West Lake

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.

Qiandao Lake

The Fuchun River-Xin’an River-Qiandao Lake scenic area is a picturesque waterway. As long as 300 kilometers, it covers more than 1100 square kilometers. With numerous tourist attractions, its scenery is especially enchanting.

The Xin’an River is in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River, flowing through cities like Chun’an and Jiande. Flanked by a thick forest of trees, the clear river, with many shoals and rapids, winds its way through hilly areas. It is blocked by a big dam within Jiande --- the dam for the Xin’an River reservoir and power station. The reservoir boasts 1078 islets; hence the name 1000-Islet (Qiandao) Lake. This 573-square-kilometer lake, over 100 meters in depth, is 109 times the size of the West Lake in Hangzhou. It has a storage capacity of 17.8 billion cubic meters. Surrounded by verdant mountains, the crystal-clear lake is dotted by islets with luxuriant vegetation, like plenty of jadeite in a big mirror. While going boating on the lake, one finds “a lake within hills and a hill within lakes”. One can not only enjoy the boundlessness of Taihu Lake (one of China’s 4 biggest lakes) but also appreciate the gracefulness of West Lake. The water temperature remains about 14°C, pleasant both in summer and winter.

Qiandao Lake is known for its numerous attractions, featuring green hills, beautiful waters, unusual caves, and fantastic rocks. More appealing among them are such islets as Longshan, Laoshan, Xianshan, Guihua, and Mishan. Besides, various kinds of animal are raised on many islets, including Monkey Islet, Bird Islet, and Snake Islet. The Fuchun River in the lower reaches of the Qiantang River traverses Tonglu, Fuyang, and Xiaoshan. Along the river are seen many sandbanks and rolling green hills. The current is slow moving and meandering. Stork Mountain, Yan Ziling’s Angling Terrace, Sailing on Qili Rapids, and Gourd Waterfalls are among the scenic spots downstream.

Xitang

The corridor canopy of the Xitang attracts Chinese and foreign visitors with its unique remarkable graceful bearing. The residential district of Xitang mostly have corridor canopies that are covered, make merchant's trade, pedestrian have no anxiety wet by the rain and burnt by the sun passingly.
Corridor canopy set up the long chair of back along some of one sides of river even, for people to have a rest.

Corridor canopy whether wood sets of tile carry, generally 2-2.5 meter wide, concentrate on north bar street, south bar street, towards shopping centers such as south Dai,etc., always as long as nearly 2000 meters, can both sunshade and take shelter from rain.
One of them section is the most graceful and most outstanding, turn over high two layers and carve patterns, make visitors acclaim as the acme of perfection.
Land of rivers and lakes Xitang have much characteristic in the whole country with ancient town that tabulate, until bridge many, get more, corridor canopy large and well-known.
The river harbour of town district is vertical-horizontal, the river bridge gathers. By 1998, built together 104 bridges in the whole town.
It is Song,it have last bridge, Ann bridge, benevolence bridge, five good fortune bridges kind, bridge of benevolence and border of Ann already pools west, forever would rather bridge, it is the clear would rather 13s such as bridge,etc.. There were bridge of Wolong, crossing the deep meditation bridge, phoenix's bridge came,etc. also in Qing Dynasty.
These ancient bridges are mostly single hole or three - hole wooden beam bridge of stone pillar. The craft of the bridge is consummate, protect so far intactly, worth viewing and admiring, praised as from ancient times " Ride the waves in Wolong, the rainbow is crossed " .

Residence get for ancient town west another characteristic view of pool, Xitang residence get, can reflect Xitang personality of people very much. Residence get depths, the winding path leads to a secluded quiet place, how much does it I wonder dark, walk to end, suddenly see the light, there don't be new cave heaven. The original old former residence in the town, the residence is got long deeply, some three, five enter, seven is entered, twenty or thirty households live in, all pass in and out in the residence is got.
The local trait of Xitang is mellow, the market is flourishing, new and graceful and beautiful, moving one's steps changes the scene. If ancient residence plant good fortune hall, residence Xue, ancient temple, all enjoy the place visited, will all draw a phase of much-told tales of Xitang blending with history.

The beautiful scene of Xitang, fertile land, accumulate and breed the dense culture atmosphere of small town out, residents indulge in rhetorical flourishes more, the love raises birds and cultivates flowers.
The folklore is very active in history of Xitang, stroll around the shrine, city god's temple fair, protect the country and is up to the grain temple fair etc., these traditional custom is based on folk cultural activity, forms displayed have dance lions, jump with the palace, type lotus Hunan, Lin Qi give son, the God of Wealth give ingot, step on white ship, rob sedan-chair,etc..

