Hangzhou travel guide — where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Best souvenirs
Authentic items worth bringing home.
Longjing (Dragon Well) tea
Price: ¥30-1,500+ (~$4-224+) per catty depending on grade
Where: Meijiawu Longjing Tea Village or a fixed-price teahouse with posted per-gram rates
West Lake silk parasol
Price: ¥60-300 (~$9-45)
Where: Qinghefang Old Street (Hefang Street) parasol shops
Zhang Xiaoquan scissors
Price: ¥20-150 (~$3-22)
Where: The century-old Zhang Xiaoquan shop on Hefang Street
Hangzhou folding fan
Price: ¥25-200 (~$4-30)
Where: Hefang Street craft stalls
Silk scarf or tie
Price: ¥50-1,200 (~$7-179)
Where: Hangzhou Silk City or the China National Silk Museum Gift Shop
Silk brocade textile or reproduction weaving
Price: ¥200-2,000+ (~$30-298+)
Where: China National Silk Museum Gift Shop
Handmade papercraft or wood-engraved souvenir
Price: ¥20-500 (~$3-75)
Where: Xixi Wetland Arts and Crafts Street
Traditional markets
Where locals shop and travellers find treasures.
Qinghefang Old Street (Hefang Street)
Southern Song Dynasty-style pedestrian street with silk parasols, Zhang Xiaoquan scissors, Hangzhou fans, calligraphy, and century-old apothecary shops
Where: Shangcheng District, Hangzhou
Hours: Street always open; shops generally 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM daily
Wushan Night Market
Roughly 400 open-air stalls selling clothing, accessories, handicrafts, and Hangzhou street food such as scallion oil pancakes
Where: Shangcheng District, Hangzhou
Hours: Daily from around 5:00 PM until late evening
Hangzhou Silk City
China's largest silk wholesale and retail market, with more than 600 vendors selling raw silk by the meter, scarves, ties, and finished garments
Where: Xiacheng District, Hangzhou
Hours: Daily 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Meijiawu Longjing Tea Village
600-year-old tea-growing village with roughly 160 tea houses selling Longjing (Dragon Well) tea straight from surrounding hillside plantations
Where: Xihu District, Hangzhou
Hours: Most tea houses daily 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
China National Silk Museum Gift Shop
Gift shop of the world's largest silk museum, curated silk scarves, brocade textiles, and reproductions of historic weaving patterns
Where: Xihu District, Hangzhou
Hours: Tue-Sun 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; closed Mondays
Xixi Wetland Arts and Crafts Street
Walking street inside Xixi National Wetland Park with artisan workshops for traditional papermaking, silk farming, and wood engraving
Where: Xihu District, Hangzhou
Hours: Daily 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (park hours)
Malls & modern shopping
Air-conditioned, international brands, and food courts.
Hubin In77 (Hubin Yintai)
Hours: Daily 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Hangzhou Tower Shopping City
Hours: Daily 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Intime Department Store (Wulin)
Hours: Daily 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
The MixC Hangzhou
Hours: Daily 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM