Located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, West Lake is the first batch of national key scenic spots in Chinese mainland and one of the top ten scenic spots in China. It is one of the main ornamental freshwater lakes in Chinese mainland, one of the few lakes in the World Heritage List and the only lake cultural heritage in China.
The West Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides, covering an area of 6.39 square kilometers, with a width of 2.8 kilometers from east to west and a length of 3.2 kilometers from north to south. The area around the lake is nearly 15 kilometers. ?
The West Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an area of about 6.39 square kilometers, a width of about 2.8 kilometers from east to west, a length of about 3.2 kilometers from north to south, and a lake area of about 15 kilometers.
The lake is divided by Gushan, Bai Di, Su Causeway and Yang Gongdi. According to the size of the area, there are five water surfaces, namely West Lake, Xili Lake, Beili Lake, Xiaonan Lake and Yuehu Lake. ?
The lake is separated by Gushan, Bai Causeway, Su Causeway and Yang Gongdi, and divided into five water surfaces, namely Waixi Lake, Xili Lake, Beili Lake, Xiaonan Lake and Yuehu Lake.
Su Causeway and Bai Causeway cross the lake, and three small islands, Xiao Weizhou, Huxin Pavilion and Meikongdun, are located in the center of the West Lake. The Leifeng Pagoda in Zhao Xi and the eight pagodas in Baoshi Mountain are separated by lake water, forming the basic pattern of "one mountain, two pagodas, three islands, three dikes and five lakes".
Su Causeway and Bai Causeway cross the lake, and three small islands, Zhou Xiaoying, Hu Xinting and Ruan Gongdun, are located in the center of the periphery of the West Lake. Zhao Xi Leifeng Pagoda and Baoshishan Baoyu Pagoda are separated by lakes, forming the basic pattern of "one mountain, two pagodas, three islands, three dikes and five lakes".
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Famous scenic spots of West Lake in Hangzhou:
Xiao Chun Su Causeway 1
Located in the western waters of West Lake. The west side is about 500 meters away from the west bank of the lake, with an area of about 9.66 hectares. In the fifth year of Yuan You in the Northern Song Dynasty (1090), Su Shi, a famous scholar, built a north-south long dike with silt dug out during dredging the West Lake. There are six bridges on the dike, which are named Yingbo Bridge, Suolan Bridge, Wangshan Bridge, Dike Bridge, Dongpu Bridge and Crossing Hongqiao in turn from south to north.
Later generations named this dike "Su Causeway" in memory of Su Shi. Su Causeway is the only channel connecting the north and south banks across the lake, spanning the whole waters of the West Lake. Therefore, it has the most complete visual range on the Su Causeway and is the best place to enjoy the whole lake landscape. Stop at Yubeige, south of Diqiao, and you will have a panoramic view of the lakes and mountains.
Since the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Causeway has maintained the plant landscape characteristics of alternately planting peach trees and weeping willows along both sides of the embankment. The dawn of spring is the best time to enjoy "Spring Dawn in Su Causeway". At this time, it is foggy, weeping willows are green, and peach blossoms are in full bloom, showing the charming and feminine temperament of the West Lake.
2, Quyuan wind load
Located 22 meters west of the northern end of Su Causeway on the north shore of West Lake, it covers an area of about 0.06 hectares. Taking lotus viewing in summer as the theme, it visually presents the characteristics of "endless green leaves in the sky and different red lotus flowers reflecting sunlight".
Quyuan was originally a workshop for brewing official liquor in Hongchunqiao (1 127- 1279) in the Southern Song Dynasty, and took water from Jinsha River to brew official liquor. Because there are so many lotus flowers here, whenever the lotus flowers are in full bloom in summer and the fragrance comes slowly, lotus and wine are everywhere, which is quite an artistic conception of "warm wind makes tourists drunk".
3. Autumn Moon in Pinghu
Located in the southeast corner of Gushan Mountain and south of the western end of Bai Causeway, the lakeside area is one of the best places to view the panoramic view of the West Lake from Hubei Lake. The theme is to watch the lake and moonlight in the autumn night and moonlight.
The "Autumn Moon in Pinghu" landscape completely retains the courtyard layout of "one courtyard, one floor, one monument and one pavilion" when the royal family appointed the ten scenic spots of the West Lake in the Qing Dynasty (17-18th century).