西湖英文导游词

　　The famous West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautifuland fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay. Thelake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers. The view of the West Lake issimply enchanting, which offers many attractions for tourists at home andabroad.

　　Tiger-running Spring

　　The legend goes that two tights ran there and made a hole where a springgushed out. The Longjing Tea and the Tiger-running Spring water are alwaysreputed as the "Two Wonders of the West Lake". The Lingyin Monastery

　　The Lingyin Monastery, or the Monastery of Soul’s Retreat, is a famoushistorical site of the West Lake. Here exists the Lingyin Monastery, a famousancient temple in China, in front of which there are Feilai Peak, Cold Spring,Longhong Cave and precious rock cave arts and queer and varied natural caves andgullies.

　　Spring Dawn at Su Causeway

　　It’s a 2.8 km. long boulevard cutting across the south-north scenic area,and lined with trees and flowering plants. When Spring comes with crimson peachblossoms and green willows; the scenery is all the more charming. Strollingalong the boulevard, one feels as if the West Lake were wakening in dawn mist.Young willows were ethereal, spring breeze so caressing, and birds were chirpingin unison.

　　The Moon Reflected in Three Pools

　　"There are islands in the lake and three are lake on the islands." Thethree stone towers were first built in Yuanyou 4th year (10) of the SongDynasty, with the wonderful scenery of "one moon in the sky having threereflection in the lake", it is one of the wonderful scenes of the West Lake.Notes:

　　1. West Lake 西湖

　　2. Tiger-running Spring 虎跑泉

　　3. The Lingyin Monastery 灵隐寺

　　4. Spring Dawn at Su Causeway 苏堤春晓

　　5. The Moon Reflected in Three Pools 三潭印月