The Rise of West Lake: A Cultural Landmark in the Song Dynasty by Xiaolin Duan

The Rise of West Lake: A Cultural Landmark in the Song Dynasty

Xiaolin Duan

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Lovely West Lake, near scenic Hangzhou on China's east coast, has been celebrated as a major tourist site since the twelfth century. Now as then, visitors boat to its islands, stroll through its gardens, worship in its temples, and immortalize it ...

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