1. Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway 苏堤春晓
2. Orioles Singing in the Willows 柳浪闻莺
3. Viewing Fish at Flower Pond 花港观鱼
4. Winery Yard and Lotus Pool 曲苑风荷
5. Evening Bell Ringing at the Nanping Hill 南屏晚钟
6. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake 平湖秋月
7. Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow 雷峰夕照
8. Three Pools Mirroring the Moon 三潭印月
9. Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge 断桥残雪
10. Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds 双峰插云
Ripping water shimmering on sunny day,
Misty mountains shrouded the rain;
Plain or gaily decked out like Xizi;
West Lake is always alluring.
苏东坡：
水光潋滟晴方好，山色空蒙雨亦奇。

欲把西湖比西子，淡妆浓抹总相宜。

West Lake
Lying in Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province, the West Lake is a world famous tourist spot. Embrace
d by green hills on thre
e sides
The whole lake is divided into 5 sections, name
ly the Outer Lake, North Inner Lake, west inner la ke, Yue Lake and Little South Lake, by Gu Hill, S udi Causeway, Baiti Causeway and Ruangong Mound.
The name of West Lake was fixed as early as t he Tang Dynasty (618-907). the Chinese renowned(著名)poet Su Dongpo wrote a poem to praise the West Lake and compared it to Xizi, a Chinese legendary beauty. Since then, the West Lake has another ele
gant name Xizi Lake.
The beauty of the West Lake lies in its lingerin
g charm （韵味）
that survives the change of seasons in a year and of hours in a day. Among its beautiful sights, t he most famous sites are the Ten Sights in West L ake and the Ten New Sights in West Lake, which ar e known as the Double-Ten Sights in West Lake. The Ten Sights in West Lake are Melting Snow at Brok en Bridge(断桥残雪), Spring Dawn at Sudi Causeway(苏堤春晓), Sunset Glow over Leifeng Hill(雷峰夕
照), Lotus（莲
花）in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard(曲苑风荷), Autumn Moon on Calm Lake(平湖秋
月), Listening to Orioles Singing in the Willows(柳浪闻莺), Viewing Fish at Flowers Harbor(花港观鱼), Evening Bell at Nanping Hill(南屏晚
钟), Three Pools Mirroring the Moon(三潭印月), and Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds(双峰插云). The Ten New Sights in West Lake are Dream Sp
ring of Hupao(虎跑梦
泉), Tea-tasting at Dragon Well(龙井问茶), Gem Bathed in Flowing Rosy Clouds (宝石流霞), Heaven Wind over Wushan Mountain(吴山天
风), Scud over Yuhuang(玉皇飞
云), Yellow Dragon Spitting Greenness(黄龙吐翠), Rains of Sweet-scented Osmanthus Over Hills (满陇桂雨), Trees in Mist by the Nine Rivulets (九溪烟树), Ruan Mound in Green(阮墩环
碧), Cloud Dwelling and Bamboo Path (云栖竹径).
The West Lake is also famous for its historica l flavor with numerous celebrities. National heroes Yue Fei, Yu Qian, and Qiu Jin were all buried alo ng the West Lake, leaving their illustrious names a nd noble spirits in the green hills and blue water s. Moreover, many ancient poets and artists, such a。