The most famous attraction in Hangzhou is the West Lake. West Lake is man-made and created after Chinese people's love for recreational garden style parks. For ten centuries, it has always been regarded as the spiritual home by Chinese men of letters. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, compared West Lake to Xi Zi, the most beautiful woman in ancient China. Ancient Chinese people praised the area around West Lake as a miraculous and beautiful land. In modern times, West Lake is taken as the pride of Hangzhou, and a perfect spot to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
杭州最著名的景點是西湖（the West Lake）。西湖是人造湖泊，是根據(jù)中國人喜愛的休閑式的花園風格公園而建造的。十個世紀以來，西湖一直被中國的文人墨（men of letters）客視為精神家園。宋代詩人蘇軾把西湖比作中國古代最美麗的女人西子。中國古代人民將西湖周圍的區(qū)域譽為神奇美麗的土地。在現(xiàn)代，西湖被視為杭州的驕傲，被人們當作躲開城市喧囂（the hustle and bustle）的好地方。
