Leisurely Boating on Hangzhou West Lake
by Tracy

May08

As a fairy land in tourists, Hangzhuo has become a must-explore city in the tourists from all over the world. With gorgeous natural sceneries and fairy tales, famous West Lake will be the first destination to enjoy. It will be an absolutely enjoyment drifting during holidays.

West Lake

Beautiful History of West Lake
When relating to this lake, there will be many mysteries to discover. Earlier in the Song Dynasty there have been charming words to describe the beauty of this water area. During your tour here, you would hear many fairy tales and love stories happened here. Famous one will be the white snake and the Xuxian Scholar. The cultural landscape of this lake first formed in the 9th century. During that time, it has become a spiritual home of Chinese culture elites, a paradise land for the Chinese laborious workers and a famous lake in China with profound history and biggest influence.

Glamorous Appearance
Covering a large scale area, west lake is composed by five distinct sections. Each of them is equipped with unique charming and beauty. From the far distance, it is just like a pearl decorating this area sending out colorful lights. The lake and charming environments have all the elements of a traditional Chinese garden but on a grand scale. Especially during the spring season, it will be surrounded by natural setting of strange peaks, dense forests and charming blossoming. During summer, this water will house numerous boats. Drifting on the water, listening to the fairy stories told by the farmer, under the breeze and dazzling light, you could imagine how a terrific enjoyment it is! In the south side, the artificial island will be a wonderful place standing where tourists could appreciate the charming evening sceneries.

Terrific Local Products
There will be no visitors exploring this lake fail to learn something of the most famous products. They are the silk and famous Longjing Tea. Earlier in the Tang Dynasty, the silk material and the Longjing Tea has become very popular, especially in the imperial families. If you are very interested in the silk culture and history, you could choose the National Silk Museum where all the detail information about this material will be displayed. Also, the National Tea Museum is also a wonderful place to get the history and the production of Chinese Tea.

As the large open lake, drifting on West Lake during Hangzhou tour will be a big harvest!

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