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West Lake – Zhejiang Province

West Lake is the UNESCO Heritage Site that sits in the western part of the bustling city hub of Hangzhou. But when you’re sitting by the banks of this idyllic lake, you feel like you couldn’t be further away from a Chinese megacity.
Surrounded on all sides by mountains, pagodas, forests and gardens, the scenery in West Lake is about as peaceful as can be.
West Lake has been the muse for innumerable songs, works of poetry and paintings, including the artwork on the back of the one CNY note. The composed beauty of West Lake has also been used as one of the major influences and models for garden design in China and elsewhere in Asia.
Additionally, the lake area is home to one of the most famous teas in the world: West Lake Dragon Well, otherwise known as Longjing tea.
When I visited Hangzhou, my friend and I went down to the lake early in the morning, before all the tourists arrived. We watched the sun rise over the lake while drinking hand-picked West Lake Dragon Well tea.
It was an incredibly serene moment at one of the most stunning places in China.West Lake (Chinese; pinyin:  is a man-made recreational lake in Huicheng District of Huizhou, Guangdong, China.[1] West Lake has a combined area of 20.91-square-kilometre (8.07 sq mi), of which 3.13-square-kilometre (1.21 sq mi) is covered by water. It has been designated as a National AAAAA-level Scenic Spot.[2]
West Lake

West Lake in Huizhou, Guangdong, China
GeographyEdit
The West Lake is divided into the South Lake 'Feng Lake , Ping Lake , E Lake and Ling Lake .
The West Lake is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, enjoying ample sunshine and abundant precipitation. The highest temperature is 22.5 °C (72.5 °F), and the lowest temperature is 19.5 °C (67.1 °F). Its total annual rainfall of 1,731-millimetre (68.1 in).

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