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Situated six kilometers east of the Shaoxing ancient city, East Lake is the place where you can see the artful combination of cliff, grotto, stone bridge and lake. It is a famed landscape garden as well as one of the three most well-known lakes in Zhejiang Province. Small as it is, the marvelous scenery, consisted of wonder stones and caves, makes it the wonder among lakes.

Nine bridges lie in the scenic area, separating the lake into three parts. Taogong and Xiantao Caves can be passed by canoes. Water and mountain, man-made attractions and nature are quite a match for each other. By the lake, there are some pavilions including Xiangji, Yinlu and Tingqiu Pavilions, making the scenery there more fantastic.

There are tea houses and gardens on the top of mountains. It is also an ideal place for climbing and overlooking, while the most enjoyable one is to appreciate the sunset there. It is a distinguishing feature of travel in the lake to take the Wupeng Boat (black-awning boat). Wupeng Boat is the traffic tool can be found nowhere but in Shaoxing. It is named after its color. The deck is covered with straw mat. You can sit or lie on it to your will, but you are not allowed to stand up. Because the roofing of the boat is low, and there will be the danger of losing its balance if one stands up.

Transportation:
Bus NO. 1, 107

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2011-05-23
East Lake Scenic Spot is located in the eastern suburb of Wuchang, and is the biggest urban lake in China. The total water area of East Lake is six times greater than that of West Lake. In 1982, East Lake Scenic Spot was included in the list of the first ...Read More
2011-05-23
The East Lake Scenic Zone in the Wuchang section of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, is one of the country's biggest natural lake scenic areas covering some 88.19 square kilometers including a water area of 33 square kilometers. According to local sources, ...Read More
2011-05-23
In the mountain range east hillfoot lake of tiger in the north of East Lake Qu Yuan memorial museum. In order to put in a suitable place to breed and view and admire the fish, is for people to visit but the name. It is one of the main scenic spots of the East ...Read More

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by Ove 2011-05-23
In listening to the high island in the east of great wave on the East Lake northwest bank. Surround water on four sides, is built the burden wind bridge on the long dyke to lead to newly. Build for the first time in order to found the state, choose in clear diction fishing father Qu Yuan hams and sings while taking a stroll in the side of pool Its meaning is ...
by Sheena 2011-05-23
Above the East Lake northwest bank, long mound of oriole gulf lakeside. Built after the foundation of the state. It is the long corridor type building, brick timber structure, the high spine, exhibition eaves, the eaves are 3.2 meters high, it is 55 meters long, 7.6 meters deep, left end abduct slightly forward, right end backward slightly oblique, with 40 ...
by Montmorency 2011-05-23
In water of lakeside of building Northeastern side of long day of the East Lake. Fetch king Tang s vigorous preface of king s pavilion of knee Leave rosy clouds and orphan to go after and fly together A purpose is named. The reinforced concrete imitates timber structure. Base TV station ship shape, north and south to,stick up slightly end to end, place 12 ...