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The West Lake is located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, surrounded by mountains on three sides and bordering the urban area on the east. It is 3.3 kilometers long from north to south and 2.8 kilometers wide from east to west, with a water surface area of about 5.66 square axioms, including 6.3 square axioms for islands in the lake and 15 axioms for lakeshore circumference. The average depth of water is about 1.5 meters, the deepest is 2.8 meters, and the shallowest is less than 1 meter. Su Causeway and Bai Causeway divide the lake into five parts: Lihu Lake, Waihu Lake, Yuehu Lake, Xili Lake and Xiaonan Lake. There are scenic spots everywhere in the West Lake. In addition to the "Ten Scenes of Qiantang" and "Eighteen Scenes of West Lake" in history, the most famous ones are the "Ten Scenes of West Lake" named in the Southern Song Dynasty and the "Ten Scenes of New West Lake" awarded in 1985. There are more than 4 major scenic spots and more than 3 key cultural relics in the 6-square-axiomatic garden scenic area centered on the West Lake. To sum up, the scenery of the West Lake is dominated by one lake, two peaks, three springs, four temples, five mountains, six gardens, seven caves, eight tombs, nine streams and ten views. In 1982, West Lake was designated as a national scenic spot, and in 1985, it was rated as one of the "Top Ten Scenic Spots in China". "There are thirty-six West Lakes in the world, and Hangzhou is the best among them."

the west lake is located in the area where the plains, hills, lakes and rivers meet, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with green water in the middle. The lakes and mountains complement each other. Lishui, which is full of love and clear as a mirror, is hidden in this continuous ups and downs, twists and turns, far or near, looming layers. The lake is like a mirror. Su Causeway and Bai Causeway in the green lake are like two green ribbons. The pavilion and Ruan Gongdun in the middle of the lake are dotted with the middle of the lake, just like two gems inlaid. A poem by predecessors said: "The lake on the shore is unique, and the mountains and waters are suitable for each other. It is only said that the boat is picturesque and I don't know it in the painting." There are many flowers around the lake, shaped like a colorful garland. In the shade silk, there are countless towers and pavilions looming.

The West Lake, with its beautiful natural scenery, has won the favor of poets and poets of past dynasties, competing to praise it with poems. Therefore, there are many places of interest and historical relics in the area around the West Lake, which adds poetic meaning to the West Lake. The well-known "Ten Scenes of West Lake" appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty and was named by the painter Ma Yuan and others when painting the landscape of West Lake. The "Ten Scenes" are Wind Lotus in Quyuan, Chunxiao in Su Causeway, Fish Watching in Huagang, Moon Printing in Santan, Autumn Moon in Pinghu, Broken Snow on Bridge, Singing in Willow Waves, Sunset in Leifeng, Night Bell in Nanping and Twin Peaks.

Broken bridge snow

Broken bridge snow is one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. Broken Bridge is located at the eastern end of Bai Causeway, also known as Baoyou Bridge and Duanjia Bridge in the Southern Song Dynasty. The bridge was rebuilt in 1921. There are "clouds and water in the light" waterside pavilions and the broken bridge can snow pavilion on the bridge side. Broken bridge snow generally refers to the melting of snow and ice on the sunny side of the bridge after winter snow, but there are still broken snow like silver on the shady side. Looking from a height, the bridge seems to be broken. Standing at the bridge, looking around, the distant mountains are close to the water, and the panoramic view is a good place to enjoy the snow scene of the West Lake.

fish watching in Huagang

Huagang fish watching is located in the southwest corner of West Lake, bordering Su Causeway in the east and Xiaonan Lake and Xili Lake in the north and south respectively. According to records, there is a stream at the foot of Huajia Mountain, which flows here and flows into the West Lake. Because many flowers and trees are planted along the stream, English often falls into the stream, hence the name "Huagang". In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Yunsheng, a chamberlain, built a residence here, spent flowers and raised fish, and built a garden, which gradually became a scale. The historical name of watching fish in Huagang originated from the painting title of West Lake landscape painting by Ma Yuan, a court painter in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, when Kangxi visited Hangzhou in the south, he wrote a book to watch the fish scenery in Huagang and set up a monument and pavilion beside the fish pond.

Leifeng Sunset

The story of Leifeng Pagoda and the White Snake is widely spread. The Leifeng Pagoda in the story is located on Xizhao Mountain on the south bank of West Lake. Qian Hongchu, King of Wu Yue in Song Dynasty, was built because Huang Fei had a son. The first name is "Huangfei Tower". The original 13-story pagoda was planned to be changed to seven stories due to poor financial resources, and only five stories were built during the hard work. The structure is made of brick and stone, and a wooden corridor is built outside. The inner wall is embedded with strips engraved with Hua Yan Jing, and the statue of sixteen arhats of gold and copper is enshrined under the tower. The building is magnificent, and it is the place where the scriptures are collected. Because the hill of the tower site was named Leifeng, later generations renamed it "Leifeng Tower".

