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西湖英文介绍 West Lake or X ī H ú is a famous fresh water lake located in the historic area of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. It evolved from a shallow bay through which the Qiantang River flowed into the East China Sea. In the ancient times it was called Wulin Waters, Golden Buffalo Lake, Qiantang Lake and Xizi Lake. 西湖是座落在历史悠久的中国东部浙江省会城市杭州的著名的一个淡水湖泊， 是由古代 钱塘江流入东海前的一个浅海湾演变而成的。古称西湖为  “武林水  又称 “金牛湖 ”、 “钱塘 湖”、 “西子湖 ”等。 The name of West Lake was fixed as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the Chinese renowned( 著名 )poet Su Dongpo wrote a