West Lake 西湖
The West Lake scenic zone encompasses an area of 6 square kilometers.West Lake is an elliptical landscape with a water surface of 5.66 square kilometers,and a circumference of 15 km.Its famous scenic spots comprise Su Causeway,and Bai Causeway,which have partitioned the Lake into inner,outer and back lakes,Gushan (The Solitary Hill),Xiaoyingzhou (Small Fairy Island),Huxin Ting (Mid-lake Pavilion),Ruangong Dun (A mount after a provincial governor Ruangong) etc.In combination with the surrounding hills and streams,they make up the West Lake beautiful scenery.
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Spring Dawn at Su Causeway 苏堤春晓
It's a 2.8 km.long boulevard cutting across the south-north scenic area,and lined with trees and flowering plants.When Spring comes with crimson peach blossoms and green willows; the scenery is all the more charming.Strolling along the boulevard,one feels as if the West Lake were wakening in dawn mist.Young willows were ethereal,spring breeze so caressing,and birds were chirping in unison.
The Moon Reflected in Three Pools 三潭印月
"There are islands in the lake and three are lake on the islands." The three stone towers were first built in Yuanyou 4th year (1089) of the Song Dynasty,with the wonderful scenery of "one moon in the sky having three reflection in the lake",it is one of the wonderful scenes of the West Lake.