杭州景点英文介绍
1. 杭州及其杭州景点的中英文对照的介绍
杭州拥有两个国家级风景名胜区—西湖风景名胜区、“两江一湖”（富春江—新安江—千岛湖）风景名胜区；两个国家级自然保护区—天目山、清凉峰自然保护区；五个国家森林公园—千岛湖、大奇山、午潮山、富春江和青山湖森林公园；一个国家级旅游度假区—之江国家旅游度假区；全国首个国家级湿地—西溪国家湿地公园。杭州还有全国重点文物保护单位14个、国家级博物馆5个。全市拥有年接待1万人次以上的各类旅游景区、景点120余处。
西湖景区位于浙江省杭州市西面，它以其秀丽的湖光山色和众多的名胜古迹而闻名中外，是我国著名的旅游胜地，也被誉为人间天堂。西湖的水面面积约5.66平方公里（包括湖中岛屿为6．3平方公里），湖岸周长15公里。水的平均深度在1．5米左右，最深处在 2．8米左右，最浅处不到1米。湖南北长3．3公里，东西宽2．8公里。苏堤和白提将湖面分成里湖、外湖、岳湖、西里湖和小南湖五个部分。1982年西湖被确定为国家风景名胜区，1985年被选为“全国十大风景名胜”。
杭州西湖风景区以西湖为中心，分为湖滨区、湖心区、北山区、南山区和钱塘区，总面积达49平方公里。西湖的美在于晴中见潋滟，雨中显空蒙。无论雨雪晴阴，在落霞、烟雾下都能成景；在春花，秋月，夏荷，冬雪中各具美 态。湖区以苏堤和白堤的优美风光见称。
西湖，是一首诗，一幅天然图画，一个美丽动人的故事，不论是多年居住在这里的人还是匆匆而过的旅人，无不为这天下无双的美景所倾倒。阳春三月，莺飞草长。苏白两堤，桃柳夹岸。两边是水波潋滟，游船点点，远处是山色空蒙，青黛含翠。此时走在堤上，你会被眼前的景色所折服，甚至心醉神驰，怀疑自己是否进入了世外仙境。 而西湖的美景不仅春天独有，夏日里接天莲碧的荷花，秋夜中浸透月光的三潭，冬雪后疏影横斜的红梅，更有那烟柳笼纱中的莺啼，细雨迷蒙中的楼台------无论你在何时来，都会领略到不同寻常的风采。
西湖多数水域处于富营养状态，小南湖和三潭内湖已接近富营养下限，主要污染物是生活污染，N、P超过正常值4～6倍；年平均水温17．6℃，最高10月28．6℃，最低3月4．0℃，无湖冰；80年代初鱼类有51种，分属10目16科43属，鱼类来源有：(1)固有野杂鱼；(2)钱塘江带入鱼类，(3)人工引进驯化的养殖鱼种，养殖鱼类成为优势西湖最主要的放养鱼种是鲢和鳙，两者占总放养量的75%～80%；其次是鲫、河内鲫，其他养殖鱼类还有团头鲂、细鳞鲴、圆吻鲴、以及鳗鲡等，为保护大型水生植物，停止放养草鱼和青鱼，西湖还有少量蝌蚪。
西湖的名称最早始于唐朝，在唐朝之前西湖有武林水，名圣湖，金牛湖，龙川，钱源，钱塘湖，上湖，西子湖等称谓。形态为近于等轴的多边形，湖面被孤山及苏堤、白堤两条人工堤分割为5个子湖区，子湖区间由桥孔连通，各部分的湖水不能充分掺混，造成各湖区水质差异，大部分径流补给先进入西侧3个子湖区，再进入外西湖；湖水总面积5．593km2，总容积1．10亿立方米，平均水深1．97米；西湖底质是一种有机质含量特别高的湖沼相沉积，属于粉砂质粘土或粉砂质亚粘土，最上层皆为藻骸腐泥层（黑色有机质粘土），中层泥炭层或沼泽土，最下层为基底粉砂层；入湖河流部是短小的溪涧，主要补水河流为金沙涧、龙泓涧和长桥溪，泄流
西湖的美不仅在湖，也在于山。环绕西湖，西南有龙井山、理安山、南高峰、烟霞岭，大慈山、临石山、南屏山、凤凰山、吴山等，总称南山。北面有灵隐山、北高峰、仙姑山、栖霞岭、宝石山等，总称北山。它们像众心拱月一样，捧出西湖这颗明珠。山的高度都不超过400米，但峰奇石秀，林泉幽美。南北高峰遥相对峙，高插云霄。
西湖十景形成于南宋时期，基本围绕西湖分布，有的就位于湖上：苏堤春晓、曲苑风荷、平湖秋月、断桥残雪、柳浪闻莺、花港观鱼、雷峰夕照、双峰插云、南屏晚钟、三潭印月，西湖十景各擅其胜，组合在一起又能代表古代西湖胜景精华，所以无论杭州本地人还是外地山水客都津津乐道，先游为快。
Hangzhou, the captial of Zhejiang, is one of the old imperial Cities in China; the others are Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanjing and Beijing.
