Cyclists ride along the Qiandao Lake, or Thousand-Islands Lake, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/hangzhou.zjol.com]

Hangzhou in Zhejiang province boasts charming scenery in every season. Here are some of the best places to visit each month.

January

There is a 100,000-square-meter ski resort in a mountainous area with an altitude of more than 1,200 meters, near the Daminghu Lake in Lin’an district. It is the largest ski resort in East China. 

February

Chaoshan Mountain in Yuhang district is one of the top three scenic spots in Jiangnan - or south of the Yangtze River - for plum blossoms. More than 50,000 plum blossom plants will come into full bloom in February.

March

Taiziwan Park in downtown Hangzhou boasts a vast expanse of cherry blossoms and tulips.

April

Go to Meijiawu village near the West Lake, and you will have the chance to pick fresh tea leaves and enjoy the famous Longjing tea.

May

With a pleasant temperature and beautiful mountains and rivers, Qiandao Lake scenic area is a good place for cycling.

June

Dujiacun, in Suoqian town, Xiaoshan district, holds a waxberry festival in mid-June every year. Tourists may pick and taste the local waxberries.

July

In the midsummer, blooming lotus flowers in West Lake form an enchanting scene.

August

A greenway is located along Xin'an River in Jiande, a county-level city of Hangzhou, where there is a swimming base and many pavilions for visitors to cool themselves.

September

Thousands of osmanthus plants will come into full bloom in autumn in Manlongguiyu Park in Xihu district.

October

October is the best time to watch the great tide on Qiantang River.

November

Golden reeds are one of the top 10 most scenic locations in Xixi Wetland Park.

December

You may take a bath at a hot spring resort in Tuankou village, Tuankou town, Lin'an, a county-level city of Hangzhou.