According to the names left by the city walls and gates, I rode around Lin 'an City and started from the ancient Qiantang Gate.
Qiantangmen is the passage between the northwest city of Lin 'an and the West Lake. The ancients came back from Lingyin, and went ashore from Qiantang Gate to the city, as if it was from here that Xu Xian held an umbrella for the white snake. The bus stop here is called outside Qiantangmen, which is a serious ancient place name.
Further north, you will reach Wulin Gate. Actually, there should be several names according to the map. It is the gateway to the northwest corner of Hangzhou, connected with the Grand Canal Pier. From here, merchant ships and official ships from the north have landed in the city, which is a busy scene. Now it is also the core area of the whole city of Hangzhou, with busy traffic and communication between the north and the south.
To the east, you will reach the Gugen Mountain Gate. The remains are still there, and so are the place names. It is the gateway to the northeast corner of Lin 'an City, and the East River is outside the city, which is regarded as the moat of Lin 'an City.
Along the Canghe River to the south, the East River is on the left. There are several bridges across it, all of which have been in a quiet environment for some years. It was a moat under the city wall. There should have been a gate called Dongqingmen here, but now there are no relics, only one Dong Qing Lane records the imprint of that year.
Dongqingmen should be Chongxin Gate in the south. This gate has no sense of existence, not on the map, not on the place name. I've been looking for it for a long time, but I haven't found any trace.
The new gate below is the same as Bao 'an Gate, as if it had never existed, and there are neither relics nor reserved place names.
After Bao 'anmen, it is not far from the imperial city, because by the river, the gate is the Watergate. There are many sluices in Lin 'an. The map only shows the Watergate, with no specific name, except the famous Fengshan Watergate.
Below the security door is the back door. According to the map, the ruins of Houchaomen should still be there, but Houchaomen Park is dark, but I can see a group of aunts in uniform dresses dancing, but I can't see where the monuments are hidden.
Fengshan Watergate is a famous Watergate, and the historical sites are well preserved (later repaired), which can be regarded as the restoration of the Watergate scene at that time.
On the west side of Fengshan Watergate is the Imperial City, which is roughly the Shantoushan community at the foot of Phoenix Mountain. After several years of renovation, the community has been relatively clean and tidy, mostly 2-3-storey old houses, and cultural entrepreneurship has also developed slowly. I think we can spend time wandering around the back streets and see the life of people under the roots of the imperial city.
I didn't find the south gate of Lin 'an City. It should be in front of Dazifumiao Road. Out of the South Gate, we almost reached Niujia Village, which changed the history of China.
Turn from Dafu Temple to Funan Road, go north, and you will reach Qian Chao Gate, which is also gone. It's probably near Zhejiang Art Museum, next to the West Lake. When you get out, go to Leifeng Tower.
Next are Qingbo Gate and Qingjin Gate. Because these two doors are near the West Lake, they are always associated with the West Lake with its reputation.