Some local-style dwelling houses of ancient residence of Xitang, besides building culture of the residence garden and historical relic value, or the history relic is displayed within the house: Or show the bamboo carving, woodcut, bricks and stones, eaves tile that the host collected: Open hall, door of study wide, until visitor learn the lute-playing,chess,calligraphy and painting from each other all sides. Or show the ancient rare book of Tibet of home, characteristic non-governmental cultural exchanges of this kind of extremely rich region of classic's rubbing from a stone inscription are extremely rich interest and charm of ancient town of Xitang and potentiality travel way.

Wuzhen

Wuzhen is located in the North of Tongxiang of Zhejiang Province, border on Huzhou, Wujiang county of Jiangsu of north circle in the west, it is the bounded place of three cities of two provinces. Land transportation have at county level highway Yao shake line run through town district, shake through Yao highway can connect with provincial highway Salt lake highway, national road 320 highway, 318 highways, Shanghai-Hangzhou expressways.
Wuzhen 13 of urban area kilometer from Tongxiang,from around Jiaxing, Huzhou, it is 27, 45 kilometers of and 60 kilometers respectively for three city Jiang Wu, it is 80 kilometers from Hangzhou, Suzhou, 140 kilometers from Shanghai.
Wuzhen is that a history is long, the ancient town of land of rivers and lakes where the culture atmosphere is strong. In spring and autumn, Wuzhen is Wu Yue border, the Wu 's stays in the army here so as not to prepare against Yue State, Song Dynasty was for the small town, already had a history of thousands of years from today.
Travel in Wuzhen, mainly from district of traditional workshop, traditional the people's having area, traditional culture area, traditional food and beverage area, traditional retail shop area and conditions and customs district of land of rivers and lakes make up. As one of the six ancient towns the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, four old streets of the east, the west, the south, the north where the ancient customs still exist present " ten " Words cross, the ancient town pattern that it is parallel, adjoint in the land and water that form the river street of one pair of chessboards.

Local-style dwelling houses residence room of here draw near river and build, street both sides keep, have building for less than a large number of Ming and Qing Dynastieses, complement the stone bridge on the river, has reflected graceful bearing of ancient town of the South of small bridge, flowing water, ancient residence. Town the east resolve academy Mao Dun reading at the teenager, lay out into Mao Dun memorial museum now, it is a national-level Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection.
The old street of west bar in the town is one of the buildings in intact Ming and Qing Dynasties of our country. In the street, the local-style dwelling houses were intact in architecture in Qing Dynasty, wood carving and stone carving craft on the roof beam, column, door, window were consummate, still keep the old sample 100 years ago.

So far, local residents still live in these old houses. In addition, still build numerous beauty spots such as the real view stage, ginkgo of a pair of conditions and customs of bridge, roof beam garden famous historical site, the Tang Dynasty.
Travel in Wuzhen, is full of cultural characteristics. In this small town, once made 64 doctorates, 161 successful candidates in history. Modern China literature master - Mao Dun, born at these small towns.

2001, Wuzhen whom scenic spot succeed in receive APEC the ninth informal summit meeting (APEC meeting) Of various countries honoured guest, scenic spot declare by cultural heritage and AAAA grade scenic spots national world actively. At present, UNESCO has already accredited Wuzhen to list in preparing the list of world cultural heritage of the United Nations.

Nanxun

Nanxun ancient town is located in north of good lake plain in Hangzhou, the south of Tai Hu, the east and Suzhou, Jiangsu (Wu Jiang) Boarded by, from the west to 32 kilometers of urban area of Huzhou, it is Huzhou that integrates the east gate of Pudong of Shanghai. Nanxun has always been well-known in the South " The land of plenty " , " office of silk " , " Nation of culture " ,Classified as the first of 15 historical cultural cities of Zhejiang Province in 1991.
Nanxun town has a long history, has already been " strategically important place in the land and water " since the Southern Song Dynasty ," plough the richness of the mulberry, first is in right of Zhejiang " ,Called the small stream of Xun because of Xun small stream river in the bank, and then again because the south of the Xun small stream is merchants gathered, the edifice stands in great numbers, and the south forest of name. To pure 12 years such as 祐 ' 1252)Building the town, two of the south forest, Xun small stream each choose a word, rename as Nanxun.

