It's extremely rich in tourism resources. It’s unique environment endowed by nature
Hangzhou was settled 4,700 years ago, thus giving birth to the aurora Liangzhu Civilization. One of the seven ancient capitals and the key scenic tourism and historical culture city in China, Hangzhou once was applauded as "the most splendid and luxurious city in the world" by Marco Polo, the Italian traveler in the 13th century.
Its unique environment endowed by nature and the culture accumulation of several thousand years, have formed many world famous natural, historical and cultural sights.
West Lake, which is described as "Oriental Pearl ", is located on the east of the city proper, surrounded on three sides by hills and one side facing the city. Hangzhou, with its surrounding hills and numerous beautiful sightseeing places and the famous West Lake, is ranked as one of the ten best famous scenic places in China.
The West Lake scenery area covers 60 square km, blending the famous scenery, historical and cultural sites, and hills and lakes as a whole. In the scenery area, there are 5 places under the State Protection Department designated as Cultural Relics, 25 places under provincial level protection and 30 places under municipal level protection.
In the 1990s, Hangzhou built many museums representing the Chinese culture: e.g : China Silk Museum, China Tea Museum, Hu Qinyu Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum, Southern Song Porcelain Museum, Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Museum, Liangzhu Culture Museum, etc.
The places like Linyin Temple, Yue Fei Temple, Six Harmonies Pogoda, Huagang Park and the Running Tiger Spring are world-famous scenic and historical sites.
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