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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 poem to praise the West Lake and compared it to Xizi, a Chinese legendary beauty. Since then, the West Lake has another elegant name Xizi Lake. And as it lies in the west of Hangzhou, it is usually called the West Lake. 西湖的名字早在唐朝 (618-907) 就固定下来。 在宋代 (960-1279 年) ，中国著名诗人苏 东坡写的一首诗来赞美西湖， 把它和中国传说中的美丽西子相比。 自那时以来， 西湖有另一 种优雅的名字西子湖。并且由于它位于杭州市西部，它通常称为西湖。 West Lake covers an area of 6.38 square kilometers. The average depth is 2.27meters with deepest being 5 meters. Three sides of the lake are surrounded by verdant （翠绿的） mountains and one side the prosperous （繁荣的） city. After a large scale reconstruction （重建）, the current West Lake has recovered the panorama （全景） over 300 years before when it reached the most prosperous period in history 。 西湖水域面积为 6.38 平方公里 水深平均 2.27 米 最深处有 5 米。西湖三面环山，一面 濒城。西湖大规模重建后，目前已恢复全景超过 300 年之前，它到达最繁华的历史时期。 Centering around the West Lake, the scenic area is a national scenic area with a total cover of 59 square kilometers. There are over 60 Chinese national, provincial and municipal cultural relic protec