Guo's Villa

Built during the Qing Dynasty, the Guo's Villa or Guo Zhuang is a well-preserved ancient private residence in Hangzhou, China. The villa has a beautiful mountain as a backdrop and the scenic West Lake in front. The property is divided into two areas – the living quarters called the “Living in Quietness” and the exterior landscaped area called the “Sky in the Mirror” garden. The garden has a pond that is surrounded by rockeries, roofed corridors, ancient trees, flowering bushes, and ornamental stone bridges. It is arranged in a unique light-and-shade theme representing the Chinese yin and yang philosophy that exemplifies Taoism. Don’t forget to try out the aromatic Longjing Tea at their tea shop.

Lingyin Temple | Xixi National Wetland Park | Impression West Lake | Jade Emperor Hill | Three Pools Mirroring the Moon | Laodong Lu (Laodong Road) | Tide Watching Pavilion (Yanguan) | Yanguan Chenghuang Miao (City God Temple) | Zhan'ao Pagoda (Yanguan) | Folk Customs Exhibition Hall (Yanguan) | Yanguan Ancient Town (Haining) | Baoshi Shan (Baoshi Hill) | Former Residence of Hu Xueyan | Qiandao Hu (Thousand Island Lake) | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum | Qiantang River Tidal Bore | China Academy of Art | Huqingyu Tang Chinese Medicine Museum | China National Silk Museum | China National Tea Museum | Leifeng Pagoda | Flower Harbor (Hua Gang) | Red Carp Pond | Feilai Feng | West Lake (Xi Hu) | Xiling Seal Society | Tiger Running Dream Spring | Su Causeway | Solitary Hill (Gu Shan) | Mausoleum of General Yue Fei | Longjing Tea Plantation | Liuhe Pagoda | Autumn Moon Over the Peaceful Lake Pavilion | Nine Creeks and Eighteen Gullies |