Area: 6.5 square kilometers

"Rippling waters shimmering on a sunny day, Misty Mountains shrouded in rain; Plain or gaily dressed like Xizi; West Lake is always alluring." These are the words used by the celebrated Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo to describe Hangzhou's West Lake.

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