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| A city of eastern China at the head of Hangzhou Bay, an inlet of the East China Sea. Founded in 606, the city was the capital of a powerful kingdom from 907 to 960. It was later described by Marco Polo as one of the finest and noblest cities in the world. Today it is a modern industrial center and the capital of Zhejiang province. Population, 1,250,000.  West lake
The lake lies to the west of the city, thus its name. The lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the city on the fourth. It boasts numerous historic and scenic spots.
Pagoda of Six Harmonies
First built in 976AD, is famed in the region south of the Yangtze River for its sheer side as a brick-and-wood structure. It is a representative masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture. This 59.89-metre-tall octagonal structure has seven storeys, although it has the appearance of a thirteeen-floor building. The top floor of the pagoda provides a panoramic view of the rough-and-tumble Qiantang River.
Lingyin(Soul's Retreat) Temple
First built in 326 AD, The 33.6-metre-high Mahavira Hall, the centrepiece of the temple, is the tallest of all Chinese buildings with a single-layered roof and double eaves. Enshrined in the hall is a 19.6-metre-tall statue of Sakyamuni sitting cross-legged on a five-metre-tall lotus pedestal. The statue is formed with 24 pieces of camphorwood, and the pedestal is fashioned out of a single trunk of camphorwood. As a sanctuary of 330-odd stone carvings and sculptures wrought during the Five Dynasties and the Song and Yuan dynasties, the Feilai Peak(Peak that flew Here) in front of the Lingyinshi figures prominently in ancient Chinese plastic art history.
China Tea Museum
The entire Chinese tea history is presented in a graphic way through the museum's five pavilions which display the tea-related history, varieties of tea, tea sets, drinking services, and tea-related customs and habits.
China Silk Museum
The China Silk Museum, a national institution at a rather high professional level, sits by the West Lake with a floorspace of 10,000 square metres. The museum consists of the Pavilion of Introduction, Pavilion of Sericulture, Pavilion of Silk Reeling, Pavilion of Silks, Pavilion of dyeing, and Pavilion of Miscellaneous Topics, which combine to tell an authentic story about the vicissitudes of Chinese silk industry over the last 5,000 years. The museum is also complete with a department store, trade negotiation rooms and a fashion show center.
Yellow Dragon Culture Village
The elegant park imitating Song Dynasty style. Performers, sales clerks, waiters and waitresses all wear the costume of the Song Dynasty.
Chinese Medicine Museum
It is only appropriate for China's only museum of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs to be housed in the ancient buildings of a venerated pharmacy, Hu Qingyu's Hall. The museum acquaints visitors with the history of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs-their origin, formation, development, application, effect, and their position in Chinese and world medical history. Samples are on display, and in a workshop herbs are prepared for medical use. The reception hall is aptly named "Xingqutang", or Hall for Those Who Are Interested.
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