Terraced garden
On the hillside.
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A historic society for the art of stone seal carving on Gushan, the island hill in West Lake, beside Xiling Bridge. It was founded in 1904 by a group of seal carvers, with the great artist Wu Changshuo as its first president, is nicknamed «the first society under heaven», and its grounds became a national protected monument in 2001. Its home is a terraced garden on the hillside with pavilions, stone paths, rock inscriptions and an ancient stele from the Eastern Han, and its top looks out over West Lake; the seal-carving art it guards is listed as national cultural heritage. Wandering the garden is free, per visitor guides, and it combines easily with a walk around Gushan and Xiling Bridge on West Lake.
On the hillside.
Old calligraphy.
Over West Lake.
31 Gushan Road by Xiling Bridge, West Lake District, Hangzhou
Quyuan Fenghe (Lotus in the Breeze)A park at the north end of the Su Causeway named after one of the Ten Scenes of 12 minutes walk
Bai CausewayA short causeway on West Lake, about a kilometre long, running from the Broken B13 minutes walk
Su CausewayA raised walkway about 2.8 km long across the western part of West Lake, running14 minutes walk
Three Pools Mirroring the MoonOne of West Lake's most famous scenes, three small stone pagodas standing in the17 minutes walk4.6
Baochu PagodaA slender pagoda on top of Baoshi, «Precious Stone», Hill above the north shore 18 minutes walkYes, wandering its terraced garden on Gushan is free, per visitor guides; its top looks over West Lake, and it stands beside Xiling Bridge.