Recommended scenic spots in West Lake travel guide

The must-see attractions recommended in the West Lake Travel Guide include Santan Yin Yue, Xiaoyingzhou, Huagang Fish Watching, Leifeng Pagoda, Broken Bridge Canxue and Bai Causeway.

Yin Yue Santan 1

Santan Yin Yue is known as "the first scene of the West Lake" and is one of the top ten scenic spots in Hangzhou West Lake. Santan Yin Yue is the largest island in the West Lake. The main attractions are: Jingting, Leisure Terrace, Pantheon, Yingcuixuan, Flower and Bird Pavilion, My Heart Pavilion, Quqiao and Nine Lions Stone.

2. Zhou Xiaoying

This place is a clean place for Buddhists to set free, so it is also called "release island". The overall architectural style of the island is in the Ming Dynasty. Walking along the seaside promenade, you come to a quiet small courtyard with lush bamboo forests and quiet roads.

3. Watching fish in Huagang

Across the Su Causeway from Leifeng Pagoda and Jingci Temple, the whole park consists of five scenic spots: Red Fish Pond, Peony Garden, Huagang, Big Lawn and Dense Forest. Among them, Red Fish Pond is the central area of the whole park, with natural scenery on the shore, soil piled on the island and a curved bridge on the pond.

4. Leifeng Tower

The Leifeng Tower collapsed at 1924. The Leifeng Tower we see now was built in 2000. A total of five floors, dedicated to the white snake floating wood carving, the historical origin of Leifeng Tower, the poems of celebrities in past dynasties, the panoramic view of the West Lake in the attic and the late bell in Jingci Temple.

5. Broken bridge and residual snow

Mainly in the winter and snow season, the bridge deck is named after the looming scenery on the West Lake. The folklore "Legend of the White Snake" also adds a bit of romance to the broken bridge.

6. Bai Causeway

Bai Causeway spans the West Lake, dividing it into an outer lake and an inner lake, and connecting Beishan and Gushan together. Bai Causeway has four distinct seasons. There are palaces in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a tomb of Song Wu next to Bai Causeway.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Santan Yin Yue

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhou Xiaoying