Arrive in Hangzhou, one ancient capital city in southern China, and famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages. Visit Huqingyutang, a pharmacy shop and museum of traditional Chinese medicine. Then, you will visit the Former Residence of Hu Xueyan who set up Huqingyutang Drugstore and was called “the medicine king in south of the Yangtze River”. The former residence boasts 13 towers, Zhiyuan Garden, pavilions, terraces, a small bridge over a flowing stream and bright verandas, all ingeniously designed. (L-D)

A full day tour is to appreciate the incomparably lovely West Lake with its soaring bridges and flower-bright islets. Enjoy a boat ride on West Lake. Visit the Huagang Park (Flower Harbor Park), the most attractive waterside park. Ancient Chinese people praised the West Lake area as a land of intoxicating beauty. Then, enjoy a walk along the Su Causeway that is spanned with six bridges offering different views, the willows tossing among blooming peach flowers in spring. Also, you will visit a Tea Museum showing the history and production of Chinese tea. Move on to visit the Meijiawu Tea House, the tea village of famous Dragon’s Well Tea. (B-L-D)

After breakfast, take a coach to Shaoxing, a famous historical and cultural city, which is also the hometown of Mr. Luxun. Mr. Luxun, whose books greatly influenced many Chinese youths, is generally considered the founder of modern vernacular Chinese literature. You will visit the Former Residence of Mr. Luxun, in which, the rear garden is called Baicaoyuan Garden and his primary school is called Sanwei Shuwu. Proceed to East Lake, featuring an elegant landscape of lakes and mountains and fantastic stones. It, together with the West Lake in Hangzhou and Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, are known as the Three Famous Lakes in Zhejiang Province. Proceed to Ningbo and stay overnight there. (B-L-D)