杭州英文介紹終稿

1、Hangzhou is one of the important tourism cities in China, famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages. Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the province as well. It is one of the 15 vice-provincial level cities in

2、China. Hangzhou covers a total area of 16596 square kilometers, with a population of 6.08 million, including 683 square kilometers of city proper area and city population of 1.69 million people .Hangzhou is located on the low reaches of Qiantang river in southeast China, with a distance of 180 kilom

3、eters to Shanghai. It is one of the key cities in the Yangzi Delta area.Since Hangzhou was set up as a county capital in Qin Dynasty, it has a history of more than 2200 years as a city. It used to be the capital of Wuyue State (during the Five-Dynasty-Ten-State Era in Chinese history) and South Song

4、 Dynasty; that made Hangzhou one of the seven ancient capitals in China.When Marco Polo came to Hangzhou in the 13th century, he praised it to be “the most beautiful city in the world". There is a popular saying: "Above there is heaven, below there are Hangzhou and Suzhou." Hangzhou i

5、s renowned as “Paradise on Earth”, “Cultural State”, “Home of Silk”, “Tea Capital”, “Town of Fish and Rice”. 西湖國家級風景名勝區(qū)西湖是由古代錢塘江流入東海前的一個淺海灣演變而成的。古稱西湖為“武林水”，又稱“金牛湖”、“錢塘湖”、“西子湖”等。因位于杭州城西，所以叫西湖。西湖水域面積為6.38平方公里，水深平均2.27米，最深處有5米。西湖三面環(huán)山，一面瀕城，湖光山色，各領(lǐng)風騷。以西湖為核心的西湖風景名勝區(qū)總面積59平方公里，是中國國家級風景名勝區(qū)。區(qū)內(nèi)有國家級、省級、市級文物保護單位

6、60多處和風景名勝100余處。其中主要有“西湖十景” 、“新西湖十景”；有靈隱寺、岳王廟、六和塔；有中國絲綢博物館、中國茶葉博物館、胡慶余堂中藥博物館、南宋官窯博物館等；還有清河坊歷史文化街、梅家塢等多處風景名勝和休閑街區(qū)。The West Lake evolved from a shallow bay through which the Qiantang River flowed into the East China Sea. In the ancient times it was called Wulin Waters, Golden Buffalo Lake, Qiantang Lak

7、e and Xizi Lake. As it lies in the west of Hangzhou, it is usually called the West Lake. The West Lake covers an area of 6.38 square kilometers. The average depth is 2.27meters with deepest being 5meters. Three sides of the lake are surrounded by verdant mountains and one side the prosperous city. A

8、fter a large scale reconstruction, the current West Lake has recovered the panorama over 300 years before when it reached the most prosperous period in history。Centering around the West Lake, the scenic area is a national scenic area with a total cover of 59 square kilometers. There are over 60 Chin

9、ese national, provincial and municipal cultural relic protection sites and over 100 scenic areas. The main attractions includ: Ten scenes of the West Lake, Ten New Scenes of the West Lake; Lingyin Temple, General Yuefei Temple and Pagoda of Six Harmonies; China Silk Museum, China Tea Museum, Museum

10、of Hu Qing Yu Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Drugstore and Southern Song Imperial Kiln Museum; Qinghefang History Street, Meijiawu Tea Culture Village.西湖十景 Traditional Top Ten蘇堤春曉 Spring Dawn at Su Causeway平湖秋月 Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake花港觀魚 Viewing Fish at Flower Pond柳浪聞鶯 Orioles Singing in

11、the Willows三潭印月 Three Pools Mirroring the Moon雙峰插云 Twin Peaks Piercing in Cloud南屏晚鐘 Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill雷峰夕照 Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow曲院風荷 Breeze-ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden斷橋殘雪 Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge新西湖十景 New Top Ten虎跑夢泉 Dreaming of Tiger Spring at Hupao Valley龍

12、井問茶 Enjoying Tea at Dragon Well九溪煙樹 Nine Creeks Meandering through a Misty Forest云棲竹徑 Bamboo-lined Path at Yunqi寶石流霞 Precious Stone Hill Floating in Rosy Cloud玉皇飛云 Clouds Scurrying over Jade Emperor Hill滿隴桂雨 Sweet Osmanthus Rain at Manjuelong Village吳山天風 Heavenly Wind over Wu Hill阮墩環(huán)碧 Ruan Gong Islet Submerged in Greenery黃龍吐翠 Yellow Dragon Cave Dressed in Green其他 Others京杭大運河 Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal靈隱寺 Lingyin Temple南山路 South Hill Road湖濱 Lakeside黃龍體育中心 Yellow Dragon Sports Centre未來世界 Future World Park杭州樂園 Hangzhou Park河坊街 Hefang Street錢塘江 Qiantang River中河立交橋 Zhonghe Multidime