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The West Lake
2009-August-7 14:28:08

• Evening Bell Ringing at the Nanping Hill (Nanping Wanzhong)

The West Lake

In 1985, ten new scenic spots were chosen as “New Ten Scenes of West lake”:

•Dreaming of Tiger Spring at Hupao Valley (Hupao Mengquan)

• Enjoying Tea at Dragon Well (Longjing Wencha)

• Nine Creeks Meandering through a Misty Forest (Qiuqi Yanshu)

• Bamboo-lined Path at Yunqi (Yunqi Zhujing)

• Precious Stone Hill Floating in Rosy Cloud (Baoshi Liuxia)

• Clouds Scurrying over Jade Emperor Hill (Yuhuang Feiyun)

• Sweet Osmanthus Rain at Manjuelong Village ( Manlong Guiyu)

• Heavenly Wind over Wu Hill (Wushan Tianfeng)

• Ruan Gong Islet Submerged in Greenery ( Ruandun Huanbi)

• Yellow Dragon Cave Dressed in Green (Huanglong Tucui)

Other attractions

The West Lake

Yue Fei Memorial Hall

• Yue-Wang Temple, the tomb and memorial hall to Yue Fei, an ancient Chinese general famous for his loyalty.

• Lingyin Temple, a Buddhist monastery and surrounding hills and gardens. • Long Jing tea farms, an area renowned for the quality of its tea leaves.

• Jingci Temple

• Galloping Tiger Spring, a spring famous for its mineral water.

• Tomb of Su Xiao Xiao, a famous courtesan.

• Tomb of Wu Song, a famous fictional hero from the classic Chinese literary work “Water Margin”.

 

 
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