1、,on the shore of west lake,西 子 湖 畔,美景欣賞,斷橋殘雪 Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge,曲院風(fēng)荷 Breeze-ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden,平湖秋月Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake,花港觀魚(yú)Viewing Fish at Flower Pond,蘇堤春曉 Spring Dawn at Su Causeway,南屏晚鐘Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill,when you fly over Hangzhou during th

2、e day and look down,you will be surprised to see a lake shimmering a bright pearl below. This is the famous west lake. Comparing West Lake to a pearl is a good simile;it also coincides with an age-old legend,which says that in temote antiquity when Jade Dragon and Golden Phonenix were polishing a pi

3、ece of precious jade bu the Heavenly River,the jade was transformed into a bright pearl that sparkled in heaven.Upon hearing about it,the Queen Mother of the West sent someone to take away the pearl for herself.Jade Dragon and Golden Phoenix wen to see her and demanded it back.During the subsequent

4、scramble for it,the pearl fell down,landed on the western side of the city of Hangzhou and became West Lake.Jade Dragon and Golden Phoenix also came down to the lakeside and became Jsde Emperors Hill and Phoenix Hill that guard the lake day and night.,West Lake,a lake of 5.6 square kilmetres in the

5、western part of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Is surrounded by hills on three sides with the city of Hangzhou On one side.,西湖，位于浙江省杭州市西部，三面環(huán)山，一面傍城，面積5.6平方公里。,West Lake is screened by gauze like tender green willows in spring.,春風(fēng)又綠江南岸。西湖岸柳新綠，似碧紗輕籠。,Green willows interspersed with pink peach blossoms

6、 add colour to spring.,“一株楊柳一株桃”，桃樹(shù)柳綠，春色無(wú)盡。,Autumn Moon on Calm Lake,This scenic spot is at the western end of Bais Causeway. The Lake-Watching Pavilion built here in the Tang dynasty more than 1,000 years go is still one of the best places for watching the moon at West Lake. 平湖秋月 位居白堤西端，1000多年前唐朝時(shí)就

7、建有望湖亭，至今是西湖賞月的勝地之一。,Morning over te Three Pools The Three Pools at the centre of West Lake built by the great poet Su Dongpo have become a landmark of Hangzhous West Lake.,三潭晨曦 三潭位于西湖湖心，最初為大詩(shī)人蘇東坡所筑，而今成為杭州西湖的標(biāo)志。,Spring on Small Fairy Isle Small Fairy Isle is one of the three isles in West Lake. Becau

8、se of the charming scenery of isle and lake,the isle looks like the legendary dwelling of immortals. 小瀛洲之春 西湖湖中三島之一，湖中有島，島中有湖，景色優(yōu)美，宛如仙山瓊島。,Rainbow Rising Bridge This is the first bridge at the northern end of Sus Causeway . A colourful rainbow ofthen rises above the bridge when the sun comes out aft

9、er rain. 跨虹橋 蘇堤北側(cè)第一橋。雨過(guò)晴天，時(shí)見(jiàn)彩虹繽紛。,Paviion o Compete Rapport “My mind is in complete rapport with the truth” is a Buddhist saying ,meaning that “mutu understading is achieved without saying a word .”A visitor may understand the meaning of this phrase by meditating over it.,我心相印亭 “我心相印亭”為禪語(yǔ)，意即“不必言說(shuō)，彼此

10、會(huì)意”游至此地，靜心體察，必有所悟。,Twin Peaks Piercing the CloudTwin peaks are the Northern Peak and Southern Peak. One locates southwest to the West Lake and the other locates northwest west. Northern Peak is with an elevation of 256.9 meters, Southern Peak is with an elevation of 355 meters. The two peaks face ea

11、ch other at a distance of more than 5 kilometers. On a drizzly day in spring or autumn, visitors may find a spectacular view of the two peaks while they look up from the Hongchun Bridge. It seems as if an enchanting landscape painting was hanging before them with the peaks disappearing and appearing

