E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.
You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).
E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.
You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).
The grand open-air show brings its audience into the imaginary wonders of West Lake's natural and cultural beauty.
Staged entirely upon the lake itself (a stage has been built 3 centimeters below the surface), Impression West Lake is a spectacle of light, music, dance and theatrics. The stories are based on Hangzhou legends. Using the lake and its surroundings as the backdrop, hundreds of actors and lights create a sensational performance.
It is a unique outdoor performance in natural settings. Staged on the West Lake, the performance appears vivid and incredibly beautiful. Mixed with the myths and legends of the West Lake, the show leads you to a sweet thousand-year dream. The special concealable auditorium ensures each seat a wonderful place to enjoy the dazzling show. The state-of-the-art sound system is surely to offer a surprising musical enjoyment. Be sure to catch it, the show is in your bucket list when you come to Hangzhou. Come and enjoy the most amazing and beautiful spectacle you will see in your life.
The director of this show is Mr Zhang Yimou, who was in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. In 2016, the dream-like and fantastic Impression West Lake Show, as the golden name card of the city of Hangzhou, gave the world a feast for eyes during the G20 summit.
Act 1: Spring River in the Flower Moon Night
Spring River in the Flower Moon Night is the one of the Ten Chinese Traditional Musical Masterpieces. Originated from a well-known poem of Tang Dynasty, it has evolved into a staple in music and dance.
Act 2: Dance of Picking Tea Leaves
This Chinese folk music is describing the tea picking girls happily working in the tea plantation. Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake green tea. In spring time, when the tea leaf-bud just comes about. The tea picking girls is dancing at the background of the green tea plantation.
Act 3: A Tale of the Chinese Romeo and Juliet
This is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. They loved each other but not forbidden to marry each other by their family, after they died, their spirits finally becomes beautiful butterflies and lived together forever.
Act 4: High Mountains and Flowing Waters
The classical Chinese music , High Mountains and Flowing Waters is much more about natural scenery. It was a metaphor for ancient Chinese literati to denote friendship. It is now a hint of the friendship between Hangzhou and the world.
Act 5: Ballet Swan Lake
This act moves the famous Russian Ballet Swan Lake to the West Lake. It was a greeting to the world famous Ballet Dance.
Act 6: My country and I
This act express our love to our hometown and to our country. Welcome to Hangzhou. Welcome to China.
Act 7: Moon Light
The night of the West Lake will not be so mysterious and charming without the moon light mirroring in the lake.
Act 8: The Unforgettable Jasmine Flower
This Chinese folk song may be the most popular Chinese folk song all over the world. The new performance of this famous folk song will leave you an unforgettable impression.
Act 9: Ode to Joy
The show will reach its climax with Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Impression West Lake, the most memorable is Hangzhou. Welcome to Hangzhou.
82 Beishan Road
An exclusive floating stage with 360-degree panoramic views offers a captivating audiovisual show. Intertwined with the legends of West Lake, they unfold a stunning love story that touches the very depths of the soul. Cutting-edge lighting and sound effects create a magical atmosphere on West Lake—a nighttime show not to be missed.
The stage is on the north bank of West Lake, opposite Yuefei Temple and the Shangri-la Hotel.
