West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

The West Lake is a freshwater lake where there are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens and artificial islands.  This lake inspired poets and painters and influenced other gardens in the rest of China, Japan and Korea 

Broken Bridge

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Broken Bridge, located in the eastern end of the Bai Causeway in Hangzhou West Lake, is the most well known bridge among numerous big or small ancient and modern bridges in the West Lake.

It is said that as early as in the Tang Dynasty, this bridge was built. The existing bridge is a arched stone bridge built in 1921 which is 8.8 meters in length and 8.6 meters in width. Though it went through heavy repair, its simple and elegant style is still essentially unchanged. - in: http://www.topchinatravel.com/china-attractions/broken-bridge.htm

Leifeng Pagoda

Leifeng Pagoda is a five-storey tower with eight sides, located on Sunset Hill south of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. Originally constructed in the year AD 975, it collapsed in 1924 but was rebuilt in 2002. Since then it has been a popular tourist attraction. - in: wikipedia