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Three Ponds Mirroring The Moon 三潭印月

The Chinese love giving poetic names to the smallest of things. The ponds at the Xiao Ying Zhou are no exception. One of the more importants sights here is the…

The Four Lakes of Xiao Ying Zhou 小瀛洲

One of the larger of the artificial islands of West Lake has an interesting shape. It is like a circle cut into quarters. The island itself is just a ring…

Xiao Ying Zhou Island 小瀛洲 on West Lake 西湖

Xiao Ying Zhou Island is an artificial island created in the middle of West Lake. It is quite amazing to be hearing this since it is not easy to be…

Peaceful Boat Ride on West Lake 西湖

The West Lake is the most famous of Hangzhou’s attractions and it is undoubtedly a great place to just stroll around. Not surprisingly, there are a lot of boat ride…