West Lake Museum

West Lake Museum is a museum in Shangcheng, Hangzhou, Zhejiang which is located on 南山路. West Lake Museum is situated nearby to Temple of the Qian Kings, as well as near 钱王祠.

Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: 南山路 89

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of the Qian Kings and Din’an Road.

Temple of the Qian Kings

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The Temple of the Qian Kings, also known by its Chinese name as the Qianwang or Qian Wang Temple, is a Chinese temple in Hangzhou, China, honoring the Qian family who ruled as kings of Wuyue in the 10th-century interregnum between the Tang and Song dynasties. Temple of the Qian Kings is situated 110 metres northeast of West Lake Museum.

Din’an Road

Railway station

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Ding'an Road is a station on Line 1 of the Hangzhou Metro in China. It was opened in November 2012, together with the rest of the stations on Line 1. It is located in the Shangcheng District of Hangzhou. Din’an Road is situated 1 km northeast of West Lake Museum.

Wulin Academy of Arts

Research institute

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The Wulin Academy of Arts is a learned society and independent research institute for Chinese arts and culture studies, located on the shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Wulin Academy of Arts is situated 640 metres northeast of West Lake Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hubin and Ziyang.

Hubin

Suburb

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Hubin is a suburb.

Ziyang

Suburb

Ziyang Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Shangcheng District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 74,900 and an area of 4.49-square-kilometre. Ziyang is situated 3 km southeast of West Lake Museum.