Lake
西湖
West Lake (Xi Hu)
西湖——白堤苏堤与杭州的诗画卷West Lake — Bai and Su causeways, Hangzhou as a painted scroll
Lake · 华东East China
Location
浙江省杭州市Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province#白居易与苏轼 · Bai Juyi & Su Shi#堤与桥 · Causeways & bridges
West Lake (Xi Hu)
西湖——白堤苏堤与杭州的诗画卷West Lake — Bai and Su causeways, Hangzhou as a painted scrollLake · 华东East China
Location
浙江省杭州市Hangzhou, Zhejiang ProvinceBest Season
春秋Spring and AutumnRecommended Duration
1–2天1–2 Days西湖因白、苏筑堤与无数题咏成为可步行的诗画。雷峰塔连着白蛇传说，湖不只是水面，是杭州被写出来的性格。
West Lake became a walkable poem-painting through Bai and Su’s causeways and endless inscriptions. Leifeng Pagoda ties in the White Snake legend—the lake is Hangzhou’s written character, not only water.
读西湖，是读地方如何被文人经营成公共美。传说、园林与城市史叠在一湖；少喊「人间天堂」，多看堤上的句子从哪来。
Read how literati curated a place into public beauty. Legend, garden, and city history share one lake—prefer the lines on the dikes to paradise slogans.