Gongshu拱墅区

Affordable

North of the centre along the Grand Canal, with new metro lines and rents well under the lake districts.

At a glance

Life without Chinese
Metro access
Quiet at night
Value for money
Good for students

What is around

Metro48
Supermarket24
Park62
Pharmacy3
International hospital37
Shopping mall9

Counted from OpenStreetMap data for this district.

What works

The best value in the city
The Grand Canal path and the canal museums
Newer metro lines shorten the commute considerably

What to expect

25-35 minutes to West Lake
Few services in English
Less to do in the evenings

Suits:A tight budgetStaying a year or more

Campuses in this district

Places in Gongshu

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