Marco Polo called Hangzhou the most distinguished and beautiful city in the world. The widely--traveled Venetian was fascinated with the spleendor of the huge edifices, the wide paved streets and the magnificient grounds along the shores of the Xihu, West Lake.He admired the people's friendiness, hospitality and peaceableness, their silken clothing and the women's valuable jewelry. In those days, Hangzhou had an estimated population of 1.6 million, and the city was a flourishing trade center.
In fact, Hangzhou is still one of the most beautiful destinations of a trip through China; and, like marco Polo, the visitor will be pleasantly surprised at the friendliness of the people of Hangzhou. It can be easily reached by train from Shanghai, but it is also possible to get there by plane from Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Hongkong.
Hangzhou lies in northern Zhejiang at the southern end of the Grand Ganal. The city is linked to Central China by an extensive network of canals. Population: 5.28 million.
Xihu, West lake
Xihu is in the western section of the city.
The lake covers an area of 566 km, its circumference is 15 km, its average depth 1.5m. Two dikes, Baidi and Sudi, divide the lake and make it possible to cross it. There are four small islands in West Lake: Gushan, Xiao Yingzhou, Hushan Tang and Ruangong Dun. There are 40 sights of interest in the Xihu vicinity. Three sides of the lake are surrounded by hills up to 400 m high, the fourth is bordered by the city.
The famous poet Su Dongpo, who was prefect of Hangzhou ring the Northern Song Dynasty, described the charming scenery of the Xihu in many of his poems.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, the West Lake area was part of the imperial residence. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty took pleasure in the Xihu and its grounds. Replicas of buildings and garden complexes can be found in Yihe Yuan, the Summer Place, in Beijing and the part of the imperial Residence in Chengde.
Xiao Yingzhou
Xiao Yingzhou island was laid out in 1607. It actually consists of just one embankment separating a small lake from the large West Lake and of paved walks, which divide it in quarters and meet at the center in a small island. The four small lakes are overgrown with lotus flowers. A visit ring July and August when the flowers are in bloom is especially attractive. Walking along the embankment past pavilions, terraces, rocks and many old trees gives an impression of the magic of the renowned West Lake. To the south is the Nine Arches Bridge, the island's major attraction.
Baochu Ta Pagoda (Baoshu Ta)
Baochu Ta is situated on top of 200-m-high Baoshi Shan, the Treasure mountain, north of Xihu lake. In earlier times, jade was reportedly found here and the mountain was named accordingly.
Baochu Ta was erected from 969---976 and was damaged and destroyed several times, but always rebuilt. The present structure is 45.3 m high and made of bricks. It was restored in 1933. The narrow pagoda belongs to the typical panorama of West Lake. It can be seen from afar and is a landmark of Hangzhou.
2. 用英文介绍杭州西湖
West Lake, located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is one of the first national key scenic spots in China and one of China's top ten scenic spots. It is one of the main ornamental freshwater lakes in mainland China, and is one of the few World Heritage Sites and the only lake cultural heritage in China.
西湖，位于浙江省杭州市西面，是中国大陆首批国家重点风景名胜区和中国十大风景名胜之一。它是中国大陆主要的观赏性淡水湖泊之一，也是现今《世界遗产名录》中少数几个和中国唯一一个湖泊类文化遗产。
The West Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides, covering an area of 6.39 square kilometers, about 2.8 kilometers wide from east to west, 3.2 kilometers long from north to south, and nearly 15 kilometers around the lake.
