Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang Province, China. It is also a famous historical and cultural city and scenic tourist city in China. Hangzhou is located in the southeast coastal area of China, is an important part of the Yangtze River Delta economic zone, is one of the most dynamic and potential cities in China.

With a history dating back to around 2200 BC, Hangzhou is one of the ancient civilizations of southern China. During the Song Dynasty, Lazhou was the capital of the Kingdom of History and one of the most prosperous cities in the world at that time. The historical and cultural heritage of Ju is rich, with many buildings, cultural landscapes and historical sites, such as West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Yue Wang Temple, Song City, Qiandao Lake and so on.

Hangzhou is also world-famous for its natural scenery, the most famous of which is the West Lake. West Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in China and one of the most famous tourist attractions in China. The landscape and ancient buildings around the West Lake form a beautiful landscape picture. In addition, there are many other Bairan landscapes and tourist attractions in Hangzhou, such as Qiandao Lake, Lingyin Temple, Leifeng Pagoda and Qiantang River. Spring tides, etc.

The West Lake

The lake covers an area of 566 km, its circumference is 15 km, its average depth 1Two dikes, Baidi and Sudi, divide the lake and make it possible to cross it. There are 4 small islands in West Lake: Gushan, Xiao Yingzhou, Hushan Tang and Ruangong Dun. There are 40sights of interest in the Xihu vicinity. Three sides of the lake are surrounded by hills up to 400m high, the fourth is bordered by the city.

The famous poet Su Dongpo, who was prefect of Hangzhou during the NorthernDynasty, described the charming scenery of the Xihu in many of his poems. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the West Lake area was part of the imperial residence.The emperors of the Qing Dynasty took pleasure in the Xihu and its grounds. Replicas buildings and garden complexes can be found in Yihe Yuan, the Summer Place, in Beijing andthe part of the imperial Residence in Chengde.

Lingyin Temple

Lingyin Temple is one of the famous ancient temples in Jiangnan.LingyinTemple was first built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326 AD).It has a history of about 1700 years. It is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhouand one of the top ten ancient temples of Zen Buddhism in China. It is located atthe foot of Lingyin mountain to the west of Hangzhou West Lake, with its back tothe north peak and its face to Feilai peak. The two peaks face each other,withtowering trees, ancient temples and clouds.

lt is also said that Lingyin Temple was originally called "Lingying Temple". Itwas built in the early Tang Dynasty. It is said that more than 1400 years ago, in front of the gate of Qinling Bay, there was a Bijia mountain. On the left side of Bijiamountain, there was a phoenix Chaoyang land.Originally, there were many thornsand no people here.Later, a Wu monk lived in the back of the mountain, collectingfirewood and farming for a living.One day, the monk was gathering firewood inthe Bijia mountain jungle.Because of the hot weather, he took off his Taoist robeand hung it on a branch of a tree to do his work again.All of a sudden, a gooseflies down in the air, takes the robe away, flies south, and falls to Lingyin Temple.wu monk looked at the sky and chased South all the way, but he saw that therewere green trees and green willows. The landscape is like a giant eagle lying on theground. Wu monks realized that they were guided by gods, so they burned incenseand prayed here,and built a shed to build a temple, so they called it "LingyingTemple".

Xixi National Wetland Park

Located in the west of Hangzhou City, Xixi National Wetland Park is only 6 km to the Wulin Gate in the key central area of Hangzhou and only 5km. Xixi area started in Han and Jin dynasties, developed in Tang and Song dynasties, prosperedin Mingand Qing dynasties, declined in the period of Republic of Chinaand re-prospered in modern times. Along with West Lake and Xiling Seal Society，Xixi is well-known as one of the“three Xi”. In thepast Xixi covered an area of 60 square kms. The scenic spots of the area have been designated as:

Snow- like Reeds Dancing in autumn,Dragon Boat Festival

Searching for Plum Blossom along WindingWaters

Persimmons Mirroring in the Water

Egrets Flying over the Lotus Shallow

Reeds in the Moonlight

Listening to Chinese Opera in Hezhu

Fishing Village in Misty Rain

Imperial Mark of Gaozhuang

Lingering Charm of Hongyuan.