六和塔

六和塔 one of the top landmarks to visit in the city if HangZhou the entire area is fairly small with a small park underneath the main tower. Climb each level up via a steep & narrow stairs at the Center of the tower. It can be dangerous and not so pleasant experience hence a 3 stars

The pagoda was neither renovated nor modernized like other pagodas. This gives you a sense of the original, untouched, which is great. You can enjoy the details. Genius work of architecture! The surrounding park is worth a visit as it features miniature landmarks. The park and pagoda tickets are sold separately, and the security at the entrance is ridiculously excessive. Why is that? They should offer a combo ticket right at the entrance!

Heavenly surprised by the Liuhe pagoda (六和塔）a special shout out to our friendly/veteran taxi driver, who took us there. Hangzhou is a magic city with modern innovations, long history and great people!

Nice peaceful park during the weekday. Views of the river if you fancy some cardio, climbing up the tower. There's a bell you can ring for good luck. Tower is an extra ticket. Free for locals.

The pagoda of six happiness. Nothing much to see here. Just a big pagoda. 2 tickets are required to enter. 1st one is for the area around the pagoda/the park. 2nd one, to enter the pagoda itself. The pagoda is quite high and the stairs are very steep. Not recommended for elderly or disabled. If you reach the top of the pagoda, you can get a full view of the river.

The exterior is Qing-era alteration, nothing like what it looked like historically. But if you pay the extra 10 RMB to go up, you get to see a ton of Song-era carvings and Ming frescoes. Great views, but as is common in China, it's difficult to appreciate because everyone is just there to do photo shoots. If you hike up the extensive hillside park within the complex, there are a lot of scale models of other historic Chinese pagodas (and even one minaret).

One of the popular spots to visit in Hangzhou. Walk several levels of the pagoda to get a nice view of the river and surroundings! Prepare your passport and a form of payment such as AliPay or WeChat Pay. Short video to get an idea of what to expect starting at 22:25 - 23:16. https://youtu.be/hZ9MHLyjuoQ

7 stories of walk. Go early to avoid the tour groups. Near the top floors, the floors are slightly slanted. Wooden floor is creaking so walk slowly.