西湖
自然概况
Located in Hangzhou .provincial seat of Zhejiang Province，the West Lake is one of the most famed tourist attractions in China. For centuries，the West Lake has been well known both for its picturesque landscape and for cultural heritages surviving yet illustrating the past dynasties.
位于浙江省省会杭州的西湖是中国最著名的旅游风景区之一。儿个世纪以来，西湖一直以它秀丽清雅的湖光山色与璀璨丰蕴的文化古迹而闻名于世。
The landscape area of the West Lake includes the surrounding hills and nearby historical sites as well as the lake itself. The lake area covers around 60 square kilometers consisting of 5 .68 square kilometers of water area.
西湖风景区包括西湖本身以及周围的丘陵山峰和附近的历史遗迹。西湖的面积为60平方公里，其中湖面为5. 68平方公里。 风景区以秀丽的西湖为中心，三面环山，山色葱笼，逶迤绵延。沿湖地带垂柳飘拂，绿荫环抱，另有许多古代石桥跃于湖上。层层烟雾或笼罩整个景区，或只是轻轻地漂浮于周边绿色葱笼的山峰问，山脚下潺潺溪水蜿蜒流入深谷。
The West Lake is the centerpiece of the natural fascination with bluish hills on three sides，serene and charming. Along the lake，there stand lines of willows with ancient bridges leaping over them. Mist now veils the whole landscape，now just perches lightly on the green and luxuriant hills in the vicinity with tiny streams winding in deep valleys.
西湖风景区里有90多处各具特色的公园和风景点，其中有南宋定名的“西湖十景”和1985年评出的“新西湖十景”，将西湖连缀成了色彩斑斓的大花环，使其春夏秋冬各有景色，晴雨风雪各有情致。
More than ninety theme parks and scenic spots are dotted around the lake area such as the Ten Views of West Lake and ten-odd newly named tourist attractions. Rain or shine，the West sake holds great attraction to tourists in all seasons.
西湖不但独擅山水秀丽之美，林壑幽探之胜，而且还有丰富的文物古迹和优美动人的神话传说，将自然、人文、历史、艺术巧妙地融合在了一起。
Besides ifis impressive scenery，the West Lake boasts of abundant cultural heritage and legends passed from generation to generation，co-mingling natural features，past personages history，and art in the local area. Thanks to its long history and historic importance，the West Lake is also a cultural resort with 5 major historiical monuments and cultural relics under state protection,25 under municipal protection ,as well as 39 theme museums and cultural spots under a protection system.
由于其悠久的历史和历史上的重要地位，西湖古迹遍布，拥有国家重点文物护单位5处，省级文物保护单位35处，市级文物保护单位25处，还有39处文物保护点和各类专题博物馆点缀其中，为之增色。
In the whole landscape area，there are more than one hundred scenic spats open to the tourists at prese. Each year there are 0.5 million of foreign guests and12 million domestic visitors coming to Hangzhou.
目前，整个风景区有100多处风景点向游客开放。每年，有50万外国游客和200万国内游客来杭州观光旅游。
In 1999 the INesi LakF is ranked as the National Model of the Ten Beauty Spots by the Publicity Department CCCP， Civic Virtues Office CCCPC ,and National Tourism Administration.
1999年，西湖被列为“全国十一大美丽风景示范点”。
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