Posted 2016/10/29
Hangzhou,the well-known magnificent and attracting city with its unique rare beauty draws attetions worldwide. lying in the southeast coast of China. Located at the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is widely known for its beautiful landscape of West Lake. In the saying "Upper in heaven is the paradise, lower on the earth are Suzhou and Hangzhou", is expressed ancient and modern people's heartfelt admiration for this beautiful city. Famous Italian traveler Marco Polo once gave high compliment to the city as "beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world". Nestled in three sides under the hills and clouds and opening her arms on one side to the city, West Lake has all the people under heaven yearn emotionally toward her, with her alluring natural scenery that is always like a charming beauty, whether plain or gaily decked out.
With a history of 2200 years, Hangzhou is also one of the seven ancient capitals in China. Its cultural attractions are equally colorful, with the whole city dotted with ancient courtyards, gardens, buildings, pavilions, pagodas, temples, springs, ravines, grottoes, and cliff inscriptions. Spectacular in myriad forms and alluring in thousands of flavors— pearl screens and jade belts, painted bridges under misty willows, the green hills and crystal streams, the city is especially famous for scenic spots like Linyin Temple, Liuhe Pagoda, Feilai Peak, Yue Fei Temple, Xiling Engraving Society, Dragon Well, and Hupao Spring. Truly, as one poet says "Jiangnan is forever in my memory, especially the memory of Hangzhou".
