Private Hangzhou Day Tour to Experience City Intelligent Life

Pickup from your hotel lobby or Hangzhou train station.

Firstly, take a boat cruise in the westlake. The Westlake Hangzhou (including boat cruise on westlake): West Lake has an area of 5.6 square kilometers (2.2 square miles) and is the symbol of Hangzhou which lies on its banks and is a place of tranquility. On the boat you can see some of theTen Best Views of West Lake. The occasional pagoda and Chinese-style arched bridges add atmosphere to the tree-lined walkways, verdant islands and hills make West Lake a very special part of any China experience.

Then, move on to the Meijiawu Tea Plantation: Drogon Well Tea, also known as Longjing tea, is a variety of roasted green tea from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China where it is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality, earning the China Famous Tea title. Here you can sip a cup of tea, relax your feelings and enjoy the special tea culture, our guide and Tea Farmer will show you how to pick the leaves, how to fry the leaves and how to drink the best tea in China.

After the tea ceremony in the tea village, drive back Hangzhou city to visit Hema Fresh Store (He Ma Xian Sheng盒马鲜生 in Chinese). Hema Xiansheng is likely to reshape the landscape of China's retail industry. The concept of "New Retail," which was created by Jack Ma Yun, Alibaba Group Holding's founder and chairman, in late October, is gaining momentum in the domestic markets. 

Have lunch at Hema Store which is an experience of smart shopping. Our guide will show how to shop in this supermarkt, the store is linked to your Alipay or Taobao Accounts, consumers scan the QR code at the entrance and sign up with the app, free Wi-Fi is available in the store to facilitate an speedy download and installation. 

In the afternoon, our guide will take you to visit Jack Ma's (Founder of Alibaba) first unmanned supermarket. Jack Ma's first unmanned supermarket officially opened for business. Because there are no costs for manpower, the expenses for running the unmanned supermarket only add up to about a quarter of those of traditional supermarkets. From here, you will see how the supermarket operation. 

After that, our guide will lead you to take metro to Qianjiang New City. On the way, you will find the intelligent life is everywhere, such as use Alipay for metro. When you arrive, walk into Xiaomi Store to experience some high-tech products and learn some Xiaomi'culture. Xiaomi is often referred to as the Apple of the East, mainly because its products resemble those of the iPhone maker. Xiaomi is mostly known for high-value smartphones like the Mi 8, Mi Mix 2S, and Redmi Note 5. However, the company has a lot more products in its lineup — some of which may surprise you.

After the tour ends, drive you to your hotel or Hangzhou train station.