Red Carp Pond

Considered to be one of the 10 best sites in the West Lake Scenic Area of Hangzhou, China, the Red Carp Pond (in Flower Harbor Park) is a popular tourist attraction. The activity of “viewing fish at flower harbor” is a popular pastime for locals as well as tourists. You will see thousands of carp fish swimming in beautiful formations of their own volition. The pond is surrounded by plentiful of greenery, flowers, serene paths, and walkways. The calmness of the park area is in contrast with the flash of red fish swimming in a constant movement as if by compulsion! Since ancient times, feeding the fish is believed to bring good luck.

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) | Feilai Feng | Guo's Villa | 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 |