Su Causeway Chunxiao

In the fifth year of Yuan You in the Northern Song Dynasty (19), when Su Shi (Dongpo) was the governor of Hangzhou, he dredged the West Lake and built a long embankment with lake mud, which was later called Su Causeway, with a total length of 2.8 kilometers. Six bridges were built on the embankment, from south to north, namely Yingbo Bridge, Suolan Bridge, Wangshan Bridge, Dike Bridge, Dongpu Bridge and Hongqiao Bridge. There are more than 4 varieties such as willow, hibiscus, peach and begonia planted along the embankment. Su Causeway has beautiful scenery, sunny, rainy, cloudy and snowy with different tastes, and the beautiful scenery at four seasons is also different, especially in the early morning in spring, where the green poplar blows the shore, the colorful peaches are burning, the sunshine is on the embankment, and the spring scenery is picturesque, so it has the reputation of "Su Causeway Chunxiao".

Nanping Night Bell

Jingci Temple, located at the foot of Huiri Peak in Nanping Mountain on the south bank of the West Lake, was founded in wuyue, and is called "Yongming Temple", which has experienced many vicissitudes. There are historical sites such as Zongjingtang, Huiri Pavilion, Jizu Hall and Yunmujing in the temple, and there is a release pond in front of the mountain. Reconstructed in 1986, it is a three-story and two-story building on Xieding Peak, with the Brahma Bell hanging on the upper floor and the Jingci Temple Dizang Hall on the lower floor. The Brahma Bell is 3 meters high, 2.3 meters in diameter and weighs more than 1 tons. Jingci Temple's late bell rang, and the echo floated melodiously in the mountains and forests. The melodious bell echoed again, reminding people of the poem "Nanping Late Bell" written by Nie Danian of the Ming Dynasty: "The willows are dim and the clouds are shining, and the first sound is faint." The meditation couch has repeatedly surprised the monks to settle down, and the travel window has been partial to teasing the guests. "

Autumn Moon in Pinghu

Autumn Moon in Pinghu is located at the western end of Bai Causeway, with its back against the lonely mountain and facing the outer lake. In the Tang Dynasty, the Hope Lake Pavilion was built, and in the Ming Dynasty, the Dragon King Temple was added. In the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Pinghu Qiuyue was named as one of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake. The poem "Autumn Moon in Pinghu" by Song Wang Cong says: "All the cold light spreads overnight, and there is no cloud at the water wheel. The Jiufeng is far away from the west wind, and Guizi lights jade pots one after another." Whenever it's clear and crisp in autumn. The lake is as calm as a mirror, and the clean autumn moon is in the sky. The moonlight and the lake complement each other, which is quite a sense of "one color of lake is full of autumn". Therefore, a monument was erected by the lake with the title "Autumn Moon in Pinghu". "Lake sky and a blue building" couplet says: Wanqing Lake is as flat as a mirror; April is good and autumn is the best.

Quyuan Fenghe

Quyuan Fenghe is located in the northwest corner of the West Lake, which is known for its lake scenery and lotus scenery, and is one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake.

According to records, there was an official brewing workshop near Hongchun Bridge in the Song Dynasty. The pond connected with Jinsha River in the workshop was full of lotus flowers. Every summer, when the smoky wind blows, the fragrance of lotus and wine overflows, which is intoxicating. People call it "Quyuan Lotus Wind". In the Qing Dynasty, the wine shop was closed, and when Kangxi visited the lake, he wrote the Ten Scenic Monuments of the West Lake, so he changed the word "Qu" to "Qu" and changed Yi "He Feng" to "Feng He", and the scenic name of "Qu Yuan Feng He" has been used ever since.

Three pools reflecting the moon

Three pools reflecting the moon, one of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake, is located in the south of the middle of the West Lake. Together with Huxin Pavilion and Ruan Gongdun, it is called "three islands in the lake", just like the three islands in Penglai in ancient Chinese legend, so it is also called Xiaoyingzhou.

Xiaoying Island became a beautiful place to enjoy the moon on the lake in the Northern Song Dynasty. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the mud dredged from the West Lake was used to build dikes around the island to form a lake in the lake. During the reign of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, between dikes and islands, curved bridges ran through the north and south, and earth dikes were connected to the east and west, which formed the garden characteristics of "there is an island in the lake and a lake in the island". The total area is about 7 hectares, and the water surface accounts for 6%. Overlooking the whole Xiaoying Island, it is like a huge "Tian" word

Twin peaks in the clouds

"Twin peaks in the clouds" Royal Monument Pavilion, beside Hongchun Bridge. The two peaks, South Peak and north peak, are located in the southwest and northwest of the West Lake respectively. South Peak is 256.9 meters above sea level, and north peak is 355 meters above sea level. The two peaks are facing each other at a distance of more than ten miles.

