Guo Zhuang is located on Yanggong Causeway on the west bank of West Lake, close to Quyuanfenghe. It is a small Jiangnan garden. Guo Zhuang was built in 1907 and is named after the Guo family of Fenyang once lived here. Although Guo Zhuang is relatively small in scale, it has rockeries, ponds, pavilions and corridors. It cleverly borrows the scenery of West Lake and is an excellent place for tea tasting and enjoying the scenery by the lake. The garden is centered around a pond. Entering the garden, first is ‘Jingxinju’, which was once the place for the owner to live and receive guests. Then you can see the pond. The water is drawn from West Lake. There are curved corridors and rockeries surrounding the pond. There are also pavilions such as ‘Liangyixuan’, ‘Pleasing to the Eyes’ and ‘Jingsuge’. In autumn, the curved corridors are filled with chrysanthemums, and red and yellow fallen leaves are scattered all over the pond, which is quite artistic. Guo Zhuang faces Su Causeway. There are not many tourists here. Sitting on the platform facing West Lake, or chatting over tea, looking at the distant mountains and Leifeng Pagoda is very enjoyable. Every summer, you can also enjoy the blooming lotus by the lake. The lake breeze blows on your face, which is very cool.
Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:00 to 17:00. Preferential policies: Children: Those under 1.2 meters (inclusive) or under 6 years old (inclusive) are free; those aged 6 years old (excluding) to 18 years old (inclusive), with an ID card, are half price. The elderly: Those aged 70 years old (inclusive) or above, with valid certificates, are free; those aged 60 years old (inclusive) to 69 years old (inclusive), with valid certificates, are half price. Students: Full-time undergraduates and below, students in school, with student ID cards, are half price. Disabled people: With valid certificates, are free. Military personnel: Active servicemen and retired military officers, with valid certificates, are free. Retired cadres: With valid certificates, are free. Firefighters: Fire rescue personnel, with valid certificates, are free. Public security police: In-service public security police, with valid certificates, are free. Dependents of martyrs: Dependents of martyrs, dependents of military personnel who died on duty, and dependents of military personnel who died of illness, with valid certificates, are free. Teachers with 30 years of teaching experience: Teachers who have taught for thirty years and hold the honorary certificate uniformly issued by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education are free. Blood donors: With the ‘Zhejiang Province Honorary Certificate for Unpaid Blood Donation’ and ID card, are free. Supplementary note: Inbound teenagers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, with valid identity certificates such as ‘Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents’, ‘Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents’ or student certificates, can enjoy corresponding preferential policies according to corresponding population conditions.Guo Zhuang
Guo Zhuang is located on Yanggong Causeway on the west bank of West Lake, close to Quyuanfenghe. It [...]
