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The West Lake got its name because it is located in western Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province. With an area of 5.6 square kilomet-
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ers, the lake is divided by the Bai Causeway and the Su Causeway into three parts¡¡the Outer lake¡, ¡the Inner lake¡, and ¡the Rear
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lake¡.
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The West Lake is sheltered on three sides by green mountain slopes, among which are the Jade Spring Peak (Yuquanshan), the
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Peak That Flew Afar (Feilaifeng), the Peak Shrouded in Five Clouds (Wuyunfeng), and the South Height Peak(Nangaoshan). Not far
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from the West Lake are some famous springs (the Tiger Spring, the Jade Spring, the Longjing Spring, and others). The far-away
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mountains and the nearby springs make the West Lake like pictures rich in poetic flavour.