[2025 Hangzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Zhejiang Library (Updated Jun)

In 2024, one of my interests is going to exhibitions. The latest group exhibition at the Zhejiang Library, "Perceiving the World I Can Reach," is on the B1 floor of the Zhijiang Pavilion, and it's free! Perceiving everything I can reach is an attitude towards life, a pursuit of endless exploration of a beautiful world. Always be passionate about life, explore the resonance of life hidden in everyday life, and explore the commonalities of people's emotions. This is the meaning of art. My favorite artist is "Red Cheeks" Rose. May you not forget to see the world while traveling, and not forget to love and be loved while searching for yourself!

At the Zhejiang Cultural Center, the Zhejiang Museum and the Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum are relatively difficult to book during holidays, so the Zhejiang Literature Museum and the library are relatively free. Sometimes they are very empty, giving a refreshing sense of immersion when entering. 【Zhejiang Literature Museum】There are 9 exhibition halls in total, including 6 themed exhibition halls and 3 temporary exhibition halls, making it the second largest literature museum in China after the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature. It gathers the essence of a thousand years of Zhejiang literature and is a paradise for literature lovers. Whether it's the exhibited history of Zhejiang literature or the special exhibition 'Who is Lu Xun', the multimedia presentations allow visitors to immerse themselves and become engrossed, as if conversing with the writers, fully indulging in the world of literature, and feeling the power and charm of words. 【Zhejiang Library】Everyone who enters the Zhejiang Library's Zhijiang Branch feels as if they've mistakenly walked into a university library, reminiscent of the days spent in the library during their school years. The library's collection covers a wide range of materials, but some large volumes are not for loan. There are many seats and often many available, and as long as the books are not taken out, you can read them at your seat all day. Additionally, the library's basement level recently exhibited a graduation exhibition from the China Academy of Art's School of Intermedia Art. The miniature models of the media performances are initially puzzling, but taking pictures to study the details at home is quite astonishing. If you want to steal half a day of leisure and don't want to get lost in the overcrowded tourist spots, consider immersing yourself in the ocean of books and 'conversing' with the masters for a day, which can be quite rewarding.

Hangzhou🚇 Line 5 directly leads to a collection of free attractions... As a transfer line, Hangzhou Metro Line 5 can be described as a "treasure trove of check-in spots"! It's all about niche tourism & great places to take kids🤭 1️⃣ Liangmu Road Station: Dream Town, Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Campus 2️⃣ Yongfu Station: Zhejiang Museum of Geomatics and Geoinformation (free admission) 3️⃣ Wuchang Station: Xixi Wetland·Hongyuan 4️⃣ Jiangcun Station: Xixi Wetland, Ulysses Bookstore 5️⃣ Zhejiang University Zijingang Station: Zhejiang University Zijingang Campus (outside the campus gate) 6️⃣ Gongchenqiao East Station: Xiaohe Straight Street, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Qiaoxi Historical and Cultural Block, Knife and Scissors & Sword Museum & Fan & Camera Museum, Dadou Road, Fuyi Warehouse, Jiang Villa Railway Site 7️⃣ Grand Canal Station: LOFT49 Creative Cultural Park, Canal Central Park 8️⃣ Shanxian Station: Shangtang River Town, City North Sports Park, Tcar Automobile Culture Theme Park 9️⃣ Jianguo North Road: Silk City Pedestrian Street (silk is very cheap) 1️⃣0️⃣ Wan'an Bridge Station: Qingyin Street (viewing ginkgo in autumn), Wan'an Bridge, Zhejiang Provincial Library (University Road) 1️⃣1️⃣ Jiangcheng Road Station: Wuliu Lane Historical and Cultural Block 1️⃣2️⃣ Houchao Gate Station: Wansong Academy, Fengshan Park, Lin'an City Site, Mantou Mountain Community 1️⃣3️⃣ Nanxing Bridge Station: Zhejiang's first dock, 057 No.1 Dock 1️⃣4️⃣ Changhe Station: NetEase Snail Reading Room 1️⃣5️⃣ Jucai Road Station: Changhe Ancient Town, Xihong Commune, Changhe Middle Road Creative Park, Haitang Park 1️⃣6️⃣ Jianghui Road Station: Baima Lake Park, China Animation Museum, soho Creative Park, Chenjiacun, Guanshan Park 1️⃣7️⃣ Bingkang Road Station: Xixing Ancient Town 1️⃣8️⃣ Jinji Road: Zhejiang Nong·Dongchao Art Park, Wuqi Commune, Xixiangli Cultural and Creative Park, Zhejiang Geological Museum 1️⃣9️⃣ Yucainorth Road: Beishan Park, Grain Warehouse Art Park 2️⃣0️⃣ Tonghui Middle Road: Xiaoshan Museum, Beigan Mountain, Ruifeng Zen Temple

🏘Background introduction: The Zhejiang Library University Road Branch is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The words 'Zhejiang Library' in the middle of the door lintel were personally written by Mr. Cai Yuanpei✍️. After four years of renovation, it has recently reopened❤️. The warm sun in winter🌞, the plane tree shadow in front of the door, the red eaves, the tall Roman columns, everything is just right🤏. 📍Specific location: No. 102 University Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 🚇420 meters walk from B1 exit of Wan'an Bridge Subway Station 📖Reading experience: 1⃣️At present, only the first floor area is open, with about 20 desks in total. Each desk can accommodate four people, with a reading lamp above, the light is enough for primary school students to do homework✏️. The chairs💺 are all wrapped in soft leather, so you don't have to worry about a sore butt after sitting for a day. 2⃣️Each table has a socket, and also comes with an independent USB power supply🔌 interface. I like the position by the window🪟, when I turn my head, even the window lattice is a scenery. Sitting down to read, there are mottled and lively tree shadows accompanying. 3⃣️The number of books is not too many, but the categories are complete: astronomy, geography, novels, popular science, painting techniques, music tutorials, etc. Children's🧒 picture books have not been found yet, but there are a few books suitable for primary and middle school students📚. Classified by theme, feel the collision of thoughts among the towering book spines, and savor the ink fragrance in the lines. 4⃣️The health theme area is on the left hand side of the entrance🫲, including pregnancy, parenting👶, health care, medical treatment💉, dietary taboos, and so on. There is a magazine area, where I saw the 'Everything' and 'Global Science' that are popular with boys👦. The latest issue is November 2023, which is quite timely👍. 🍭TIPS: No reservation is needed, free🆓 entry, and the heating is very sufficient. There is a self-service book borrowing and returning machine, 🉑️scan the code to activate the reader's card, which is convenient and fast. You can borrow 20 books, for a period of one month, renew for another month, all for free. Free Wi-Fi is available, just log in with the reader's card account and password✅.