Location: Lishui
Top Things to do in Lishui
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Lishui (help·info) (simplified Chinese: 丽水; traditional Chinese: 麗水; pinyin: Líshuǐ; Wu: Lih-sy) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to the southwest. The name of the city literally means "Beautiful Water", but the pronunciation of its first character is "lí", not the usual "lì".
Restaurants in Lishui
1. Guyan Scenic Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Rafael198363 - Belo Horizonte, MG
Passei Gu Yuan num dia sem nada para fazer,achei não tinha muita coisa para ver,e tudo de sencia.Mas se gostar,vale muita pena conhecer.
2. Lishui Liandu Dongxi Rock
Overall Ratings
4 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By GoForeign
At the foot of the mountain, there is a She minority village. The scenic spot itself has two separate rocks, which both could be climbed. On the way bamboo groves, temple (plastered to the rock), old guy selling snake wine at the top. All together makes for nice cultural experience and out of town escapade. I go there once o twice a year just to chill out. One drawback though... entrance fee is 45RMB
3. Lishui Liandu Zijin Bridge
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 7 reviews
4. Wanxiangshan Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By GoForeign
Park at the top of the hill, with a 'forest' kind of feeling. A building resembling old mansion at the top for sightseeing. Nice view on the river. it makes for a nice 20-30min stroll if you don't have time to go outside the city for a proper hike.
5. Nanming Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By GoForeign
You can get to the mountain on bus no 1 (it's the last stop). Bus costs 1,5 RMB, so access is very easy. If you're quick, you can climb up and back in 1h. It's better to take some time though and enjoy nice view from the top. It's especially nice at night. In the middle of the mountain, there's also an old Buddhist temple with some ancient stone carvings. The mountain itself is a really nice place to chill out or have a short hike if you don't have too much time to spare. There's no entrance fee. At night, along the path, they even light the lanterns.
6. Lishui Liandu Dagangtou Scenic Resort
Overall Ratings
4 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By David C - Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom
It was getting hot when we left about 10.30, for a 2 hour drive to next place, along a small country road, until we joined the G25 motorway, costing about 80 yuan on the toll road. This place was a riverside village and we were booked into 2 nice rooms, in a clean and modern hotel, overlooking the boat dock,but not much hot water. Wifi seems a bit weak. Dagangtou, Gu yuen hua qian.
There was a nice walk along the ancient market street, called Jiangbin Street, unning parallel with the river, where several boat trips were under way. There were some great views across the river, towards Mountains beyond and is popular with artists.
We stopped at a riverside restaurant for lunch, which overlooked the river, but the food didn’t come up to expectations. Whitebait was overcooked in old oil,and we also had a plate if winkles and I was told not to eat the bit furthest part inside the shell, so I only had about 5. Most of the meal, for me, consisted of a plate of boiled potatoes, but I did attempt some fish which was OK.
My cold was getting worse and Ling went out to buy some various medicines.
At 4.30 we went back to the ancient street called Jiangbin St, and had a coffee, plus a pancake, which I paid for at 90 yuan. Feng doesn’t seem to enjoy it much, preferring alcohol and cigarettes.
I haven’t felt much like eating or joining in stuff with this cold, which consists of sore throat, coughing up phlegm and blowing my nose every 10 minutes.
Went to bed early at about 8.45, as there’s no chair in the room, with only option to sit on the bed, or outside on the balcony, which is pleasant enough, apart from mosquitoes descending after dark.
There were 3 in our room last night and I got 2 but not sure about the third, although Ling lit some smoke stuff which made everything smell like a bonfire.
Ling was up at 6.30 this morning and went out to buy me more medicine. I decided not to go on the river boat trip with them, as my cold didn’t seem much better, although I enjoy river trips, so decided to stay in the hotel room, take my medicine, type my diary and blow my nose.
Ling and her brother will probably be away for about 2 hours as the trip involves a visit to an old village.
Watching Channel 43 which is CGTV, in English.
I sat on the balcony Reading ‘Angel’ on my Kindle and had some Chinese tea and ate an orange, but with not much of an appetite. I had rice soup and boiled egg for breakfast, which Ling got from a shop downstairs.
There's loads of shops selling souvenirs, restaurants and Western type coffee bars. One place sold chips which they cooked outside with tomato sauce. Alongside the river there's a path running between the river and the main street and there were loads of artists painting pictures.
A very nice and relaxing place, even with a lot of Chinese tour groups, I think you have to pay about 50 yuan to get into the site, but we got in free as we were staying in the hotel.
7. Lishui Liandu Jiukeng Utopia
8. Lishui Baiyun Forest Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By GoForeign
The best thing is the mountain's proximity to the city. It's literally 10 min and costs about 15rmb. There's no entrance fee. There are plenty of trails ranging from flat and easy to quite steep and strenuous. At the top, there's a big Buddhist temple. In summer it's nice because due to the forest it's 2-3 degrees cooler than in the city. Really love this place. At the foot of the mountain, there's a nice cafe with a Terrace overlooking the creek.
9. Lishui Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 3 reviews
Large museum with lots of different Exhibitions, including history, animal life, folk customs and the 3 treasures of Lishui (pottery, sword-making and stone-carving).
Reviewed By DreamingofC - California, USA
Why not take in some local culture and see a museum? Free admission means you have little to lose. Also, visit the Photography Museum.
10. Lishui Suichang Jinkuang Tourist Area
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By cutejelly - Shanghai, China
Only until recent 20 years, this special gold mine was discovered by people and everyone was surpprised to find that the mine was at least opened 1200 years ago till about 400 years ago. Ancient Chinese used quite simple and rough tools (many many charcoal) and managed to creat a very complex and astonishing stereoscopic mine. You can see some thing shining on the mine wall.
Too small kids may not enjoy that much.
Entrance fee is a bit high.
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