This pretty area known as "Nine Streams and Eighteen Gullies" is approximately a twenty minute walk from the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou city. It is a lovely walk and usually quite peaceful. It makes a nice break from the lake and you wander past tea terraces on the route ...
Measuring about one mile long, the Bai Causeway is the shorter of the two causeways which cross the lake. This causeway travels northwards and starts at the "broken bridge", "golden ribbon bridge" "Autumn moon on a calm lake". 
Huagang Fish Pond is situated on Solitary Island between the Su Causeway, Yinbo Bridge and Solan Bridge. In the Lu garden at the foot of the Huajia hill, is a pond that was originally used for fishing...
The Jade Spring (yuquan) is in the Hangzhou Botanical Gardens west of the YueFei Mausoleum. This spring is about twelve meters long and nine meters wide.... 
The Lingyin Temple is Hangzhou's most famous site, aside from the West Lake. This ancient temple was built in 326AD during the Jin Dynasty but the temple at the site now has been restored sixteen times during the long history of Hangzhou. The buildings you see today are restorations made during the Qing dynasty...
The Six Harmonies Pagoda stands south of the lake in an amazing situation which affords great views over the nearby Qiantang River. The Pagoda was built by a Wu King during the Song Dynasty who intended that the temple would illustrate his power to the evil spirits and scare away ...
Hangzhou is famous for its tea. A nice break from the lake is the Longjing tea plantation area. Hidden away in the southwest corner of the lake are some secluded walks and the village of Longjing itself.... 
The Mausoleum of General Yue Fei is one of Hangzhou's most popular attractions with Chinese visitors, perhaps due to the feelings of patriotism that it stirs in many people.... 
Solitary Island (Gu Shan) sits in the northwest corner of the West Lake of Hangzhou. This is the largest island on the lake and a lovely place to wander and explore.
The Su Causeway is the longest series of bridges crossing over Hangzhou's West Lake. The causeway is named after the Song Dynasty poet, Su Dong Po, who was also the governor of Hangzhou...
The nicest way to get to this outlying island is by boat. It is well worth paying the RMB 100-200 to take a boat from the shore over to the lake as it is a lovely experience... 
This park known as "Tiger Running Dream Spring" (Hupaomeng Quan) is one of the nicest parks in Hangzhou and filled with tea houses, pretty trees and pavilions...
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