62 venues found under Sightseeing

1 Qiushui Villa

58 Beishan Rd | View Map

Across the lake from Chiang Kai-shek's villa is the former residence of media magnate Shi Liangcai, assassinated in 1934 by Chiang's agents for his dissenting political views. Shi took over Shun Pao...

2 Former holiday villa of Chiang Kai-shek

189 Nanshan Rd | View Map

The former leader of Kuomintang had many residences across the country but the small villa at the intersection of Nanshan and Hubin roads near West Lake is where he and his wife Soong May-ling spent t...

3 Former residence of Silas Aaron Hardoon

Western tip of Gushan Road | View Map

Around a kilometer from the Yu museum is the holiday villa of Shanghai tycoon and philanthropist Silas Hardoon, one of the most famous figures in old Shanghai. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, and reared in Mum...

4 Former residence of Yu Yue

1 Gushan Rd | View Map

Yu Yue, a renowned scholar in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) also found West Lake a perfect place for a library. Yu taught in the building for more than 30 years between 1862 and 1908. Unlike Ma Yi...

5 Ma Yifu Memorial Hall

Huagang Park, near entrance on Su Causeway | View Map

Ma Yifu (1883-1967), was a renowned scholar and calligraphy master, who lived in the building for 17 years from 1950 to 1967. The study on the second floor of an old villa was opened to the public for...

6 White Horse (Baima) Lake Conference & Exhibition Center

Crossroad of Baimahu Road and Changjiang Road S. | View Map

The center is home to a series of stunning-looking architectures of wavy shapes echoing its ecological surroundings. As home to lots of creative firms, the center was designated as a permanent exhibit...

7 Leisure EXPO Garden Convention & Exhibition Center

No. 92 Xianghu Rd | View Map

Constructed specially for the first World Leisure Expo that took place in Hangzhou in 2006, the Leisure EXPO Garden Convention & Exhibition Center is located in a Venitian styled theme park, with the ...

8 IDEAL 166 Creative Park

166 Lishui Rd | View Map

The most famous and popular creative park in the area is IDEAL 166, which was once the renowned Hangzhou Silk Printing and Dying United Factory. It was the first silk factory to use machines for mass ...