Zhang Dai's Ten Scenes of the West Lake with Two (Double) Peaks Inserting Clouds: One peak is superior, and two people speak to each other. There is a West Lake here, so I refuse to go.

this scene was originally a distant view from the lake, but it was moved to land in the early Qing dynasty to set up a monument. When the mountains are foggy, the two peaks show their double tips, just like the peaks sticking into the sky. The natural scenery is extremely beautiful, the peaks are majestic and majestic, and the sunny and rainy mornings are different, especially after the rain or cloudy and cloudy weather, the colorful clouds and white clouds are thick or light, and they are suddenly entangled and covered, but the clouds are mountains and hazy. Such as a spectacular ink-and-wash and dense landscape painting in front of us. Therefore, it is named "two peaks in the clouds". Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty visited this place and changed it to "Twin Peaks in the Clouds".

Liu Lang Wen Ying

is located on the southeast bank of West Lake, at Qingbo Gate. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was the imperial garden, called Jujing Garden. Aladdin, a great Hui businessman in the Yuan Dynasty, built a mosque in Hangzhou and buried it after his death, commonly known as Huihui Tomb. In the Qing dynasty, the old scene of Liulang Wenying was restored. Willow shapes have their own characteristics: willow silk flutters like a drunken princess, called "drunken willow"; Branches and leaves are as lush as a lion's head, called "lion willow"; Overlooking the elephant girl, it is called "Huansha Willow". There is the name of Liuzhou. In the meantime, Oriole danced and crowed, so it was called "the willow waves smell the warbler".

Characteristic Old Street

Qinghefang (Hefang Street): Qinghefang (Hefang Street) is located at the southernmost tip of Yan 'an Road, adjacent to West Lake in the west and Wu Shan in the north. It takes less than ten minutes to walk along Hefang Street from the main entrance of Liuyang Wenying. This place has a profound historical accumulation. As the only well-preserved old city in Hangzhou, the antique historical blocks fully show the local customs and historical features of old Hangzhou. Therefore, if you want to feel the strong flavor of Hangzhou or buy some local products of Hangzhou, Qinghefang is a must. Going at night, the atmosphere of lanterns hanging high in the ancient streets is even stronger.

Hu Qingyutang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fang Huichun Hall, Wanlong Ham Restaurant, Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Shop and Baohetang Pharmacy in the block are all famous time-honored brands in Hangzhou, and there are also some historical and cultural attractions such as Hu Xueyan's former residence and Yu Qian's former residence. In addition, the nearby Wu Shan Square, Yuan Wah Shopping Mall and Jiebai Shopping Mall are also very lively. If you decide to go to places above Qinghefang at night, you can also visit them. Gaoyin Lane, which is adjacent to Hefang Street, is also a famous food street in Hangzhou. There are many restaurants in hangzhou dishes beside the street, which is enough to satisfy your appetite.

Night Tour of West Lake

Hubin Road Pedestrian Street (Phase I area) has naturally become the best area for night tour of West Lake. It can be regarded as the hall and facade of the whole Hangzhou, and it is also the most eye-catching place in the West Lake and even the whole Hangzhou at night. The international famous street on the side of the pedestrian street is luxurious, not only because all the people who live in it are luxurious, such as Armani Hemers Ferrari D&; G's famous brand and eye-catching facade also won her many international architectural design awards because of its innovative and fashionable architectural style. Although most of the goods in it are daunting, it is still very worth seeing from the perspective of visiting. It is suggested that you should not just watch the lake nearby, but visit the depths of the lake behind the famous street, which will definitely give you a visual enjoyment.

The West Lake Music Fountain, which is not far from Famous Street, is held for 3 minutes. Although it is not the top level from the point of view of the music fountain, it is set as a stage with the Gemstone Mountain, the brightly lit Beishan Road and the starry night West Lake decorated with lights in the distance. In addition, the breeze at night often blows over the lake to you, and the West Lake Music Fountain suddenly adds a lot of romance.

You can go south along Hubin Road Pedestrian Street and cross West Lake Tiandi to reach Nanshan Road Bar Street, or you can go north and walk through lakeside park and Shengtang Scenic Area. In particular, the lighting in the Shengtang Scenic Area adjacent to the lake is unique. If you walk hand in hand with your lover, it is extremely romantic!

Experience the avant-garde in Hangzhou

Nanshan Road Bar Street, located on the south line of West Lake, has a beautiful environment and is quite emotional. Its unique geographical location and unique architectural features make it a very famous bar street. The newly-emerging bars near Huanglong Business Circle (located in the area of Tianmushan Road, Huanglong Road, Shuguang Road) attract people's attention with high quality, and the most famous one is SOS located next to Huanglong Gymnasium.