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Hangzhou's West Lake at sunset
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WEST LAKE SIGHTS
Boat tours are an ideal way to see Hangzhou's legendary
West Lake
(Xi Hu) and its attrac-
tions. Row yourself or hop aboard a junk, a relaxing way to get a perspective on the lake.
The boat ride will take you past Mid-Lake Pavilion and Ruan Yuan's Mound, and you can dis-
embark at Xiao Ying Island. Here, you'll be able to see one of the legendary views of West
Lake, a trio of 17th-century stone pagodas floating on the lake called Three Pools Mirroring
the Moon. Disembark and head to the northern section of the lake and the
Bai Causeway
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(Bai Di), named after one of Hangzhou's poet-governors, Bai Juyi. Hangzhou's famous
Broken Bridge
(Duan Qiao) stands at the entrance, so-called because when the winter
snow on the bridge melts, it appears as if it has been split in two. The bridge is a favourite
tourist sight, famous as the setting for the folk tale of Lady White Snake.
