The ten sceneries of the West Lake are:
1. Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway
This scene is the first of the ten sceneries of the West Lake. Su Ti, commonly known as Su Gong Ti, was made by the poet Su Dongpo of the Northern Song Dynasty when he was in charge of the dredging project of the West Lake. It was made from lake mud and grass, running across the north and south of the lake, dividing the West Lake into two parts, the inner and outer parts.
Su Causeway is located on the southwest side of West Lake, starting from Nanping Road in the south and connecting Quyuan Fenghe in the north, with a total length of 2.8 kilometers. There are six exquisite small bridges on the embankment: Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Yadi, Dongpu and Kuaihong. The embankment is full of flowers and trees, with peach red and willow green contrasting each other. The scenery is gorgeous, the birds are singing harmoniously, and the artistic conception is moving, so it is called Su. The spring dawns.
2. Pinghu Qiuyue
Pinghu Qiuyue is the smaller one among the ten scenic spots of West Lake. It is located at the eastern end of Gushan Mountain and connected to Baiti. It is a long and narrow garden along the lake. The garden scenery is novel and unique, suitable for admiring the moon, drinking tea and relaxing. The scenic spot faces the lake on three sides, making it the best place to admire the moon by the West Lake. Standing on it, you can enjoy the foreground of the West Lake water surface. Especially on an autumn night when the moon is bright in the sky, the scenery is even more beautiful.
3. Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow
The Broken Bridge, also known as the Duan Bridge, lies on the Bai Causeway and is the only way to Gushan. It is at the east end of the Bai Causeway. At the watershed point between West Lake and Outer West Lake. After the winter snow, the bridge deck was paved with jade and silver. There is still a stone tablet of "Remaining Snow on the Broken Bridge" standing at the bridge head. The legend of White Snake and Xu Xian meeting here in "The Legend of White Snake" adds a romantic color to this scene. It is also a great place to view the West Lake. A great place with beautiful mountains and rivers.
4. Orioles in the Willows
Located on the southeast bank of West Lake on the side of Nanshan Road, it is a large garden with spring flowers as the main scenery. It is an excellent place to appreciate the West Lake's "three sides of clouds, mountains and one water". In ancient times, it was named after the oriole chirping among the green willows on the lakeside. Now it has been developed into a major comprehensive park in Hangzhou.
5. Quyuan Fenghe
On the west side of West Lake and the northern end of Su Causeway, it is the largest park in the area around the West Lake, including Yue Lake, Bamboo Garden, Fenghe There are 5 scenic spots including Quyuan, Quyuan and Lakeside dense forest area. Among them, Yue Lake is the best place for boating in the West Lake. It also retains the small courtyard with a scenic monument of "Quyuan Fenghe" inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty; the Bamboo Garden is dominated by green bamboo; the Fenghe area is planted with Red, white and other lotus flowers.
6. Fish Viewing in Huagang
Located at the southern end of Su Causeway, at the intersection of Nanshan Road and Yanggong Causeway, the entire park consists of fish paradise, peony garden, peony pavilion and other landscapes. The whole park covers an area of ??nearly 300 acres. Among them, the Fish Paradise is the main scenery of the whole park. There are tens of thousands of golden-scaled red carp in the pond, and the scene of snatching for food is spectacular and charming.
7. Sunset at Leifeng
On Xizhao Mountain next to Nanping Mountain on the south bank of West Lake, there was the Leifeng Pagoda built during the Wu and Yue Dynasties. The tower is beautiful because of the legend in "The Legend of White Snake" The story caught people's attention, but the tower collapsed 70 years ago. But in 2002, a new Leifeng Pagoda was built on the old site, which is also very charming.
8. Twin Peaks in the Clouds
It is a beautiful mountain scenery formed by the two towering peaks on the northwest side of West Lake - the South Peak and the North Peak, facing each other and competing for dominance. On cloudy and rainy days, clouds surround the mountains and mist surges, and the beautiful peaks appear and disappear, hazy and elegant, soft and spectacular. The viewing points are at the Yubei Pavilion where the two peaks are inserted into the clouds, and by the Hongchun Bridge on Lingyin Road.
9. Nanping Evening Bell
At the foot of Nanping Mountain in the southwest of West Lake is the Jingci Temple, a famous Buddhist temple. There is a giant ancient bell in the temple. When the ancient bell is rung at night, the bells ring melodiously and the sound goes straight into the temple. It can be heard in the sky and even in the city of Hangzhou, hence the name Nanping Evening Bell. The temple has three main halls, and there is also a legend that Jigong practiced "Yunmu Ancient Well" here.
10. Three Pools Reflecting the Moon
It is composed of three gourd-shaped stone towers in the water and Xiaoyingzhou Island in the center of the lake. It is the most famous scene in the center of West Lake. Xiaoyingzhou is the largest island in the West Lake. On the island there are three pools reflecting the moon, the stele pavilion, "My Heart is in Harmony", etc. There is a lake on the island and an island in the lake. The scenery is beautiful and it is a must-see for tourists when taking a boat tour of the lake. You can also go to the island to visit.