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 the scenic viewpoint 澄明湖绿.

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 Orioles Singing in the Willows.

Temple of the Qian Kings

Photo: kanegen, CC BY 2.0.

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 120 metres northeast of West Lake Museum.

Orioles Singing in the Willows

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Nekitarc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orioles Singing in the Willows is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 310 metres southwest of West Lake Museum.

Leifeng Pagoda

Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.

The Leifeng Pagoda is a five-story, eight-sided tower located on Sunset Hill south of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Originally constructed in the year AD 975, it collapsed in 1924 but was rebuilt in 2002. Leifeng Pagoda is situated 1¼ km southwest of West Lake Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xiaoying and Hubin.

Xiaoying

Suburb

Photo: Auongkinghe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Xiaoying is a suburb.

Hubin

Suburb

Photo: Simon Wade, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

West Lake Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Shangcheng, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

30.24431° or 30° 14′ 40″ north

Longitude

120.15266° or 120° 9′ 10″ east

Open location code

8Q2265V3+P3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 979207121

OpenStreetMap feature

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In Other Languages

“West Lake Museum” goes by many names.

Chinese: “西湖博物馆”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 澄明湖绿 and 恒庐美术馆.

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