West Lake (Xi Hu),East China's Zhejiang Province

Area: 6.5 square kilometers

Not a city like Hangzhou has the most graceful lake. West Lake is known for its elegant bridges and pavilions and its surrounding hills. It has inspired poets and artists for centuries. Su Shi, a poet from the Song Dynasty, compared the alluring lake to Xi Shi, China's Cleopatra.

West Lake is at the center of Hangzhou City, which Marco Polo described as the most enchanting city in the world.(Source: CRI)

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