资源描述：
《WestLake杭州西湖英文详细介绍.doc》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在应用文档-天天文库。
1、实用文档WestLakeWestLakeorXīHú(Chinese:西湖;literally"WestLake")isafamousfreshwaterlakelocatedinthehistoricareaofHangzhou,thecapitalofZhejiangprovinceineasternChina.ThelakeisdividedbythecausewaysofSūDī(苏提/蘇堤),BáiDī(白堤),andYánggōngDī(杨公堤/楊公堤).Therearenumeroustemples,pagodas,gardens,andart
2、ificialislandswithinthelake.WestLakehasinfluencedpoetsandpaintersthroughouttheagesforitsnaturalbeautyandhistoricalrelics,andithasbeenamongthemostimportantsourcesofinspirationforChinesegardendesigners,asevidencedbytheimpactithadonvariousChineseclassicalgardens.[1]ItwasmadeaUNESCOWor
3、ldHeritageSitein2011,andwasdescribedashaving"influencedgardendesignintherestofChinaaswellasJapanandKoreaoverthecenturies"[2]andasreflecting"anidealizedfusionbetweenhumansandnature."[2]TherearedozensoflakescalledWestLakeworldwide,but"WestLake"usuallyreferstotheHangzhouWestLake,which
4、islocatedinthewesternareaofHangzhouCity.Itissurroundedbymountainsonthreesides.TheaveragedepthofWestLakeis3meters,andthecapacityisabout14,290,000cubicmeters.ThelakeisdividedbyGuShan,Bai,SuandYanggongCausewaysintofiveareas.Orderedbytheirareas,they实用文档areOuterWestLake(外西湖),WestInnerLa
5、ke(西里湖,or后西湖,or后湖),NorthInnerLake(北里湖or里西湖),LittleSouthLake(小南湖or南湖)andYueLake(岳湖)."OuterWestLake"isthelargest."GuShan"orGuHillisthelargestnaturalislandinthelake.Su&BaiCausewaysrunacrossthelake.Threesmallman-madeislands,"XiaoYingZhou"(小瀛洲),"HuXinTing"(湖心亭),and"RuanGongDun"(阮公墩)liei
6、nthecenterofOuterWestLake.Thus,thebasiclayoutis"onehill,twocauseways,threeislands,andfivelakes".WestLakeisnotonlyfamousforitspicturesquelandscape,itisalsoassociatedwithmanyscholars,nationalheroesandrevolutionarymartyrs,thusembracingmanyaspectsofChineseculture.Inaddition,manyancient
7、buildings,stonecavesandengravedtabletsinsurroundingareasareamongthemostcherishednationaltreasuresofChina,withsignificantartisticvalue.[edit]HistoryTheearliestnameforWestLakewas"WulinWater"(武林水).IntheBookofHan,the"GeographyColumn"sectionsays,"Qiantang,affiliatedtowestgovernorgeneral
8、.Wulinmountainistheorigino
