Time of the visit: the 19th of nov.,2025

Having read all previous reviews carefully my expectations for this whs were pretty low.Besides archeological sites are not my favourite ones anyway.

I took the subway( line 2) from Hangzhou's city centre and got off at the last stop,Liangzhou.China 'AI,Deep Seek,had helped me quite a lot with public transport in China.According to Deep Seek the shuttle bus 1222 only runs during weekends and national holidays. It named me some alternative buses to visit the museum and then the park.Deep Seek's provided information turned out to be wrong.The shuttle bus 1222 runs daily,around every 30 min. I only had to wait 5 min. at the bus station next to the subway station.You can even pay with cash/ coins.The fare is 2 yuan.

I first visited the Liangzhou Museum which turned out to be quite new and with an attractive modern architecture,a minimalist, architectural homage to the ancient Liangzhu culture. The museum itself, designed by David Chipperfield, resembles a sprawling, low-rise village embedded in the landscape. Its core purpose is to showcase the remarkable 5,000-year-old jade artifacts and relics from the Liangzhu archaeological site.

The museum enhances the visitor experience with digital multimedia, 3D printing, and augmented reality glasses to bring the ancient civilization to life .

All in all,I was quite impressed with that well-designed building and the didactically well-explaining permanent exhibition.

The entrance is free,and best of all the museum provides free English -speaking guides on Wednesdays and Saturdays ( if I remember correctly).

My guide Iris did a fantastic job...she took her time and and taught me the history of the Liangzhou culture and showed me the exhibition's highlights during a very informative tour of the museum.Wonderfully done job! I truly got some good background information about Liangzhou .Totally content with my visit I took the shuttle bus to the Liangzhou Archeological Park.

A bit vast-buy a ticket for the internal minibuses-UNESCO World Heritage site protecting the 5,000-year-old ruins of the Liangzhu Ancient City. Its key features are the remains of a sophisticated capital, including city foundations, a water conservation system, and elite burial grounds, set in a large, park-like landscape whose beauty often overshadows its ruins.The park is beautiful,at times it distracts from the main task of the park: to present the ruins of the Liangzhou capital to its visitors.The entrance fee is 60 yuan+ 20 yuan for the internal shuttle buses.Nonetheless,you still have to walk a lot.It never gets boring as the park is well-designed and offers countless pleasures to the eyes to the sote exes.

The highlights are the:

• Ancient City Ruins: The remains of the massive Liangzhu capital, especially the Palace area
  · Water Conservancy System: One of the world's oldest large-scale water projects.
  · Royal Cemetery: The excavation site where the most exquisite jade artifacts, like the famous "Cong," were discovered.

I managed to visited the aforementioned places but missed a lot of minor ruins. The park is just too big.Closing time is 17.00.I arrived at the park around 12.30. Ideally,a visitor visits the museum and the park on two separate days.

There are cafes strategically well placed in the park always close to places with beautiful views.There are some souvenir shops,but the number is low.It doesnt feel like a disneyland...well-done job by the Chinese.Almost all information boards are also in English.The reeds are spectacular.Most of the not so many visitors were happy taking pics for hours on the outworthly beautiful reet area.I would avoid visiting the park during the weekends. The infrastructure( the big parking lots,the number of cafes,and so on) indicates that the park expects huge crowds during the weekends. I took the shuttle bus st 17.10 back to the metro station...via the museum where it stopped for 2 min. around 17.35.

Great whs.I absolutely enjoyed my time there.

A final word: I strongly recommend visiting the museum first.IMO a visit to the museum is almost obligatory.