Comments on: Ten Reasons You Should Totally Visit Hangzhou

By: Vineet Gupta

Vineet Gupta — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:18:32 +0000

Thank for sharing such amazing details. Beautiful pictures that show how beautiful this place is. Wish to travel here some time in future. Love this: Hangzhou Tea Villa Hotel.

Thank again for crafting great post 😀

By: ginger

ginger — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:31:05 +0000

Hello:
I spent hours (until past 1:30am – I had a 7am wakeup) reading your blog after clicking a haphazard link.
Wow – awesome adventures and terrific storytelling.

Thanks so much for sharing,
Best,

By: Theodora

Theodora — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:06:26 +0000

In reply to Lillie. Part of it is, of course, hectic and bustling. But West Lake feels insanely serene.

By: Theodora

Theodora — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:06:08 +0000

In reply to Jonny Blair.

There were definitely other laowai there, but nothing in comparison to Chinese numbers…. Glad you liked Mingtown too – I did!

By: Lillie

Lillie — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:48:48 +0000

It’s really nice to see these pastoral scenes. Most of my time in China was spent in hectic, busting cities, and now I wish I’d added Hangzhou to the itinerary!

By: Jonny Blair

Jonny Blair — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:39:35 +0000

I agree Hangzhou is worth a trip, and probably best for people to go now while they can. I was there a few years back and was the only non-Asian tourist I saw. I’ve heard that has changed and the same with Suzhou and the Fujian Province now. So get there before these spots become tourist hubs. I stayed in Mingtown YHA and it was great.

By: Wandering Educators

Wandering Educators — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 16:09:59 +0000

It’s so beautiful there – and thanks for the tips on WHEN to go. Huge crowds aren’t my thing – first flush teas are!

By: Theodora

Theodora — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:44:20 +0000

In reply to Cat of Sunshine and Siestas.

Yes, I’d thoroughly recommend it as a China starting point because you don’t get the harassment and scams you do in more Western cities like Shanghai and Beijing – Westerners are such a minority, really, no one’s interested in you.

By: Theodora

Theodora — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:43:37 +0000

In reply to Terry at Overnight New York. Oh, yes. The party lives but Communism is thoroughly dead. There is, as I mentioned, an Aston Martin dealership in Hangzhou, as well as, from memory, Ferrari and Lamborghinis. Jealous of you for going while it was still old China.

By: Cat of Sunshine and Siestas

Cat of Sunshine and Siestas — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 07:38:58 +0000

China both overwhelmed me and blew my mind. Hangzhou looks much more my pace, though!