TheWestLake,locatedinthewesternareaofHangzhou'scenter,isoneofthetopthreelakesintheregionssouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Becauseofit,Hangzhouhasbeenacclaimedas"aheavenonearth",sinceancienttimes.TheWestLakeislikeashiningpearlinlaidonthevastland,renownedforitsbeautifulscenery,well-knownhistoricalsites,brilliantculture,andplentifullocalspecialties.TheliterarygiantSuShiinSongDynastyleftapoeticmasterpiecethroughtheagesthere:TheWestLakeislikethebeautyXiShi,whoisalwayscharmingwitheitherlightorheavymake-up(rainyorshiny).TheLegendofWhiteSnakealsobringstheWestLakeanairofmystery.