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The architecture of Hangzhou tells stories that words alone cannot. From grand public buildings to hidden courtyards, walking the city reveals a living catalog of design spanning centuries and styles. A building tour on foot lets you appreciate the details — the materials, the proportions, the craft — that make each structure remarkable.
Hangzhou has been celebrated as an earthly paradise in Chinese culture for centuries, and walking around the legendary West Lake and through its surrounding hills of tea plantations reveals why Marco Polo called it the finest city in the world.