用英語說中國旅游華東地區(qū) 05：西湖自然概況1

西湖

Natural Features

自然概況

Located in Hangzhou .provincial seat of Zhejiang Province，the West Lake is one of the most famed tourist attractions in China. For centuries，the West Lake has been well known both for its picturesque landscape and for cultural heritages surviving yet illustrating the past dynasties.

位于浙江省省會(huì)杭州的西湖是中國最著名的旅游風(fēng)景區(qū)之一。兒個(gè)世紀(jì)以來，西湖一直以它秀麗清雅的湖光山色與璀璨豐蘊(yùn)的文化古跡而聞名于世。

The landscape area of the West Lake includes the surrounding hills and nearby historical sites as well as the lake itself. The lake area covers around 60 square kilometers consisting of 5 .68 square kilometers of water area.

西湖風(fēng)景區(qū)包括西湖本身以及周圍的丘陵山峰和附近的歷史遺跡。西湖的面積為60平方公里，其中湖面為5. 68平方公里。 風(fēng)景區(qū)以秀麗的西湖為中心，三面環(huán)山，山色蔥籠，逶迤綿延。沿湖地帶垂柳飄拂，綠蔭環(huán)抱，另有許多古代石橋躍于湖上。層層煙霧或籠罩整個(gè)景區(qū)，或只是輕輕地漂浮于周邊綠色蔥籠的山峰問，山腳下潺潺溪水蜿蜒流入深谷。

The West Lake is the centerpiece of the natural fascination with bluish hills on three sides，serene and charming. Along the lake，there stand lines of willows with ancient bridges leaping over them. Mist now veils the whole landscape，now just perches lightly on the green and luxuriant hills in the vicinity with tiny streams winding in deep valleys.

西湖風(fēng)景區(qū)里有90多處各具特色的公園和風(fēng)景點(diǎn)，其中有南宋定名的“西湖十景”和1985年評(píng)出的“新西湖十景”，將西湖連綴成了色彩斑斕的大花環(huán)，使其春夏秋冬各有景色，晴雨風(fēng)雪各有情致。

More than ninety theme parks and scenic spots are dotted around the lake area such as the Ten Views of West Lake and ten-odd newly named tourist attractions. Rain or shine，the West sake holds great attraction to tourists in all seasons.

西湖不但獨(dú)擅山水秀麗之美，林壑幽探之勝，而且還有豐富的文物古跡和優(yōu)美動(dòng)人的神話傳說，將自然、人文、歷史、藝術(shù)巧妙地融合在了一起。

Besides ifis impressive scenery，the West Lake boasts of abundant cultural heritage and legends passed from generation to generation，co-mingling natural features，past personages history，and art in the local area. Thanks to its long history and historic importance，the West Lake is also a cultural resort with 5 major historiical monuments and cultural relics under state protection,25 under municipal protection ,as well as 39 theme museums and cultural spots under a protection system.

由于其悠久的歷史和歷史上的重要地位，西湖古跡遍布，擁有國家重點(diǎn)文物護(hù)單位5處，省級(jí)文物保護(hù)單位35處，市級(jí)文物保護(hù)單位25處，還有39處文物保護(hù)點(diǎn)和各類專題博物館點(diǎn)綴其中，為之增色。

In the whole landscape area，there are more than one hundred scenic spats open to the tourists at prese. Each year there are 0.5 million of foreign guests and12 million domestic visitors coming to Hangzhou.

目前，整個(gè)風(fēng)景區(qū)有100多處風(fēng)景點(diǎn)向游客開放。每年，有50萬外國游客和200萬國內(nèi)游客來杭州觀光旅游。

In 1999 the INesi LakF is ranked as the National Model of the Ten Beauty Spots by the Publicity Department CCCP， Civic Virtues Office CCCPC ,and National Tourism Administration.

1999年，西湖被列為“全國十一大美麗風(fēng)景示范點(diǎn)”。