Ideal Destinations for Spring Outings - Banshan National Forest Park

🌈【The south of the Yangtze River is wonderful, with scenery that has been familiar since old times. The sunrise over the river makes the flowers more red than fire, and in spring, the river water turns as blue as the sky, how can one not reminisce about the south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River, I remember the most is Hangzhou】😎. In spring, Hangzhou is the dreamy realm that haunts many people's dreams🌺. 🤗It is evident that during the time when spring warms and flowers bloom, it is the perfect time to seek out the spring colors of Hangzhou🤗. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧This weekend, my friends and I visited Banshan National Forest Park in Hangzhou for the first time. Perhaps because it was the weekend and the weather in Hangzhou was beautiful, with bright sunshine and a comfortable temperature, the park was filled with families enjoying parent-child outings. The queue for the electric sightseeing cars even formed a small line, and the bustling crowd and lively voices made one feel the vibrant vitality unique to spring🌺. 🚶‍♀️With the intention of exercising and relaxing by climbing the mountain, we chose to ascend the mountain via the nearby hiking trail : Main entrance of Banshan scenic area → Hidden Clouds and Flying Sky → Cuifeng Pavilion → Wangchen Pavilion → Descend the mountain along the electric sightseeing car's Rainbow Ring Mountain Road. 1. The entire length of the Banshan Greenway is 26 kilometers, mainly consisting of steps. It is recommended for newcomers to bring a walking stick👩‍🦯. 2. There are two high platforms for climbing, one is the Cuifeng Pavilion on the way up the mountain, which has 3 floors and allows for a distant view; the other is the Wangchen Pavilion at the top of the mountain, which has 5 floors, and different spots offer different views, each capturing the most beautiful spring scenery of Hangzhou👩‍❤️‍👩. 3. Along the way, we encountered an uncle who was setting up a stall selling various handmade metal toys, with themes like Ultraman, the Chinese zodiac, firearms, etc., which are rare childhood memories🤩. 4. The blooming plum blossoms, camellias, and sweet osmanthus... At the turn of winter and spring, the various brightly blooming flowers are a feast for the eyes👍. 5. The Rainbow Ring Mountain Road has rest platforms at every turn, and there are vending machines where you can buy snacks and drinks. Along the way, you can also see the remains of Hangzhou Iron and Steel, where only a few steel towers stand on the flat ground, evoking a sense of nostalgia🥹. 🌈Warm Tips: 🌹Self-driving navigation: Navigate to the main entrance of Banshan National Forest Park. You can take Banshan Road to Guangji Road, then enter from the main entrance; or turn from Banshan Road to Mingyuan Road, and enter from the entrance of Banshan Park. You can also go north on Huazhong Road and enter from the entrance of Longshan Park. There are temporary parking lots next to these three entrances. 🌹Public transportation: Take bus 75, 129, 131, 196, 304, 312, 528, 1102 to 'Hanggang Nanyuan' or 'Banshan Road' station, walk to the entrance of Banshan Park; take bus 371 to 'Datangkou', bus 535 to 'Jianding Road Intersection' station, and enter from the entrance of Hushan Park. 🌹Opening hours: Open all day for free (Wangchen Pavilion at the mountain top, 9 am - 4 pm, closed on Mondays) 🌹Admission: Free. 🌹Sightseeing car: There are sightseeing cars for ascending and descending the mountain, running from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, departing every half hour, with a single trip costing 10 yuan, and they will stop when hailed, taking about 20 minutes for a one-way trip