Accommodation

2017 2nd International Conference on Architecture and Urban Planning(ICAUP2017) will be held at Best Western Hangzhou Meiyuan Hotel (杭州最佳西方梅苑宾馆) during Dec. 15-16, 2017. The 4-star Meiyuan Hotel has 234 guest rooms with refined decoration and complete facilities, including the bedding which is the most suitable for human body structure, new LCD TV and free broadband. The hotel is located in Canal District, with convenient traffic, it will take only ten minutes by car from the hotel to famous West Lake scenic area and the first National Wetland Park --- Xixi Wetland. Far away from bustle and hubbub, Best Western Hangzhou will give you a relaxed and comfortable business or vacation trip.

Hotel address: No.511 Moganshan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310005, China

The following is the hotel negotiated rate for participants:

Types	Negotiated Rate
Business Standard Room (Double Beds with Two Breakfast)	About 63 USD/Room/Night
Business Single Room (Single Bed with One/Two Breakfast)	About 66 USD/Room/Night

If you need to book the hotel room with the negotiated price for accommodation, please contact with the Organizing Committee directly:
Cell Phone: 0086 - 18917219762; Email: conference123net@126.com

To know more about the hotel, you can download the PDF by clicking the following link: Best_Western_Hangzhou_Meiyuan_Hotel.pdf

Tourism in Hanghzou

Hangzhou (杭州), the capital city of Zhejiang Province, is the political, economical, cultural and financial center of Zhejiang Province. It is famous for the beautiful scenery, enjoying the reputation of "There is paradise in heaven and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." There are many scenic spots in Hangzhou, such as West Lake(西湖), Lingyin Temple(灵隐寺) and Su Causeway(苏堤).

Here is the planned tourism route on Dec. 16, 2017 (from 8:30 to 17:00):
Lingyin Temple(灵隐寺) --- Su Causeway(苏堤) --- Ten Scenes of West Lake (Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor)（西湖十景之花港观鱼）--- Leifeng Pagoda（雷峰塔）

West Lake（西湖）

West Lake (Figure 1) is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay. Over the centuries, the beauty and culture of West Lake has attracted numerous literati, who left behind works of literature and poetry to describe the lake. For example, Dream in West Lake and The Enchiridion of Lake and Mountain recorded a lot about West Lake and ancient Hangzhou historic anecdotes. Nowadays, West Lake still offers many attractions for tourists at home and abroad.

Lingyin Temple（灵隐寺）

Located at the north-west of the West Lake at Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple (Figure 2) is one of the oldest and ancient Buddhist temples in China. It contains numerous pagodas and Budddhist grottoes. As one of the largest temples in Wulin Mountain in Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple attracts thousands of visitors and Buddhist because of its long history and charming scenery.

Su Causeway（苏堤）

Su Causeway (Figure 3) is the longest series of bridges crossing over Hangzhou's West Lake. In Northern Song Dynasty (1090), the famous poet Su Dongpo was then the governor of Hangzhou, he built the causeway to connect the West Lake. In memory of this famous poet, this causeway was later named after him as the "Su Causeway". It consists of six simple yet beautiful bridges and the embankments along the way are all landscaped with trees and flowers.

Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor（花港观鱼）

As one of top ten attractions at West Lake, Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor (Figure 4) features the flower harbor plus red carps, peony flowers, a big lawn and dense woods. The history of Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor can be dated to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Back then, the government official Lu Yunsheng built a private garden at the foot of Flower Hill (Huajia Hill). He dug a pond, and raised various fish in it. The garden was first called Lu Garden, and then became known as Flower Harbor. Later, Ma Yuan, a great painter of the Southern Song Dynasty, depicted the scene when he created the Ten Paintings of West Lake. From then on, the beautiful scene has been known as "Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor".

Leifeng Pagoda（雷峰塔）

Leifeng Pagoda (Figure 5) (雷峰塔, Léi Fēng Tǎ) is a five-story tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake. It was originally constructed in the year AD 975. Leifeng Pagoda was one of the ten sights of the West Lake because of the Legend of the White Snake, which was a romantic love story in ancient times between Xu Xian and the "White Lady" or "White Maiden" (白娘子, Bái Niángzǐ), they fell in love with each other to break though the laws of nature.

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