用英语简单介绍国内某一著名景点

介绍杭州西湖的：

WestLake

WestLake(:西湖;Pinyin:XīHú)isafamousfreshwaterlakelocatedincentralHangzhou,inZhejiangprovinceofeasternChina.

Thelakeisdividedbythreecausewayscalledsudi(苏堤),baidi(白堤),andyanggongdi(杨公堤).

Note:Thereare800WestLakesinChina(accordingtotheLonelyPla).However,thetermWestLakeorXiHuisgenerallyusedtorefertotheoneinHangzhou.

TheTenmajorattractionsofWestLake,eachmarkedbyastelawiththenamewritteninthecalligraphyoftheEmperorQianlongEmperor,are:

SpringDawnontheSuCauseway(苏堤春晓)

ListiningOriolesSingingintheWillows(柳浪闻莺)

ViewFishintheFlowerHarbour(花港观鱼)

LotusintheBreezeattheWindingCourtyard(曲苑风荷)

EveningBellsattheNanpingMountain(南屏晚钟)

AutumnMoonoveraCalmLake(平湖秋月)

EveningSunshineoverLeifengPagoda(雷峰夕照)

ThreePoolsMirroringtheMoon(三潭印月)

MeltingSnowonBrokenBridge(断桥残雪)

TwinPeaksPiercingtheClouds(双峰插云)-TheJungfrauofWestLake

TheWestLakeissaidtobetheincarnationofXiShi,oneoftheFourBeautiesofancientChina.Hence,sinceancienttimes,theWestLakewasassociatedwithalargenumberofromaticpoets,profoundphilosophers,nationalherosandheroins.

EasternJinDynastyphilosopherGeHongpracticedTaoi***intheGeMountain,andwrotehisgreatphilosophicalwork:BaoPuZhi(抱朴子).

TangDynastypoetLuoBinwangreclusedinLingyinTemple

TangDynastypoet-governorBaiJuyibuiltthefirstcauseway,whichtheBaiCauseway.

SongDynastypoet-governorSuDongpo,dredgedthelakeandbuiltuptheSuCauseway,madeitintoanotherbeautifullandmarkofWestLake.Healsoinventedaspecialrecipeforpreparingpork:theDongpoPork.DongpoPorkisonthemenuofeveryrestaurantinHangzhou

SongDynastynationalheroYueFeiwasburiedneartheWestLake

LotusintheBreezeattheWindingCourtyardThegreatMingDynastyessayistZhangDai,wroteanumbergreatessaysabouttheWestLakeinReminiscenceandDreamofTao'an(陶庵梦忆),andawholebook:SearchforWestLakeinDreams(西湖梦寻).