Discover Hu Xueyan's Hangzhou: Merchant & Medicine Legacy Free Tour in Hangzhou, Luxembourg - A unique experience

Step into 19th-century Hangzhou on an expert-led tour. Explore Hu Xueyan’s historic mansion and visit a functional 150-year-old TCM pharmacy with a licensed museum docent.

Things to do Hu Xueyan's Hangzhou: Merchant & Medicine Legacy Free Tour

Walk through 19th-century Hangzhou with a licensed tour guide and certified docent at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. This is a storytelling walk with outside visits — we'll admire each site's architecture and history from the outside, with entry tickets available separately if you wish to explore inside. Start outside Hu Xueyan's Former Residence, the opulent mansion of China's most legendary Qing dynasty merchant-banker, known as the "Red-Hat Businessman" — hear how a poor clerk became China's richest man, and why he still fascinates business students today. Continue to Huqingyutang, a 150-year-old working Traditional Chinese Medicine pharmacy where masters still hand-prepare herbal remedies exactly as they did in 1874. Wander through Dama Lane, a lively market street lined with shops selling local street food and everyday goods — a taste of real Hangzhou life. Finish climbing to City God Pavilion's panoramic viewpoint, overlooking West Lake, the old town, and the Qiantang River as the sun begins to set. Along the way, learn the stories behind Hangzhou's business history, traditional medicine culture, and the transformation of this city across centuries.

Included

Professional English-speaking guide, storytelling & historical commentary

Meeting point

Former Residence of Hu Xueyan