Pavillions Line the Spokes of Xiao Ying Zhou 小瀛洲

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 creating a new island from scratch, although the relatively shallow lake makes this a bit easier. One of the curious features of the island is its shape. From above it looks like a wheel with four spokes, with each spoke creating a new miniature lake. Not much is said about its shape but it seems it is interesting enough to build several temples and pavillions here.
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