Elevated Walkway at Zhongshan Park 中山公园 in Hangzhou 杭州
There is no shortage of sights to see here in Hangzhou, in particular, the West Lake area. The West Lake itself is already pleasant enough but there are also a lot of points of interest scattered around the lake area. I was walking along the shores when I ran into another park – the Zhongshan Park. The park was named after the Dr. Sun Yatsen who can be considered the father of modern China. This is no doubt just one of the many parks named after him.
Entrance to Zhongshan Park 中山公园 in Hangzhou 杭州
The Zhongshan Park was thankfully free entrance, but one might not notice it since there is a fairly large gate at the entrance. There were a few people exploring the place but I won’t have much time to explore this place anymore as I needed to continue my way back to the hostel. There were a few ruins, I used this word very loosely since there ruins were actually just the remains of the foundation of a structure that used to be there. The park continues on inside and there is a path going up Gushan 孤山. I only dropped by here to have a look, it seems that Hangzhou is really much more than meets the eye.
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