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Introduction
Capital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou is a well-known tourist
city at home and abroad. It lies on the lower reaches of the
Qiantang River and is the southern end of the
l,794-kllometre-long Grand Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou Canal). With
an area of 16,596 square kilometres inhabited by a population of
5.2 million, it embraces six urban districts and seven suburban
counties, namely, Yuhang, Xiaoshan, Fuyang, Tonglu, Lin'an,
Jiande and Chun'an. Hangzhou is found at a point of Lat.
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Temple of Yue Fei
Temple of Yue Fei: Built more than 770 years ago, the temple is
dedicated to Yue Fei, a Southern Song general and national hero
who was put to death as a result of a political frame - up
engineered by a treacherous courn official. "Recovering the land
of my motherland" from enemy hands was the fallen general ' s
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West Lake
Hangzhou's fame rests mainly with the picturesque West Lake, The
lake is located on its western fringe. Covering about four
square miles, West Lake is surrounded on three sides by rolling
wooded hills. At the center are three isles - Lesser Yingzhou,
Mid-lake pavilion and Ruanggong Isle. Solitary Hill stands by
itself on the northern lake shore. It can be reached from the
city by Bai Causeway, While Su Causeway bisects the lake from
north to south. The blue, often rippling, water way is dotted
with elegant stone bridges and charming pavilions.
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