西湖三面环山，面积约6.39平方千米，东西宽约2.8千米，南北长约3.2千米，绕湖一周近15千米。
The lake is separated by Gushan, Baidi, Sudi and Yanggong Dikes. According to the size of the area, there are five water faces, namely, West Lake, Xili Lake, Beili Lake, Xiaonan Lake and Yuehu.
湖中被孤山、白堤、苏堤、杨公堤分隔，按面积大小分别为外西湖、西里湖、北里湖、小南湖及岳湖等五片水面。
Su Di and Bai Dike cross the lake, Xiao Wei Chau The three small islands of Huxinting and Mekongn stand in the heart of the West Lake. The Leifeng Pagoda in Xizhao Mountain and the Baoding Tower in the Gem Mountain are separated by the lake, thus forming “One Mountain, Two Towers, Three Islands, The basic pattern of the Three Dykes and Five Lakes.
苏堤、白堤越过湖面，小瀛洲、湖心亭、阮公墩三个小岛鼎立于外西湖湖心，夕照山的雷峰塔与宝石山的保俶塔隔湖相映，由此形成了“一山、二塔、三岛、三堤、五湖”的基本格局。
(2)杭州景点英文介绍扩展阅读：
杭州西湖上的著名景点：
1、苏堤春晓
位于西湖的西部水域，西距湖西岸约500米， 范围约9.66公顷。北宋元祐五年(1090年) ，著名文人苏轼用疏浚西湖时挖出的湖泥堆筑了一条南北走向的长堤。堤上建有六桥，自南向北依次命名为映波桥、锁澜桥、望山桥、压堤桥、东浦桥和跨虹桥。
后人为纪念苏轼，将此堤命名为"苏堤"。苏堤是跨湖连通南北两岸的唯一通道，穿越了整个西湖水域，因此，在苏堤上具备最为完整的视域范围，是观赏全湖景观的最佳地带。在压堤桥南御碑亭处驻足，如图画般展开的湖山胜景尽收眼底。
苏堤自北宋始建至今，一直保持了沿堤两侧相间种植桃树和垂柳的植物景观特色。春季拂晓是欣赏"苏堤春晓"的最佳时间，此时薄雾蒙蒙，垂柳初绿、桃花盛开，尽显西湖旖旎的柔美气质。
2、曲院风荷
位于西湖北岸的苏堤北端西侧22米处，范围约0.06公顷，以夏日观荷为主题，在视觉上呈现出"接天连叶无穷碧，映日荷花别样红"的特色。
曲院，原为南宋(1127－1279)设在洪春桥的酿造官酒的作坊，取金沙涧之水以酿官酒。因该处多荷花，每当夏日荷花盛开、香风徐来，荷香与酒香四处飘溢，有"暖风熏得游人醉"的意境。
3、平湖秋月
位于孤山东南角的滨湖地带、白堤西端南侧，是自湖北岸临湖观赏西湖水域全景的最佳地点之一。以秋天夜晚皓月当空之际观赏湖光月色为主题。
"平湖秋月"景观完整保留了清代皇家(17-18世纪)钦定西湖十景时 "一院一楼一碑一亭"的院落布局。
3. 用中、英语介绍杭州景点4、5句话，谢谢
West Lake Hangzhou is located in the western area of Hangzhou City's historic center. There are dozens of lakes called West Lake worldwide, but "West Lake" usually refers to the Hangzhou West Lake. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an area of around 6.5 square kilometers. The circumference is around 15 kilometers.
West Lake is famous for Bai, Yang and Su Causeway.
