a small apartment(26 square meters indoor)&second-handed bookstore of a Hangzhou based author. The Apartment lies on the 18th floor (the top floor) in an old building with two lifts, in the historical area of downtown Hangzhou. From here you can walk to most historical heritage in Hangzhou city, including the West Lake, in 30 minutes. It cost you about 15 minutes walk to the metro station, Ding'an road. 5 minutes to a big local supermarket，East River and Zhong River, two beautiful and historical rivers with more than 1300 years. There is an indoor traditional Chinese mart on the first floor of the building, where you can find delicious and cheap local food from 6am to 6pm. Old granny and grandpa sit in the lobby of the building to spend time in the day. The neighberhood is safe, friendly and convenient, while it is very queit indoor. There is a big bed in the apartment, and a lot of books&DVDs&CDs&Cassetts free for you to read and watch during your stay, including the new book of mine. The book is about the historical lanes and streets in center Hangzhou city, Where I spent the whole 2016 walking.

I am Yan, a Hangzhou based Chinese author. Before then, I had been a journalist and author based in Shanghai for more than 10 years, having interviewed and written many articles about well-known writers, artists and humanists around the world. In September of 2015, I moved to and settled down in Hangzhou,where I had spent three years in the Graduate School of Zhejiang University from 1998 to 2001. My new book, Hangzhou on My foot was published by Zhejiang University Publication Company in the Feb. of 2017. In this Book, I writes about my walk in the historical streets and lanes in Hangzhou and what I see and find there. Hangzhou is my home. I love Hangzhou and want to share my love with you. 我是彦,在上海当过10多年记者,采访过很多世界上有名的艺术家、作家和人道主义者。2015年年底,我搬回杭州定居。(我曾在浙江大学度过三年研究生时间)我的新书《小风小物逛杭州》2017年2月由浙江大学出版社出版,这本书描写了我用一年时间在杭州小街小巷里步行的发现。入住客人可以免费阅读此书。 杭州不仅有西湖,也有很多古老而充满活力的小街小巷和小吃小店等你来发现。杭州山美水美,小街小巷、历史建筑和正直的“杭铁头”更美。杭州是我的家,我爱杭州,想和你分享我的杭州。

Hangzhou is a city full of scenes. Even just around the West Lake, there are quite a few beautiful lanes, gardens and temples waiting for you to find. As for the restaurant, I prefer small local restaurants which hide in the old and quiet streets. I strongly recommend you to take a public bicycle to explore this city. You need to download Alipay the app to hire a public bicycle.