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The most beautiful sites in Zhejiang West Lake
Located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang’s capital and a key national tourist city, West Lake is one of the ten best scenic spots in China. It covers an area of 5.6 square kilometres and has a circumference of 15 kilometres. It is surrounded by emerald hills on three sides, and the city stands on its east. It is also surrounded by famous cultural relics and scenic spots shrouded in luxuriant vegetation.
West Lake is known for the wonderful scenery of one moon in the sky having three reflections in the lake. This unique aspect of the West Lake is known as ‘The Moon Reflected in Three Ponds’, because within the lake are islands, and within those islands are lakes which catch the reflection of the moon at night.
Liuhe Pagoda
The Liuhe Pagoda (Pagoda of Six Harmonies) is a famous octagonal pagoda built in 970AD. It is made of brick and wood, and is considered a masterpiece of traditional Chinese architecture. It stands 59.9 meters high (seven floors total) on the Yuelun Mountain by the Qiantang River. Its stone staircase leads to the top where one can enjoy the beauty of the Qiantang River.
Qiantang River
The Qiantang River is the longest river in the province of Zhejiang. Its soaring tides are a marvellous spectacle under the heavens, and it is believed that only the Amazon River's surging tide can rival it.
Yandang Mountain
One of the China's top ten must-see mountains, Yandang Mountain is famous for its magnificent peaks, waterfalls and caves. It is composed of eight scenic areas, most famous of which are the Three Best Wonders: the Spiritual Peaks, the Big Dragon Waterfall and the Spiritual Rocks.
It was named a World Geopark by UNESCO in 2005.
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