西湖杭州位于杭州市历史中心的西部地区。世界上有几十个叫西湖的湖泊，但“西湖”通常指的是杭州西湖。西湖三面环山，面积约6.5平方公里。周长约15公里。西湖以白堤、杨堤和苏堤而闻名于世。
Introction pierce the scenic West Lake in Hangzhou, south of the Five Dock Yunqi, the Hollywood landscape of wooded hills, Bamboo-shaded, streams Ding Dong. very cool. Penny Yunxi one kilometer long track flanked by Bamboo-shaded, meandering paths depth murmur Qingxi according trails, Jiao graceful blend of birds from the forest out, and the whole environment was quiet cool and downtown, particularly Health and fitness feel relaxed. Shuangxin excitement. 杭州西湖风景简介 位于五云山南麓的云栖坞里，为林木茂盛的山坞景观，翠竹成荫，溪流叮咚，清凉无比。长 一公里的云栖竹径，两旁翠竹成荫，小径蜿蜒深入，潺潺清溪依径而下，娇婉动听的鸟声自 林中传出，整个环境幽静清凉，与闹市相比，格外使人感到恰适轻松，爽心悦目。 West Lake Lying in Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province, the West Lake is a world famous tourist spot. Embraced by green hills on three sides, the lake covers an area of5.6 square kilometers and has a perimeter of 15kilometers. The whole lake is divided into5sections, namely the Outer Lake, North Inner Lake, Yue Lake and Little South Lake, by Gu Hill, Sudi Causeway, Baiti Causeway and Ruangong Mound. The name of West Lake was fixed as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Before the Tang Dynasty, the lake had various names such as Wulin Water, Mingsheng Lake, Jinzhong Lake, Longchuan, Qianyuan, Qiantang Lake, and Shang Lake, etc. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the Chinese renowned poet Su Dongpo wrote a poem to praise the West Lake and compared it to Xizi, a Chinese legendary beauty. Since then, the West Lake has another elegant name Xizi Lake. The beauty of the West Lake lies in its lingering charm that survives the change of seasons in a year and of hours in a day. Among its beautiful sights, the most famous sites are the Ten Sights in West Lake and the Ten New Sights in West Lake, which are known as the Double-Ten Sights in West Lake. The Ten Sights in West Lake are Melting Snow at Broken Bridge(断桥残雪), Spring Dawn at Sudi Causeway(苏堤春晓), Sunset Glow over Leifeng Hill(雷峰夕照), Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard(曲苑风荷), Autumn Moon on Calm Lake(平湖秋月), Listening to Orioles Singing in the Willows(柳浪闻莺), Viewing Fish at Flowers Harbor(花港观鱼), Evening Bell at Nanping Hill(南屏晚钟), Three Pools Mirroring the Moon(三潭印月), and Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds(双峰插云). The Ten New Sights in West Lake are Dream Spring of Hupao(虎 跑梦泉), Tea-tasting at Dragon Well(龙井问茶), Gem Bathed in Flowing Rosy Clouds (宝石流 霞), Heaven Wind over Wushan Mountain(吴山天风), Scud over Yuhuang(玉皇飞云), Yellow Dragon Spitting Greenness(黄龙吐翠), Rains of Sweet-scented Osmanthus Over Hills (满陇桂雨), Trees in Mist by the Nine Rivulets (九溪烟树), Ruan Mound in Green(阮墩环碧), Cloud Dwelling and Bamboo Path (云栖竹径). The West Lake is also famous for its historical flavor with numerous celebrities. National heroes Yue Fei, Yu Qian, Zhang Ruoshui and Qiu Jin were all buried along the West Lake, leaving their illustrious names and noble spirits in the green hills and blue waters. Moreover, many ancient poets and artists, such as Bai Juyi, Su Dongpo, Liu Yong and Pan Tianshou, had also left countless famous writings.
Hangzhou is one of the important tourism cities in China, famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages. Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the province as well. It is one of the 15vice-provincial level cities in China. Hangzhou is located on the low reaches of Qiantang river in southeast China, with a distance of 180 kilometers to Shanghai. It is one of the key cities in the Yangzi Delta area. Hangzhou is of subtropical monsoon climate, with distinctive four seasons and mild atmosphere and favorable geographical positions and natural conditions. Hangzhou has 6 districts, 2 counties and5county-level municipalities under its jurisdiction. Hangzhou covers a total area of 16596 square kilometers, with a population of 6.08 million, including 683 square kilometers of city proper area and city population of 1.69 million people . Hangzhou is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. The human being had lived and prospered in this land4700 years ago, which is called "Liangzhu Culture". Hangzhou had once been the capitals of Wu and Yue kingdoms of Five Dynasties ring the 10th Century and capital of Southern Song Dynasty ring the 12-13th Century. It is one of the seven ancient Chinese capitals, famous for its historical and cultural heritages. The city has a history of more than 2200 years since it was established as a county by the First Emperor Qing.
