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There are no less than 30 lakes named "West Lake" in China.
在中国 以西湖命名的湖泊有不下30个。
But the West Lake in Hangzhou Is the best known of them all.
但是真正称得上是家喻户晓的只有杭州西湖。
It is located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province on the southeastern coast.
她位于中国东南沿海浙江省的省会杭州。
And the city is known as the Paradise of the World in China.
一座在国内被誉为人间天堂的城市。
Thousands of years ago, the West Lake was connected to the sea.
数千年前西湖曾与大海相连。
The Qiantang River, not far away from the West Lake,enters the sea in the eastern part of this area.
不远处的钱塘江正是在这片水域的东部入海。
Sediment deposited by the river eventually blocked the connection between the West Lake and the sea, making it an inland water feature.
江水带来的泥沙不断淤积最终阻隔了西湖与大海的联系让这里成为内陆湖泊。
Since the 9th century A.D., the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in all seasons has appeared time and again in poems, stories and legends.
自公元9世纪以来西湖美景在四季轮转中装载了越来越多得诗篇故事与传说。
It's roughly estimated there are about 630 legends of the West Lake alone.
据不完全统计仅西湖得传说就有约六百三十余个。
In 2011 West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou was included on the World Heritage List.
2011年杭州西湖文化景观被列入世界遗产名录。
It is visited by an endless stream of international tourists.
慕名而来的国际游客络绎不绝。
Perhaps some of them will add their own stories to West Lake's wealth of literature.
也许 他们将为西湖续写更为多元的故事。
