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Characteristics of West Lake

The West Lake is characterized by picturesque scenery, water and sky, and rippling blue waves. Historical and cultural landscapes are all over the world, and there are countless remains of famous writers. There are many touching legends and stories in the West Lake, which are full of mystery.

The ten scenic spots of the West Lake are Su Causeway Xiao Chun, Quyuan Fenghe, Pinghu Qiuyue, Broken Bridge Canxue, Liulang Wenying, Huagang Watching Fish, Leifeng Sunset, Shuangfeng Inserting Clouds, Nanping Evening Bell and Santan silver moon. West Lake is a complex of natural landscape, cultural relics, ancient temples and pagodas, stone carvings and new parks and green spaces.

There is a lake, which is not wide and calm as a mirror. The mountain is not high and winding. Surrounded by lakes and mountains, the natural scale is coordinated and charming. The construction of West Lake Garden not only highlights the uniqueness of West Lake scenery, but also pays attention to the integrity in harmony with local characteristics. Therefore, all new and expanded gardens are made up of trees and shrubs of different sizes.

Xihu gourmet

Hangzhou Zhiweiguan's flavor snacks are made of fermented white flour as skin, fresh meat, or fresh meat mixed with shrimp, or chicken mixed with minced ham as stuffing. Add special jelly to the stuffing, wrap it, put it in a special steamer and steam it with fast fire, which are called fresh meat cage, shrimp meat cage and chicken fire cage respectively. These steamed stuffed buns are fragrant and fresh in juice, thin and smooth in skin, but have different tastes.

As a famous local snack in Hangzhou, shark's fin with crab roe tastes salty and fresh. The characteristics of crab shark fin are crisp and tender, the crab meat is moist and fragrant, and the soup is rich and delicious. In crisp autumn, high-grade banquet is essential. Similarly, crab yellow tofu is also a famous snack in West Lake. Crab tofu is salty and fresh, which can be said to have a unique flavor.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-West Lake