West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

World Heritage
China
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The Hangzhou West Lake Cultural Landscape consists of West Lake and the hills surrounding it on three sides, and has provided inspiration to famous poets, scholars and artists since the 9th century. It includes numerous temples, pagodas, pavilions, gardens and ornamental trees, as well as causeways and artificial islands. These additions were created to enhance the landscape to the west of Hangzhou city and to the south of the Yangtze River.

Misty Trees by Nine Streams

Map of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China

Pagoda on Lake

Lotus in West Lake

Galloping Tiger Spring

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon in West Lake, Hangzhou, China

Leifeng Pagoda

Qian King Temple, one of the major attractions of Xī Hú, Listening Orioles Singing in the Willows

West Lake at night

Cloud-Sustained Path in a Bamboo Grove

Baochu Pagoda

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Information extracted from Wikidata

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instance of lake
executive body West Lake
location of creation West Lake
number of rooms lccn-n2008066214
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/01zp5r
location Agadir
part of West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
Commons category West Lake
coordinate location Point(120.140833333 30.2375)
named as Xi Hu (Čína : jezero)
topic's main category Category:West Lake
Commons gallery West Lake
described by source Gujin Tushu Jicheng
length 3.2
area 6.5
width 2.8
perimeter 15