West Lake Museum is a specialized museum dedicated to the lake, facing the West Lake itself. The majority of the building extends underground, blending into the surrounding natural beauty of lakes and mountains. The museum comprehensively displays the integrity and authenticity of West Lake as a cultural landscape heritage of humanity, with abundant historical materials and artifacts attesting to the universal value of West Lake. Here, one can not only witness the unique combination of landscape and rich historical and cultural heritage of West Lake but also appreciate the profound cultural accumulation behind the scenery from a new perspective.
**Opening Hours:**
– Monday, Wednesday to Sunday: 09:00-17:00 (all year round)
– Closed all day on Tuesdays
– New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day: 09:00-17:00
Please note that different opening times apply to sub-venues within the scenic area. For specifics, please refer to the official website.
**Sub-Venue Opening Hours:**
– West Lake Museum Area: 09:00-17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
– Celebrity Hall Area: 08:30-16:30 (last entry at 16:00)
– Official Kiln Area: 08:30-16:30 (last entry at 16:00)
**Service Facilities:**
– Parking lot available with the following pricing:
– Daytime (8 am to 8 pm): 10 yuan per vehicle per hour
– Nighttime (8 pm to 8 am next day): 5 yuan per vehicle per entry
– During National Day and Spring Festival holidays: 30 yuan per vehicle per hour (daytime rate)
– For long weekends and peak tourist seasons (March 15th to May 31st, September 15th to November 30th): 20 yuan per vehicle per hour (weekend daytime rate)
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Please refer to the notice board at the parking lot entrance for details. Coaches can drop off passengers at the West Lake Museum coach drop-off point at the Qian Wang Temple parking lot entrance, following traffic police regulations for immediate stop and go. For parking, please proceed to the Wan Song Ling parking lot.
Guided tours of the scenic area are free. Visiting regulations include:
1. Obey the management of museum staff;
2. Do not bring pets, flammable, or explosive dangerous items into the museum;
3. Visitors with improper attire or behavior are not allowed;
4. Special visitors such as the elderly, young, or pregnant are advised to be accompanied by friends or family, and to pay attention to safety;
5. Please maintain order and keep the visiting environment clean;
6. No smoking in the museum area;
7. No eating, loud noise, or other disruptive behaviors in the museum area; please take care of all facilities and visit文明ly.
Special services such as wheelchairs, crutches, strollers, sewing kits, and medicines are provided free of charge. Wheelchair rental is also free, along with crutches, strollers, sewing kits, and medicines.
The Souvenir Shop at West Lake Museum offers a comprehensive understanding of West Lake from historical, natural, and cultural perspectives, with a unique modern design element. This place is imbued with the unique charm of West Lake. Our mission is to disseminate the culture of West Lake, allowing more people to understand and love it. Thus, the iW West Lake Elements Souvenir Store is connected with the West Lake Museum, quietly waiting in a corner of the museum for those who love West Lake and life.
—Address: West Lake Museum, -1F, No. 89 Nanshan Road, West Lake District, Hangzhou
Phone: 0571-87798536
Visitors may pass by in their leisure or come here intentionally. Regardless of their reason for visiting, as long as they are willing to stop here for a while, they will surely leave with their exclusive West Lake memories.
