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Yuhu Bay
2018-08-03
Yuhu Bay is a long causeway built of floating field mud dug from the West Lake under Yang Mengying’s administration of Hangzhou in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
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Chenghuang Pavilion
2018-08-03
In ancient times, the Chinese would make patron saints out of the local administrators and heroes who had contributed to the well-being of the citizens, and build temples to worship them.
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Zhinan Village
2018-08-15
Zhinan is a 2,000-year-old village tucked away in a mountainous area of western Hangzhou.
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Xiajiang Village
2018-08-15
Founded 800 years ago, Xiajiang Village is nestled in a mountainous area of southwest Hangzhou.
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Longjing Imperial Tea Garden
2018-08-15
The tea garden is situated at Lion Peak Hill (Shifengshan) in Longjing Village, the birthplace of West Lake Longjing tea (also known as Dragon Well tea).
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Southern Song Imperial Kiln Museum
2018-08-15
Located in what earlier was the Southern Song ancient kiln district south of West Lake, China’s first ceramics museum built on an actual ancient kiln site was established in 1991.
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Tidal bores on the Qiantang River
2018-08-17
The tidal bore on the Qiantang River, together with those of the Ganges River in India and the Amazon in Brazil, are considered the world’s three largest tidal bores.