12、 amidst drifting clouds.,Orioles Singing in the WillowsOrioles Singing in the Willows was recognized as one of the Ten Views of the West Lake in the Southern Song Dynasty, but began to be neglected from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) on. The park came back to life again 1950s by a series of refurbishi

13、ng projects. Today, the park covers an area of 21 hectares, with luxuriant trees surviving the past dynasties along the winding bank. Vast lawns stretch, flowers are bright, pavilions reveal their ancient romantic style, birds flap by and grasses show their best greens.,Su Causeway in Spring DawnSu

14、Causeway became a tourist attraction as early as 1090. That year, Su Dongpo, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty and the governor of Hangzhou, had the lake dredged. The silt and debris were piled up and formed into a causeway. In order to honor the poet governor, local people named the Causeway after

15、him. Todays causeway is the result of many refurbishing projects over centuries. Romanticized as Spring Dawn by Su Causeway, the scenery has stayed on the top of the best ten resorts around the West Lake since the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).,Lotus Flowers in the Breezing Winding CourtyardQuyu

16、an Park (Crooked Courtyard) is situated near the mouth of Jinshajian Stream, the biggest natural water supply into the West Lake.In the South Song Dynasty a royal wine workshop was set up here. In the lake next to the winery stood a large area of lotuses waggling and dancing a little bit intoxicatin

17、gly in summer breezes. Visitors felt wonderful with both the scenery and wine while aromas of lotus flowers and wine were wafting in the air. The spot got its fame as one of the top ten best attractions in that dynasty and has kept its charm in colors and odors since then.,Leifeng Pagoda in Evening

18、GlowLeifeng Pagoda, on the Evening Glow Hill situated on the south shore of the West Lake, was erected in celebration of the son his favorite concubine, Huang Fei, gave birth to. The 7 storied pagoda was a storied pavilion type structure, built of brick and wood. In the ancient time, Leifeng Pagoda

19、and Baochu Pagoda stood far apart facing each other. Leifeng Pagoda appeared to be an old gentleman, but Baochu Pagoda appeared to be a beauty. When the sun was setting, the pagoda bathed in the evening glow looked radiantly beautiful. It was therefore named as “Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow”.,Even

20、ing Bell Ringing at Nanping HillEvening Bell Ringing at Nanpinjg Hill, it is one of the “Ten Views of West Lake” with the longest history. In 972 A.D. a famous temple, named as “Xingjiao Temple”was built on the Nanpin Hill. After that, a few more small temples were built around it. Therefore, Nanpin

21、 Hill was locally called as “Buddhism Kingdom Hill”. Formed of limestone, the Nanping Hill contains lots of caves and cavities. The shape of the hill is just like a painted screen. Therefore, when the bell was rung in the evening, its sonorous sound echoed through the caves and cavities, even reache

22、d as far as the other shore of the West Lake. And then the Ge Hill locating there sent back a big echo over the lake.,Lingering Snow on the Broken BridgeOnce in a fine day after a snowfall, standing on the bridge and looking toward the northwest at the Solitary Hill and Ge Hill, one can see the hill

23、s and buildings covered with snow and the lake and hills look crystal clear. Although the snowy beauty of the scenery is a little bit chilly and lonely, many people regard it better than noisy greens and reds in other seasons and they believe the Broken Bridge fully deserves the top position it has

24、enjoyed for hundreds of years as the best one of the Ten Westlake Scenic Spots.,Presumably, the West Lake in a fine day is no better than in rain, in rain no better than in moonlight, in moonlight no better than in snow. Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge provides a proof to justify the vivid descr

25、iption.,Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor Flower Harbor (Huagang) Park is adjacent to Su Causeway consisting of Red Fish Pool, Peony Garden, Flower Garden, widespread lawns and woods, occupying an area of 21 hectares. Initially, the park was a small private garden built and owned by Lu Yunsheng, an imperial official of the South Song Dynasty. The garden was located near the Flower Home Hill. Inside the park was a fishpond and a stream nearby was ushered into the pond for raising goldfish. Later the private garden began to gain a big fame in Hangzhou as Flower Harbor and became a recreat