Attractive Hangzhou's West Lake - Photo Album

The famous West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Before called Wulin Water, Qiantang Lake, Xizi Lake, starts to call West Lake at Song Dynasty. West Lake is the Chinese state-level scenic spot area that famous is because of the attractive scenery and the rich heritage ...[Full]

The scenic area take West Lake as a center that three are the hills, middle is the water. The West Lake area amounts to 60 square kilometers. The level of the lake area is original 5.68 square kilometers, including the lake in the islands total 6.3 square kilometers, the lakeshore perimeter is 15 kilometers.

The West Lake is divided into five parts by Su Di and the Bai Dike, respectively is LI Lake, Outside Lake, Yue Lake, Xili Lake and Small South Lake. After West Lake and Qiantang River communicate, Inputs 300,000 cubic meters water from Qiantang River every day.

Hangzhou is well-known because of The West Lake. West Lake history is very long that is the world-famous scenery tourist attraction. Featuring green willows and singing orioles, there are lawns, pavilions, and bridges that are very impressive, as well. West Lake's scenery is different each season. Plain or gaily dressed like Xizi. West Lake is always alluring." These are the words used by the celebrated Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo to describe Hangzhou’s West Lake. 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. Everywhere is the lotus on the level of the lake in the summer. Three deep pool is tranquil Under moonlight illumination in the autumn evening. In the winter, you can see in full red bloom of plum blossom, after the snow.

Visitors to the lake can plan to spend their time viewing the "Ten Scenes of the West Lake". A collection of ten scenic views formed during the Southern Song Dynasty, they are distributed around and within the lake, and serve to show the charms of the West Lake – through a use of varying locations, varying seasons, and varying times of day. Each scene is unique, and when taken together, are said to present the essence of West Lake scenery, and form the core of any West Lake tour.[Close]