Listed as a World Heritage Site in 2011 by UNESCO, West Lake is the only lake heritage site in China. UNESCO describes it as 'has influenced garden design in the rest of China as well as Japan and Korea over the centuries and reflecting an idealized fusion between humans and nature'. Located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, covering an area of 6.39 s.q.km. with a perimeter of about 15 km, West Lake is divided into five parts by three causeways, and it comprises lots of pagodas, temples, pavilions, gardens, causeways, as well as artificial islands. The scenery of West Lake has always been praised by numerous Chinese poets and artists since ancient time for the perfection combination of stunning natural scenery and human culture.
Unesco: West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
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Date: Jan 15
Unesco: West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
RR: January Alternative RR
Date: Jan 15
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