24:14 - Traditional Chinese Boats on West Lake 26:15 Bai Causeway + Broken Bridge Hangzhou 26:32 Hangzhou City at Night 27:02 Hefang Street 27:23 - How long to spend in Hangzhou 28:05 - Heading back on the train to Shanghai See our website here: http://almostlanding.com/ Thanks so much for watching! We'd love you to subscribe to our channel for more travel videos: https://almostlanding.com/subscribehere Mandy & Chris *** OUR FAVOURITE TRAVEL RESOURCES ▻ $50 towards your first Airbnb stay: https://almostlanding.com/airbnb ▻ Our favourite way to book hotels: https://almostlanding.com/booking.com ▻ Things we use to book, plan, pack and enjoy our travels: https://almostlanding.com/travel-resources/ ▻ Our 'Where To Stay In ...' Guides: https://almostlanding.com/tag/accommodation/ ▻ Our Food Guides: https://almostlanding.com/category/food-2/ ▻ Free printable packing list: https://almostlanding.com/printable-packing-list/ *** OUR BALI TRAVEL GUIDES | EBOOKS ▻ Bali Field Guides: https://almostlanding-bali.com/bali-travel-guides/ ▻ Bali Itineraries: https://almostlanding-bali.com/bali-itinerary-guides/ *** OUR GEAR ▻ Main Camera: https://amzn.to/2ylUyig ▻ Lens: https://amzn.to/2pFZqLi ▻ Back-up Camera: https://amzn.to/2Cc06PL ▻ Mic: https://amzn.to/2Rww1Qf ▻ SD Card: https://amzn.to/2NCCjdT *** JOIN US + TRAVEL BLOGS ▻ Travel Blog: https://almostlanding.com ▻ Bali Blog: https://almostlanding-bali.com ▻ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostlanding/ ▻ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostlanding ▻ Twitter: https://twitter.com/almostlanding ▻ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/almostlanding *** ABOUT US Hi, we’re Chris and Mandy, travel bloggers and creators from Australia. Since December 2015, we have been travelling and exploring the world full-time. We usually spend 1-2 months in each place we travel to and love really getting to know a place. One of our favourite ways to get to know a destination is through food, and we share all of our food guides here on Youtube and on our travel blogs. We love to pack light, travelling the past 3 years with carry-on only. On AlmostLanding.com, we share in-depth guides to help you plan the best trip, we often have free printable guides you can download or print out, we’ve created our own travel maps pinpointing our favourite picks for different places so you can easily find everything and make travel planning easy. We have another travel blog all on Bali, AlmostLanding-Bali.com, we’ve spent so much time in Bali and share everything we know and love about this beautiful island. We’ve fallen in love with travel and blogging, and we wanted to create a space for other travel lovers and life dreamers. Thanks for being a part of Almost Landing, and make sure to say hi :)