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October 5, 2007
Thursday in Hangzhou
You have already heard about our excursion to Hangzhou's famed West Lake from both Ms Cooper and Mr Dawson. This is 5km (3 miles) in diameter and crossed by two ancient causeways open to pedestrians only.
Our boat trip on West Lake took us to the Island of Small Seas in the middle of the lake. The island was created in 1607 and is shaped like a wheel, its four spokes demarcating four lotus ponds. At the hub is a zigzag bridge leading to the flower and bird pavillion. Here we had our photographs taken by the carved wooden screens and had a view of the Three Pools Mirroring the moon. These are three small water pagodas that seem to float on the lake surface. If you continue reading you will see a photographic record of our visit to West Lake.
Posted by Y Hoyland at October 5, 2007 11:04 AM