4. 杭州主要景点的英文介绍
The famous West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay. The lake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers. The view of the West Lake is simply enchanting, which offers many attractions for tourists at home and abroad.
Tiger-running Spring
The legend goes that two tights ran there and made a hole where a spring gushed out. The Longjing Tea and the Tiger-running Spring water are always reputed as the "Two Wonders of the West Lake".
The Lingyin Monastery
The Lingyin Monastery, or the Monastery of Soul’s Retreat, is a famous historical site of the West Lake. Here exists the Lingyin Monastery, a famous ancient temple in China, in front of which there are Feilai Peak, Cold Spring, Longhong Cave and precious rock cave arts and queer and varied natural caves and gullies.
Spring Dawn at Su Causeway
It’s a 2.8 km. long boulevard cutting across the south-north scenic area, and lined with trees and flowering plants. When Spring comes with crimson peach blossoms and green willows; the scenery is all the more charming. Strolling along the boulevard, one feels as if the West Lake were wakening in dawn mist. Young willows were ethereal, spring breeze so caressing, and birds were chirping in unison.
The Moon Reflected in Three Pools
"There are islands in the lake and three are lake on the islands." The three stone towers were first built in Yuanyou 4th year (1089) of the Song Dynasty, with the wonderful scenery of "one moon in the sky having three reflection in the lake", it is one of the wonderful scenes of the West Lake.
5. 有谁能用英文介绍杭州
西湖：
The West Lake came from a shallow bay in ancient times where Qiantang River ran into the sea. It was formerly named as Wulin Waters, Golden Buffalo Lake, Qiantang Lake and Xizi Lake. As it lies in the west of Hangzhou, it was later named the West Lake.
It covers an area of 6.38KM2, the average depth being 2.27M and the deepest being 5M. It has mountains on three sides and the city on the remaining one side. The lake and mountain are magnificent.
Centered on the West Lake, the West Lake Scenic Area is a national scenic area with a total area of 59KM2. There are over 60 cultural relic sites of state, provincial and municipal levels and over 100 attractions. Among them, the most classic is the Ten Scenes and the New Ten Scenes at the West Lake.
西湖十景 Traditional Top Ten苏堤春晓 Spring Dawn at Su Causeway
平湖秋月 Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake
花港观鱼 Viewing Fish at Flower Pond
柳浪闻莺 Orioles Singing in the Willows
三潭印月 Three Pools Mirroring the Moon
双峰插云 Twin Peaks Piercing in Cloud
南屏晚钟 Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill
雷峰夕照 Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow
曲院风荷 Breeze-ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden
断桥残雪 Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge
新西湖十景 New Top Ten虎跑梦泉 Dreaming of Tiger Spring at Hupao Valley
龙井问茶 Enjoying Tea at Dragon Well
九溪烟树 Nine Creeks Meandering through a Misty Forest
云栖竹径 Bamboo-lined Path at Yunqi
宝石流霞 Precious Stone Hill Floating in Rosy Cloud
玉皇飞云 Clouds Scurrying over Jade Emperor Hill
满陇桂雨 Sweet Osmanthus Rain at Manjuelong Village
吴山天风 Heavenly Wind over Wu Hill
阮墩环碧 Ruan Gong Islet Submerged in Greenery
黄龙吐翠 Yellow Dragon Cave Dressed in Green
其他 Others京杭大运河 Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
灵隐寺 Lingyin Temple
南山路 South Hill Road
湖滨 Lakeside
黄龙体育中心 Yellow Dragon Sports Centre
未来世界 Future World Park
杭州乐园 Hangzhou Park
河坊街 Hefang Street
钱塘江 Qiantang River
中河立交桥 Zhonghe Multidimensional Highway
杭州特产 Hangzhou Special Local Proct杭州丝绸 Hangzhou silk
西湖绸伞 West Lake silk umbrella
张小泉剪刀 Zhang Xiaoquan scissors
王星记扇子 Wangxingji fans
西湖龙井 West Lake Longjing Tea
西湖藕粉 West Lake lotus root powder
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6. 求杭州导游以下景点的英文介绍
The Liuyi Spring beside Yu's Mansion recorded the friendship between Ouyang Xiu and Su Dongpo. Liuyi is the literary name of Ouyang Xiu, a great Northern Song Dynasty Poet. His life consistes of Liuyi, namely, "six ones". In his book entitled "The Life of Retired Scholar Liuyi", he said that he would collect one thousand texts of inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets surviving from China's first three dynasties; collect one wan(ten thousand)copies of books; possess one Chinese zither; play one game of Chinese chess every day; drind one pot of wine usually; and have one old man as himself. There were all together six ones. To commemorate that respectable old friend whom he had nevermet, Su Dongpo named the spring Liuyi and later built a pavilion on it top which was rebuilt in 1984.
