Inside the West Lake Tourist Boat
The very moment we entered the shores of the West Lake, numerous touts began swarming my friend. The touts are offering boat rides on the West Lake. You can see the boats they will be using just parked nearby. The boats look like they can seat about six to eight people and it is human powered. Somehow I am averse to machine powered boats here on the placid lake. I was actually quite interested in the human powered boat, as I think it would be a more authentic way of enjoying the lake. Anyway, my friend got irritated by the number of touts surrounding her so we just pushed past them.
Here is How It Looks From the Outside
In true capitalistic style, there were numerous competing services along the walkway. They were offering varying degrees of comfort for the tourist. To my relief there was no speed boat tour or hydrofoil tour on the lake, that would have ruined it. Most of the boats here were built to match the mood of the place. This means the boats were all Chinese style and mostly made of wood. The one we ended up taking was one which can handle around thirty people. The way this works is that the ticket it good for two trips from any point within the lake. This is handy for people who plan to hop on and off to visit certain sights in the lake.
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