Skip the West Lake selfie crowds. Your guide picks you up and drives 10 minutes to the foot of Wushan Mountain in central Hangzhou. Easy 90-minute ridge hike through old Buddhist temples, granite-carved sutras, and panoramic city viewpoints. Descend into the Wushan-Qinghefang Old Street market: stop at Hu Qing Yu Tang (the city's 150-year-old herbal medicine shop), watch sticky-rice cake hand-pounding at the corner stall, and end at Tianmuli Wonton — a 70-year-old shop where the wontons are folded by the third-generation owner. Drop-off at hotel after a slow Hangzhou-style brunch.
