As we are in mid-November, Hangzhou has gradually entered its phase of colder days. So, during a chilly moment, why don’t you visit a hot spring and soak up the most enchanting scenery whilst soothing your mind, body and soul with the warm and healthy springs.Hangzhou Yunman Hot Spring ???? For thos...

Every city has ancient lanes, which are the routes to history, culture and an abundance of scenery. In Hangzhou, these historic lanes are usually clad with white-walls and black-tiled buildings with wooden windows, attics, courtyards and wells.

The United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) nominated Hangzhou as one of the world’s top-performing sample cities for tourism, and one of its many excellences is that Hangzhou is the first city to introduce the project of International Visit Points for Social Resources.

Hangzhou's transportation is developing recent years.But there is no metro from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Hangzhou downtown. So Hangzhou plans to set up a fast-speed Metro line connecting Xiaoshan International Airport with two stations in downtown.

How can a meeting of such a big scale not affect local people’s lives? The answer is go environmental. Besides paper tickets for a small number of guests and families of employees, all Alibaba workers use electronic tickets, which is about 34,000 in number, to enter the meeting. Regarding transportation, thousands of Alibaba workers will walk to the sports centre, while the rest will take buses or other public transportation tools, with their time on road staggered.

Autumn is one of the best season to visit Hangzhou for it's colorful natural scenery. The sweet-scented osmanthus and yellow leaves fallen to the ground decorated the city’s autumn. It’s the best season for enjoying colourful leaves and taking photos of them. However, photographers may feel frustrated if cleaners sweep them away too soon.

The first gourmet food festival was held in 2000 to promote local cuisines. This year’s festival themes “enjoy unique taste of local food in Hangzhou.” The big “banquet” festival will stage exhibitions for local dim sums, gourmet foods, international gourmet foods, local snacks as well as Hangzhou cuisine lectures and tea ceremony performances.

THE 19th West Lake International Expo promises to provide yet another huge economic boost for all those involved at the celebrated event held this year between October 20 and November 12. The theme of this year’s expo is “To magnify the G20 effect, and build up the international exhibition of city events.”