Hangzhou i the capital of Zhejiang province and it political, economic and cultural center. With it famou natural beauty and cultural heritage, Hangzhou i one of China‘ mot important tourit venue.
The City, the outhern terminu of the Grand Canal, i located on the lower reache of the Qiantang River in outheat China, a uperior poition in the Yangtze Delta and only 180 kilometer from Shanghai. Hangzhou ha a ubtropical monoon type climate with four quite ditinct eaon. However, it i neither too hot in ummer nor too cold in winter making it a year round detination.
The Wet Lake i undoubtedly the mot renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for the cenic beauty that blend naturally with many famou hitorical and cultural ite. In thi cenic area, Solitary Hill, the Mauoleum of General Yue Fei, the Six Harmonie Pagoda and the Ling Yin Temple are probably the mot frequently viited attraction. The “Ten Wet Lake Propect“ have been pecially elected to give the viitor outtanding view of the lake, mountain and monument.
A number of national mueum can be found in Hangzhou and are repreentative of Chinee culture. Fine example are the National Silk Mueum and Tea Mueum. Along with the other mueum in Hangzhou, they provide a facinating inight into the hitory of Chinee traditional product.
One of the mot important part of traveling i tating the local delicacie. Hangzhou dihe are noted for their elaborate preparation, ophiticated cooking and refrehing tate. Many local pecialtie will be ure to make your trip a cultural experience. We recommend that you try Beggar‘ Chicken (a chicken baked in clay), Wet Lake Fih (vinegar coated fih freh caught from the lake), Dongpo Pork (braied pork) and Fried Shrimp with Longjing Tea, etc.WWw.hAOZuowEn.com
The hopping environment in Hangzhou i exciting and convenient. Traveler and tourit like to go to Qing He Fang Street. It i one of the mot famou and hitoric treet in the city and reflect many of the feature of the Southern Song Dynaty (1127-1279). Shopper will admire the antique building while purchaing item from a wide range of local good uch a ilk, tea or maybe a ilk paraol, brocade or a beautiful Hangzhou fan. Thee are jut ome of the item to be found but there are many more.
At night Hangzhou ha much to offer and teahoue and variou kind of pub are both plentiful and popular. Chooing one overlooking the Wet Lake for a pleaant chat over a cup of tea i ure to make you feel totally relaxed and refrehed.
While much of the ancient city that had been the capital of the Southern Song Dynaty wa detroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-nineteenth century, today‘ Hangzhou i a modern and vibrant economical center. A uch it provide a bae for many talented and killed people. Never the le, thank to it unique etting by the Wet Lake it continue to enjoy the many benefit of the natural urrounding that have delighted viitor for centurie. Not only wa it much vaunted in hi writing by the 13 century explorer, Marco Polo but the Lake and it environ have inpired poet of great renown uch a Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo down the age. There can be no doubt that viit here i certain to be a memorable one.
An old Chinee aying declare, “There i heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below.“ Centurie later, Marco Polo called Hangzhou the mot enchanting city in all the world. Thi i mot evident in the Wet Lake area--the effective, if not geographic, center of Hangzhou. Hill embrace the lake on three ide; the city proper lie to the eat. Ancient Chinee people praied the Wet Lake area a a land of intoxicating beauty. Su Shi, a poet from the Song Dynaty, likened the lake to Xizi, a Chinee Cleopatra, for it allure. Ten of the mot beautiful ite include:
Spring Dawn at Sudi Caueway
Melting Snow at Broken Bridge
Sunet Glow over Leifeng Hill
Lotu in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard
Autumn Moon on Calm Lake (a lakeide park at the wet end of the Bai Caueway)
Litening to Oriole Singing in the Willow
Viewing Fih and Lotu Pond at Flower Harbor
Evening Bell at Nanping Hill
Three Pool Mirroring the Moon
Twin Peak Piercing the Cloud
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The Wet Lake i a like a hining pearl inlaid on the vat land of China, reputed for beautiful cenery, a multitude of hitorical ite, brilliant cultural relic, and a profuion of native product. Legend ha it that the Wet Lake wa a heavenly jewel fallen to earth. Pragmatit init that it i a mere lagoon on Hangzhou‘ wetern fringe. In any cae, Wet Lake ha inpired painter for centurie.
In ancient time, thi place had been an hallow ea gulf before it evolved into a reidual lake. The Baidi and Sudi caueway provide acce to many part of the lake. Mot of the bet known tourit ite lie around and within the lake. With a circumference of 15 kilometer , the lake area itelf i eay for the viitor to negotiate.