There are scenic spots everywhere in West Lake. In addition to the "Ten Scenes of Qiantang" and the "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 New Scenes of West Lake" rated in 1985.
In the 60-square-meter garden scenic area centered on the West Lake, there are more than 40 major scenic spots and more than 30 key cultural relics and historic sites.
To sum up, the scenery of West Lake is mainly characterized by one lake, two peaks, three springs, four temples, five mountains, six gardens, seven caves, eight tombs, nine streams and ten sceneries.
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".
On May 8, 2007, Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A tourist attraction.
Hupao Mengquan Hupao Spring is a spring landscape with the theme of "spring" for viewing, listening to, tasting and testing the spring. It is also a cultural landscape featuring the legendary stories of Masters Xingkong, Jigong and Hongyi. It is located in
It is located in the Dinghui Zen Temple in Daci Mountain, south of the West Lake.
According to folklore, Master Xingkong in the Tang Dynasty visited this mountain. The scenery here was beautiful, but there was no water source. He decided to go elsewhere. Suddenly, a god told him that two tigers would come to dig a spring. The next day, two tigers ran up the mountain and came out of the spring.
Sweet and mellow, pure and sterile, "Longjing Tea Hupaoquan" has since been known as "the two wonders of the West Lake".
In Song Dynasty Su Dongpo's poem praising Hupao Spring, there is a good line that "the Taoist does not hesitate to drink the water in front of the steps, but also tastes it freely with the master".
Hupao has been comprehensively renovated, restoring the Jigong Pagoda and Luohan Hall, and creating lifelike "Dream Tiger" and Jigong legend reliefs.
Lingyin - Feilai Peak When traveling to Hangzhou, first look at West Lake and secondly Lingyin. Lingyin is located next to Feilai Peak in the west of West Lake, not far from West Lake, and is a "must-visit".
Feilai Peak is a rare ancient grotto art treasure in the south of the Yangtze River, comparable to the Dazu Rock Carvings in Sichuan.
Su Dongpo once wrote a poem: "There are mountains and rivers where you can stay for a hut, but I love Lingyin Feilai Peak the most."
Liuhe Pagoda is located on Yuelun Mountain on the bank of Qiantang River. It was built by King Wuyue in the Northern Song Dynasty to suppress the tide in Qiantang.
The tower has seven sides and eight levels, 59.89 meters high, and is majestic.
Climb the tower and have a panoramic view of Qiantang.
Now a new Chinese ancient pagoda garden has been built next to the Liuhe Pagoda.
Walking into the Pagoda Garden, there are more than a hundred ancient pagodas from various dynasties and regions, which collectively display the essence of Chinese pagoda culture.
Behind the Liuhe Pagoda, walk up the mountain on the north side, cross the pagoda garden, and come to the platform that imitates the wooden pagoda of Yingxian County. Suddenly looking back, the majesty of the Six Harmonies Pagoda and the Qiantang River Bridge are in front of you. It is the most satisfying shooting spot.
Santan Reflecting the Moon, also known as "Xiaoyingzhou", is the largest, richest and most well-known island among the three islands in West Lake. It is known as "the first scenic spot in West Lake" and is a representative work of Jiangnan water courtyard art.
"There is an island in the lake, and there is a lake in the island" is the biggest feature here.
Longjing Asking Tea is a quiet place for tea tasting with the theme of "tea", located on Fenghuang Ridge to the west of West Lake.
The actual tea produced in Longjing is very small, and most of it is exported abroad.
Therefore, the "high-priced" tea sold in Longjing Village does not seem to be "authentic", and the tea bought in department stores in Hangzhou is more genuine.
Spring Dawn on Su Causeway Su Causeway, commonly known as Sugong Causeway, is located in the southwest of West Lake. It starts from Huagang Guanyu in the south and connects Quyuan Fenghe in the north. It is the first of the "Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake".
Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow The bridge where the White Snake and Xu Xian meet in the beautiful mythical story "The Legend of White Snake" is located at the beginning of Bai Causeway.
The name of the Broken Bridge comes from the Tang Dynasty. In ancient times, there was a door on the bridge with an eaves. When it snowed, the snow in the middle section was on the eaves. There was only snow on the two ends of the bridge. From a distance, the bridge looked broken.
, so it is called Broken Bridge.
Pinghu Qiuyue Walk from the broken bridge from east to west through the 1.1-kilometer-long Baidi. At the other end of the embankment is Pinghu Qiuyue at the eastern end of Gushan.
"The vast lake is flat and long like a mirror, and autumn is the most suitable time when the moon is good."
Yue Temple is located on the bank of Yue Lake in the northwest corner of West Lake. It was built in 1221 AD to commemorate Yue Fei, the national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty.
There are Zhonglie Temple, Qizhong Temple and Yue Fei's Tomb inside.
The statue of Yue Fei in the Zhonglie Temple has a huge plaque with the words "Give me back my rivers and mountains" hanging in Yue Fei's handwriting.
Gushan is located in the northwest corner of West Lake, surrounded by water. It is a unique mountain. Although the mountain is not high, it is the best place to enjoy the scenery of West Lake.
Gushan is not only a scenic spot, but also a place where cultural relics gather. At the southern foot there are Wenlan Pavilion, West Lake Tianxia Scenery, Zhejiang Museum and Zhongshan Park. On the west side of the top of the mountain is Xiling Seal Society, at the west foot there is Qiu Jin’s Tomb, and on the northeast slope is Fanghe.
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Among them, the Hefang Pavilion was built in memory of Lin Hejing, a reclusive poet in the Song Dynasty. He has a legend about his plum wife and crane son.
Plum blossoms are widely planted outside the pavilion, making it a good place to enjoy plum blossoms on the lake.
Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park is a wetland ecological park covering an area of ??approximately 10.08 square kilometers, with a currently open area of ??3.46 square kilometers.
The trail around Xixi National Wetland Park is about 8 kilometers long, and it takes more than three and a half hours to walk around it.
Address: Tianmushan Road, Liu Town, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
Qiandao Lake Qiandao Lake has beautiful blue waves, thousands of islands, green mountains, deep canyons, beautiful streams, strange travertines, and a wide variety of biological resources, cultural relics and rich local products, making up the island lake that is well-known at home and abroad.
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