ThefamousWestLakeislikeabrilliantpearlembeddedinthebeautifulandfertileshoresoftheEastChinaSeanearthemouthoftheHangzhouBay.Thelakecoversanareaof5.6squarekilometers.TheviewoftheWestLakeissimplyenchanting,whichoffersmanyattractionsfortouristsathomeandabroad.

　　Tiger-runningSpring

　　Thelegendgoesthattwotightsranthereandmadeaholewhereaspringgushedout.TheLongjingTeaandtheTiger-runningSpringwaterarealwaysreputedasthe"TwoWondersoftheWestLake".

　　TheLingyinMonastery

　　TheLingyinMonastery,ortheMonasteryofSoul'sRetreat,isafamoushistoricalsiteoftheWestLake.HereexiststheLingyinMonastery,afamousancienttempleinChina,infrontofwhichthereareFeilaiPeak,ColdSpring,LonghongCaveandpreciousrockcaveartsandqueerandvariednaturalcavesandgullies.

　　SpringDawnatSuCauseway

　　It'sa2.8km.longboulevardcuttingacrossthesouth-northscenicarea,andlinedwithtreesandfloweringplants.WhenSpringcomeswithcrimsonpeachblossomsandgreenwillows;thesceneryisallthemorecharming.Strollingalongtheboulevard,onefeelsasiftheWestLakewerewakeningindawnmist.Youngwillowswereethereal,springbreezesocaressing,andbirdswerechirpinginunison.

　　TheMoonReflectedinThreePools

　　"Thereareislandsinthelakeandthreearelakeontheislands."ThethreestonetowerswerefirstbuiltinYuanyou4thyear(1089)oftheSongDynasty,withthewonderfulsceneryof"onemoonintheskyhavingthreereflectioninthelake",itisoneofthewonderfulscenesoftheWestLake.

　　Notes:

　　1.WestLake西湖

　　2.Tiger-runningSpring虎跑泉

　　3.TheLingyinMonastery灵隐寺

　　4.SpringDawnatSuCauseway苏堤春晓

　　5.TheMoonReflectedinThreePools三潭印月