The capital of Zhejiang province, in the Yangtze River Delta and has been one of China's most prosperous cities for nearly a millennium and over the years has acquired the tag, "Oriental city of leisure". So, it seemed a fairly obvious place to hold a global exhibition on leisure activities.
Photo, taken on Aug. 23, shows a book cafe next to the canal in Hangzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province.There are nine cabin-style "riverside book cafés."
Rent a bike to tour in HangzhouAccording to statistics compiled by a bike rental service company based in Hangzhou, the number of daily individual rentals has reached 250, 000.
Summer lotus at West LakeWest Lake always buzzes with tourists and citizens each year between June and September when the lotus flowers planted in the lake are in full bloom.
Located in a historic district along the Hangzhou Canal, recently, newly built "riverside book cafes" opened to the public free of charge.