This Asian Games route is great for strolling and taking pictures!
Compared to the always crowded West Lake, I actually prefer this less popular Asian Games tour route, which is very suitable for walking➕photography, sharing some photo check-in locations, friends who are going to go recently hurry up and mark it~
🚶♀️My photo route: Xiangji Temple Square——Xiaohe Straight Street——Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural Street——Gongchen Bridge
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1️⃣Xiangji Temple:
A thousand-year-old temple on the side of the canal, quiet in the midst of noise, next to it is a high-rise building, the picture of ancient civilization and modern society in the same scene, quite impactful.
Photo points:
▪️Xiangji Temple Square, that is, this area at the entrance, take a picture from under the tree on the right, use the leaves as the foreground;
▪️Dashingenna King Hall, each person can get 3 incense for free, you can capture some pictures of worship;
▪️The small roads on both sides, people can pretend to walk casually, with the temple building as the background;
▪️There are often monks passing by in the temple, wait more and you can take pictures.
2️⃣Xiaohe Straight Street:
The architectural style and street structure of Xiaohe Straight Street are all rebuilt during the Republic of China period, and you can always find some traces of the times left behind, which is also one of the fun of my citywalk.
Photo points:
▪️Along the river path, there is a door every short distance that can go directly to the river, use the door to create a sense of space for shooting;
▪️The entrance of the shop, the door design of Xiaohe Straight Street is very distinctive, there are various flower installations, some even have seats, very Dali feeling;
▪️Street side wall, ancient wooden doors and large jars for brewing wine, etc., can make your photos more vivid;
▪️In the middle of the street, the narrow street is crowded with people, very human.
3️⃣Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural Street➕Gongchen Bridge
The two points are actually together, here is very suitable for shooting national style, Hanfu and cheongsam can be.
Photo points:
▪️The entrance of Gongchen Bridge is a street with a very ancient life atmosphere, the roof is hung with the banner of Fang Hui Chun Tang, very age-sensitive;
▪️Along the river street, there are large lotus flowers🪷 by the river, the background is old buildings;
▪️The main street and the fork, the whole block is very good to shoot, there will be some small forks in the middle, the wall is hung with big character posters shop name, also very good to shoot.
" Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural District " is located on the west bank of Gongzhuqiao, Gongshu District, Hangzhou City. " Qiaoxi Historical District " has become a prosperous land and water pier in Gongzhuqiao area since the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this area was called " Beiguan Night Market ". Because of the convenient transportation of the canal, the six rows (rice row, fish row, paper row, wine row, chai row, foreign bank), the six pavilions (smoking hall, tea house, drama hall, restaurant, gambling hall, brothel) were all along the river, known as " Little Shanghai ", Attracted a variety of people. In 1889, the earliest mechanical textile enterprises in Hangzhou were built here, and the beginning of Hangzhou's modern industry was opened. The block still has the most complete buildings along the river in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Minzhu and a large number of modern industrial relics. Today, it is a characteristic neighborhood in Hangzhou that shows the style of the canal.
Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural District consists of Qiaoxi Straight Street and Qiaolong Street, which is named after the arch bridge west. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it also had a foreign name "Little Shanghai", which can be imagined, at that time, the lively and bustling of this generation. Now Qiaoxizhi Street has become a popular place for tourism in Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, and is the epitome of the Jiangnan market town by the canal.
You can reach it according to the map navigation, or you can take a water bus cruise to reach it. It is part of the canal scenic spot. There are shops, restaurants in Linhe, residents' homes, knife-scissors museum, art and craft museum, fan museum, Zhang Daxian Temple, Zhejiang's first electric light. At the end is the arch bridge.
The historical districts on the canal side are basically free, and these historical districts are more abundant in Qiaoxi historical districts. In addition to the canal landscape, there are arch bridges and various free museums.
A historical block by the canal, the arch bridge to the north, the Nanlian Xiaohe Park, it is very suitable for taking family members to hang out, there are many free museums, suitable for children
Qiaoxi Historic District is connected to the arch bridge, next to D32, there are many people on weekends, along the canal, leisure dining to enjoy the canal landscape, there are three free museums, it is worth visiting
A historic block by the canal, connecting the arch bridge and the river park, and many free museums