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About Wind and Lotus at the Crooked Courtyard (in Summer)
Its name recalls a Song-period brewing place and the scent of lotus flowers moving over the water. Paths, bridges and planted pools provide the physical setting even outside the flowering season. Near Kuahong Bridge, the imperial inscription connects the garden with the named Ten Scenes of West Lake, adding a small calligraphic stop to the waterside visit.
In the Southern Song period, an official brewery here made the fermenting agent (麯) used for wine, prompting the original name 'Quyuan Hefeng' (麯院荷风). In 1699, the 38th year of the Kangxi era (康熙三十八年), the Kangxi Emperor changed two of its characters, producing the present name. The garden was renovated in 1983 and reopened to the public.
The scenic area now covers 28 hectares and is the largest lotus specialty garden in China, with more than 200 lotus varieties. On the evening of 4 September 2016 it hosted 'Zui Yi Shi Hangzhou' (最忆是杭州), a water-themed symphonic performance staged for the G20 Hangzhou Summit's cultural program, and the site has also been used for the show 'Impression West Lake' (印象西湖).
What to look for
- The lotus pools and paths through the specialist lotus garden.
- The imperial Quyuan Fenghe stele near Kuahong Bridge.
Location & getting there
Getting to Wind and Lotus at the Crooked Courtyard (in Summer)
Use the Beishan Road entrance area at No 89, beside the northern end of Su Causeway. The lotus garden extends into the western lake landscape, so choose a short garden circuit or a longer causeway continuation.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Lotus garden paths
Look across the planted pools from several angles.
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Quyuan Fenghe stele
See the inscription attached to the garden’s traditional scene name.
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Kuahong Bridge
Finish at the bridge linking this visit with Su Causeway.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
Find Wind and Lotus at the Crooked Courtyard (in Summer)
曲院风荷 · 西湖区
The pin marks the area, not the entrance.
More places nearby
Approximate straight-line distances between map pins, not travel distances.
Yanggong Causeway 杨公堤
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View guide →Spring Dawn at Su Causeway 苏堤春晓
Less than 1 km awaySu Causeway crosses the western part of West Lake on a long line of trees and six bridges. It was formed during Su Shi’s lake-dredging work in 1089, turning excavated material into a useful north–south connection. The bridges…
View guide →Sources & visit information
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Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “曲院风荷” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 90630320.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Wind and Lotus at the Crooked Courtyard (in Summer)” · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "曲院风荷", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94224162.