There are no less than 30 lakes named “West Lake” in China. But the West Lake in Hangzhou is the best known of them all. 

It is located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province on the southeastern coast. And the city is known as the paradise of the world in China.

Thousands of years ago, the West Lake was connected to the sea. The Qiantang River not far away from the West Lake, enters the sea in the eastern part of the area. Sediment deposited by the river eventually blocked the connection between the West Lake and the sea, making it an inland water feature.

Since the 9th century A.D., the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in all seasons

has appeared time and again in poems, stories and legends. It's roughly estimated there are about 630 legends of the West Lake alone.

In 2011, West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou was included on the World Heritage List. 

It is visited by an endless stream of international tourists. Perhaps some of them will add their own stories to West Lake’s wealth of literature.

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