Because of the rise and development of commodity economy of the silk industry, bright ten thousand goes through and prospers the great prosperity unprecedentedly to the Nanxun's economy of middle period for Qing, the people had already become the trade centre of national silk for the first time in the latter stage of Qing Dynasty, there is " a city of Huzhou among the people, less than half a town of Nanxun " Four is alike that the saying, Nanxun suddenlies become the male town of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces from this, rich and powerful people are up to several hundred, commonly called as among the people ", eight oxen, 72 clusters of dogs " It is a modern biggest silk trader's colony of China.
The scenery graceful bearing in the ancient town of land of rivers and lakes remains unchanged nowadays, the north canal things in the town prolong sideways, town city river north and south cross town, river street crossing bridge have an ease constipation, black pigment tile whitewash a wall green willow stroke ink, make up a genuine picture of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Nanxun until pattern their unique, style and features intact, culture deep, the people are simple,honest and unspoiled and become the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River numerous model and representative of cities and towns ancient town. Nanxun town government set about and carried on protective development to the ancient town since 1982, make ancient buildings such as large quantities of ancient private residence, local-style dwelling houses, garden,etc. be kept. 2003, ancient town Nanxun and dark town, west pool jointly declare the cultural heritage of the world, and has already been listed in preparing the list.
The tourist zone of ancient town of Nanxun can roughly be divided into three major blocks: The first south rich collecting area of Xun scenic spot relying mainly on river and east street of the south of two sides, west street of the south of Nanshi, a stone engraves the former residence ' National unit for protection of cultural relics) , Liu terraced number ' Unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) , Nanxun silk engage in the association ' Unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) , ask while forgiving, Nanxun historiographers' institute ' South old site of Xun association of dealers) (the unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) , the South music hall, wide kind enough to bridge ' Unit for protection of cultural relics of the city) Wait for the beauty spot to be distributed into it. In deep celebrity's old house of the courtyard here, the antique traditional street lane and river of picturesque city allow you to experience the prosperity in Nanxun ancient town and unique conditions and customs of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River that year.

Second by small lotus village ' National unit for protection of cultural relics) , good family property hall ' National unit for protection of cultural relics) , the centre scenic spot made up in beauty spots such as gentle garden, street of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,etc.. Nanxun is plain and collects the floor books well-knownly all over the world with the garden, the small lotus villages and good family property halls are its typical representative, the small lotus village lies in the side of small stream of parridge, surrounded by clear water, green wood is deep in the garden, do not dye any custom dust, whitewash a wall black pigment tile, lotus pool song bridge, grotesque peak spectacular rocky peak, let moral standing person reach, " act as by people, as if it is opened " Artistic conception,it have inside last memorial archway, horizontal inscribed board, tablet corridor, house temple, scholarship achievement exhibition hall,etc. beauty spot, cave of poems and 蘋 of uncles fragrants net.

Good family property hall with light lotus village one river separate only, famous book collector Liu bear, be, build for latter stage of Qing Dynasty, garden its build law and little lotus village play the same tune on different musical instruments, but collected books of garden building well-known all over the world, hide volume 600,000 of books inside, amount to more than 160,000 volumes, among them there are some rare editions, the only existing copies through the country

Anchang

Shaoxing is to more than ten kilometers in the west, is the historical and cultural protection area of Zhejiang Province --The Anchang town is fitted in Shaoxing county, it is a famous ancient town of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River with a history of a thousand years to fit Anchangly. Old street 1.5 kilometers of where the slabstone is paving, the shop stands in great numbers, two corridors link up, it is in groups that walk " The felt hat " Wave melody of village theatrical performance given on religious festivals in old times, shuttle back and forth black-awning boat under the of in various shapes stone bridge, that water is dark green and deep, the microwave is out of fashion, like the wine of many years' standing, the past event that rippling, the thread of township fills the air
Fit scenic spot of the Anchang ancient town including 1.5 kilometers of old streets, city god hall, private adviser's hall, Ann Anchang local conditions and customs hall, justice and acting as a door,etc..
Keep several li of long depending on the ancient downtown streets of river, ancient shop, deep a door in the ancient town, unique workshop, the in picturesque disorder one turns over and rides the floor high, the slabstone with deep and serene twists is got small.
The old stone bridge is small and exquisite and exquisite, joining, roof beam, various types of pavilions, in different poses and with different expressions, simple and unsophisticated and refined, have " The green water must occupy to pass through the street, the rainbow steps 17 bridges of river " Good reputation.
The local conditions and customs of several thousand years of Shaoxing are represented here thoroughly; The lively village theatrical performance given on religious festivals in old times of land of rivers and lakes, send a party to escort the bride to the groom's home on the joyous ship, traditional craft making wine, soy sauce are made, dark covering boat shuttling back and forth People are busy with the blessing in the twelfth month, push New Year cake, wrapping up in Zongzi, one bunch of sausages, tearing the white sugar,etc. violently, form the joyous, happy and auspicious, old, honest conditions and customs of ancient town of land of rivers and lakes.
With rebuilting and becoming according to ancient local-style dwelling houses such as private adviser's former residence " The hall of private adviser of Shaoxing " , " Fit the Anchang local conditions and customs hall " , " Fit the Anchang Research Institute of Literature and History " Wait for open usher of the beauty spot, add a dense humane atmosphere for the ancient town, make the ancient town really become " The long corridor, long paper, long street of the special goods, long tone of the ancient town graceful bearing of the town custom of the culture of land of rivers and lakes " ,Become a quite characteristic and beautiful scenery in the east of Zhejiang.