The Chaoshan Scenic Area is a famous plum blossom viewing spot in the suburbs of Hangzhou. Plum blossoms have been planted here for nearly a thousand years. The scenery of ‘plum blossoms fragrant like a sea of snow for ten miles’ refers to the scenery of Chaoshan. From mid-February to early March every year is an excellent time to come to Chaoshan to enjoy plum blossoms. There are more plum blossoms planted in Chaoshan than in Lingfeng, and it is also more wild.
Even if it is not plum blossom viewing season, climbing Chaoshan is also a good experience. Climbing more than 1,000 steps and looking out from Laixian Pavilion at the top of the mountain, you can see the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Tangqi Ancient Town in the distance. Since this is the place where Mr. Wu Changshuo, the first president of Xiling Seal Engravers Society, rests in peace, there is also the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall and cemetery on the mountain for tourists to visit. In early June, the bayberry picking activity in Chaoshan is very popular among families traveling with children. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:00 to 17:00. Preferential policies: Children: Under 120cm (excluding), free; 120cm (including) – 150cm (excluding), discounted; null, free. Elderly: Those aged 70 and above with senior citizen certificates, free; those aged 60 (including) – 70 (excluding) with senior citizen certificates, discounted. Military personnel: Active-duty military personnel with relevant valid certificates, free. Disabled people: Disabled people with relevant valid certificates, free. Teachers: Teachers (with 30 years of teaching experience) with relevant valid certificates, free. Holders of Linping District talent codes: Holders of Linping District talent codes, discounted. Supplementary note: The above information is for reference only. The specific information is subject to the disclosure on the day of Chaoshan Scenic Area.Service facilities: Parking lot: [Parking lot of Chaoshan Scenic Area]. Reference price: ¥5/time. Address: Chaoshan Scenic Area, Tangqi Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Number of parking spaces: 1000.