7. 杭州及其杭州景点的中英文对照的介绍
http://www.gotohz.com/ 杭州旅游网
这个网站有英文版 里面资料是英语的
中文版 资料差不多专 你可以对照着属看
8. 急求关于杭州景点的英文介绍
Hangzhou
Hangzhou, the captial of Zhejiang, is one of the old imperial Cities in China; the others are Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanjing and Beijing.
Marco Polo called Hangzhou the most distinguished and beautiful city in the world. The widely--traveled Venetian was fascinated with the spleendor of the huge edifices, the wide paved streets and the magnificient grounds along the shores of the Xihu, West Lake.He admired the people's friendiness, hospitality and peaceableness, their silken clothing and the women's valuable jewelry. In those days, Hangzhou had an estimated population of 1.6 million, and the city was a flourishing trade center.
In fact, Hangzhou is still one of the most beautiful destinations of a trip through China; and, like marco Polo, the visitor will be pleasantly surprised at the friendliness of the people of Hangzhou. It can be easily reached by train from Shanghai, but it is also possible to get there by plane from Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Hongkong.
Hangzhou lies in northern Zhejiang at the southern end of the Grand Ganal. The city is linked to Central China by an extensive network of canals. Population: 5.28 million.
Xihu, West lake
Xihu is in the western section of the city.
The lake covers an area of 566 km, its circumference is 15 km, its average depth 1.5m. Two dikes, Baidi and Sudi, divide the lake and make it possible to cross it. There are four small islands in West Lake: Gushan, Xiao Yingzhou, Hushan Tang and Ruangong Dun. There are 40 sights of interest in the Xihu vicinity. Three sides of the lake are surrounded by hills up to 400 m high, the fourth is bordered by the city.
The famous poet Su Dongpo, who was prefect of Hangzhou ring the Northern Song Dynasty, described the charming scenery of the Xihu in many of his poems.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, the West Lake area was part of the imperial residence. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty took pleasure in the Xihu and its grounds. Replicas of buildings and garden complexes can be found in Yihe Yuan, the Summer Place, in Beijing and the part of the imperial Residence in Chengde.
Xiao Yingzhou
Xiao Yingzhou island was laid out in 1607. It actually consists of just one embankment separating a small lake from the large West Lake and of paved walks, which divide it in quarters and meet at the center in a small island. The four small lakes are overgrown with lotus flowers. A visit ring July and August when the flowers are in bloom is especially attractive. Walking along the embankment past pavilions, terraces, rocks and many old trees gives an impression of the magic of the renowned West Lake. To the south is the Nine Arches Bridge, the island's major attraction.
Baochu Ta Pagoda (Baoshu Ta)
Baochu Ta is situated on top of 200-m-high Baoshi Shan, the Treasure mountain, north of Xihu lake. In earlier times, jade was reportedly found here and the mountain was named accordingly.
Baochu Ta was erected from 969---976 and was damaged and destroyed several times, but always rebuilt. The present structure is 45.3 m high and made of bricks. It was restored in 1933. The narrow pagoda belongs to the typical panorama of West Lake. It can be seen from afar and is a landmark of Hangzhou.
http://www.chinapages.com/culture/chinaviewold.htm#zj
9. 杭州的旅游景点（英语表示）
West Lake (Chinese: 西湖; Pinyin: Xī Hú) is a famous fresh water lake located in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province of eastern China.
