Hupao Spring (Tiger Running Spring) Hangzhou

The Hupao spring located at the foot of the Daci Hill is famous in China and all over the world for the wonderful quality of its water. Many great poets have sung in praise of this beautiful and unique spring. If you visit the spring, do not miss out on a cup of Longjing tea that is made from the spring water. The unique taste of the water has won the praise of all the visitors who have sipped the tea. The Hupao Spring water and the Longjing tea work wonders together!

The Legend:

The Hupao spring is also known as the Tiger Running Spring and this queer name comes from an old legend. The legend says that the temple had been there once upon a time and was inhabited by a priest who was suffering due to the insufficiency of water in that place. One night the monk dreamt of an immortal creature who told him that the very soon there would be a spring before the temple, created by two mighty tigers. As the legend goes, two tigers appeared the very next day and dug a hole in the ground from where emerged the Hupao Spring.

Features of the Hupao Spring (Tiger Running Spring), Hangzhou:

- The spring has a high percentage of radon and is therefore both good to taste and healthy at the same time.

- The spring originally had three wells that were later transmuted into two pools. There is a stone niche beside the main pool where a stone statue of the legendary monk is seen to lie in a reclining pose and standing beside him are two stone tigers.

- The spring and the surrounding valley has now become a part of the Tiger Running Spring Forest Park. The park has a grand Li Shutong Memorial erected in honor of the great scholar in the realms of music, drama, painting and calligraphy.

Admission charge:

You only have to pay a nominal charge of CNY 20 in order to get a glimpse of the Hupao Spring.