One of the seven capitals of ancient
China, Hangzhou is an ancient cultural city and a well-known tourist
city. It is most famous for the beautiful scenery of the West Lake.
With an area of 6,047 square miles inhabited by a population of 5.2
million, it embraces six urban districts and seven suburban
counties, namely Yuhang, Xiaoshan, Fuyang, Tonglu, Lin'an, Jiande
and Chun'an. The Fuchun and Xin'an rivers and Thousand Island Lake
are national scenic areas. In the 13th century, Marco Polo praised
Hangzhou as the most beautiful city in the world. Hangzhou is also
famous for its silk and tea products.
Water-bound town & Buddhist Kingdom Tour
Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Ningpo are State Council-designated famous
historical and cultural cities. They were also among the first group
of cities approved as top tourist destinations. Putuo is one of the
four foremost Buddhist sanctuaries of China. A travel program puts
these four east Zhejiang scenic resorts together and brings the
visitor to the water-town landscape of Shaoxing, the Chinese
calligraphy at the Orchid Pavilion, the nation's oldest library
Tianyi Pavilion, and Buddhist Kingdom on the Sea in Putuo Mountain
in Zhoushan.Tour of West Zhejiang
This travel route connects three national scenic resorts--West Lake
of Hangzhou, Fuchun and Xin'an rivers and Thousand-Island Lake, and
Mount Huangzhan. A golden route indeed, which brings the visitor to
a succession of rivers, gorges, islands, limestone caves, etc.
The West lake was so named
because it is located west of the city of Hangzhou. The West Lake
scenic zone lies in Hangzhou City in northern Zhejiang Province. The
West Lake has an elliptical shape with a water surface of 1,383
acres, and a circumference of 9.3 miles. It is surrounded by emerald
hills covered with lush forests, grandiose rocks, gullies, and
intriguing streams.
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