The lake is divided by three causeways called su di (苏堤) , di (白堤), and yanggong di (杨公堤).
Note: There are 800 West Lakes in China (according to the Lonely Planet). However, the term "West Lake" or "Xi Hu" is generally used to refer to the one in Hangzhou.
The Ten major attractions of West Lake, each marked by a stela with the name written in the calligraphy of the Emperor Qianlong Emperor, are:
Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway (苏堤春晓)
Listining Orioles Singing in the Willows (柳浪闻莺)
View Fish in the Flower Harbour (花港观鱼)
Lotus in the Breeze at the Winding Courtyard (曲苑风荷)
Evening Bells at the Nanping Mountain (南屏晚钟)
Autumn Moon over a Calm Lake (平湖秋月)
Evening Sunshine over Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰夕照)
Three Pools Mirroring the Moon (三潭印月)
Melting Snow on Broken Bridge (断桥残雪)
Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds (双峰插云) - The "Jungfrau of West Lake"
The West Lake is said to be the incarnation of Xi Shi, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Hence, since ancient times, the West Lake was associated with a large number of romatic poets, profound philosophers, national heros and heroins.
Eastern Jin Dynasty philosopher Ge Hong practiced Taoism in the Ge Mountain, and wrote his great philosophical work: Bao Pu Zhi (抱朴子).
Tang Dynasty poet Luo Binwang reclused in Lingyin Temple
Tang Dynasty poet-governor Bai Juyi built the first causeway, which the Bai Causeway.
Song Dynasty poet-governor Su Dongpo, dredged the lake and built up the Su Causeway, made it into another beautiful landmark of West Lake. He also invented a special recipe for preparing pork: the Dongpo Pork. Dongpo Pork is on the menu of every restaurant in Hangzhou
Song Dynasty national hero Yue Fei was buried near the West Lake
Lotus in the Breeze at the Winding CourtyardThe great Ming Dynasty essayist Zhang Dai, wrote a number great essays about the West Lake in Reminiscence and Dream of Tao'an (陶庵梦忆), and a whole book: Search for West Lake in Dreams (西湖梦寻).
10. 关于杭州旅游的介绍(英文版)
上有天堂,下有苏杭”英语是： "Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
If you arrive by airplane, before the touchdown you must have already been pleasantly surprised to see a fascinating picture, in which the West Lake looks like a sparkling pearl imbedded in between a blue smudge of mountains and a metropolitan city, with the zigzagging Qiantang River floating by like a silver ribbon.
Yes, the West Lake has all along been extolled as a sparkling pearl. Legend has it that the lake used to be an auspicious pearl hewn into its sparkling shape by the Jade Dragon and the Golden Phoenix but it was later stolen by the Mother Queen of the West. When Jade Dragon and Golden Phoenix scrambled with the Mother Queen, this pearl accidentally fell onto a land that was known as Hangzhou.
This legend, which is certainly worlds apart from true history, sheds precious light on the fact that the West Lake is a treasure that the labouring people of Hangzhou have brought into shape through numerous generations of hard labour.
The mention of the Tale of the white Snake in the foregoing indicates that for those who know something about Chinese culture, the West Lake is something of a dream. Apart from its dream-like beauty, the West Lake is also associated with so many other dream-like tales, such as the well-known Butterfly Lovers, the Legends about Lord Ji, the Story about Li Huiniang, as well as legends about such famous men of letters as Ge Hong, Lin Hejing, and Wu Changshuo. Just as Yu Qiuyu, a well-known prose writer, has it, the West Lake is a " lake that belongs to culture".
My brief introction may give you some idea about the saying that the West Lake has so many beautiful thing to offer that you can simply not take them all in. What this tiny pictorial album presents is merely a corner of the West Lake through the eyes of Zhang Keqing, a photographer from Hangzhou. Zhang's perspective of the West Lake, no matter how limited, serves to mirror the three-dimensional beauty of the lake. Such beauty, if interpreted according to your imagination, can conjure up a perfect picture of the famed West Lake.