"Heaven Above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below." (上有天堂，下有苏杭)
The West Lake came from a shallow bay in ancient times where Qiantang River ran into the sea. It was formerly named as Wulin Waters, Golden Buffalo Lake, Qiantang Lake and Xizi Lake. As it lies in the west of Hangzhou, it was later named the West Lake.
It covers an area of 6.38KM2, the average depth being 2.27M and the deepest being 5M. It has mountains on three sides and the city on the remaining one side. The lake and mountain are magnificent.
Centered on the West Lake, the West Lake Scenic Area is a national scenic area with a total area of 59KM2. There are over 60 cultural relic sites of state, provincial and municipal levels and over 100 attractions. Among them, the most classic is the Ten Scenes and the New Ten Scenes at the West Lake.
Three Pools Mirroring the Moon
The largest isle in the West Lake, which is also called the Lesser Yingzhou Isle, named after a legendary Islet in the depth of the Eastern China Sea.
The three stone miniature pagodas standing in the lake off the isle are presumably the best place for moon viewing. These pagodas produce many magic views of the moon in the water. The stone pagodas are 2 meters high and each with five equally spaced windows. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, lanterns are put inside the windows. Their lights shine and water near the pagoda reflects the shiny lights and the moon.
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