Mid-Autumn Festival at West Lake, Hangzhou
- Throwing things into the lake
- leaning out beyond the lakeside railings
- swimming or playing in the water around the stone pagodas of Three Pools Mirroring the Moon
Etiquette & taboos
Etiquette & taboos
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China · Hangzhou
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Site-specific notes 5
Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.
Xixi Wetland
- Do not feed birds or fish
- do not pick plants
- do not leave the boardwalks
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
- Climbing the earthen terraces or remains
- touching exposed remains
- digging or picking anything up
- using flash on the exhibits
Dongpo pork
- Don't stick your chopsticks upright in rice
- don't turn dishes over on the table to pick through them
West Lake, Hangzhou
- No swimming in the lake
- don't cycle on the Broken Bridge or Su Causeway (banned on some stretches)
- don't photograph Buddha images inside Lingyin Temple (watch for signs).