Hangzhou West Lake, formerly known as Jinniu Lake, Ming Sheng Lake and Qiantang Lake, is also known as Xizi Lake. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and urban area on one side, the lake area is 6.3 square kilometers, and the lake area is 15 kilometers. Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area, centered on the West Lake, is one of the top ten scenic spots in China. "There are thirty-six West Lakes in the world, and Hangzhou is the first". The beauty of the West Lake lies in the wonderful combination of nature and man-made, and the natural beauty of lakes, mountains and mountains and humanity. When Bai Juyi was appointed as the secretariat of Hangzhou, he built a dam in the lake to manage the West Lake, which also left a nostalgic feeling of "you can't throw it to Hangzhou, half of it is this lake"; When Su Dongpo was the judge and magistrate of Hangzhou, he dredged the West Lake to beautify the lakes and mountains. When he built the Su Causeway, he also left a legacy of "beautiful water, empty mountains and rainy weather". If you want to compare the West Lake to the West Lake, light makeup is always appropriate. Bai Causeway and Su Causeway divided the West Lake into five parts: Waixi Lake, Lixi Lake, Xili Lake, Moon Lake and Xiaonan Lake. Gushan is the largest natural island in the West Lake. Three artificial islands, Zhou Xiaoying, Hu Xinting and Ruan Gongdun, stand in the center of the West Lake, forming the basic pattern of "one mountain, two dikes, three islands and five lakes". There are more than 00 scenic spots in West Lake Scenic Area, among which the most famous ones are "Ten Scenes of West Lake", "Ten Scenes of New West Lake" and the humanistic landscape scattered around the lake and mountain.
The "Ten Scenes of West Lake" are: Su Causeway Xiao Chun, Liulang Wenying, Huagang Guanyu, Santan Yinyue, Broken Bridge Canxue, Quyuan Fenghe, Pinghu Qiuyue, Leifeng Sunset, Shuangfeng Chayun and Nanping Night Bell; The "Ten Scenes of the New West Lake" are: Lingyin Zen Trace, Yue Tomb Qixia, Liuhe Tingtao, Sunny Rain by the Lake, Qiancibiao Middle School, Song Wan Academy, Di Yang Jingxing, Santai Yunshui, Meiwu Chunzao and North Street Dreaming. "Castle Peak has the honor to bury loyal bones", national heroes Yue Fei, Yu Qian and Zhang Cangshui, as well as revolutionaries Qiu Jin, Xu Xilin and Tao in the late Qing Dynasty, were all buried in the West Lake. Especially the Yuefei Tomb and Betty Wong Temple on the north side of the West Lake, between the green mountains and green waters of the West Lake, maintain the reputation and integrity of the national hero Yuefei. In addition, there are Lingyin Temple, Pagoda of Six Harmonies, Throne Tower, Wenlan Pavilion, Hefangting, Feilaifeng, Jingci Temple, Ziyun Cave, Zhongshan Park, Xiling Printing House, Baopuzi Temple, Xiayandong, Lingshan Wonderland, Yuquan, Taoguang and Tianzhu, which make the West Lake a veritable "first sight in the world". In recent years, with the reconstruction of Leifeng Tower, the completion of the south line project of West Lake, the advancement of the westward project of West Lake, the reconstruction of lakeside area and the expansion of Lingyin scenic spot, Hangzhou West Lake is showing a more charming and gorgeous style.