英語作文旅遊景點西湖

篇一：西湖中英文介紹

西湖英文介紹

West Lake or Xī Hú is a famous fresh water lake located in the historic area of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. It evolved from a shallow bay through which the Qiantang River flowed into the East China Sea. In the ancient times it was called Wulin Waters, Golden Buffalo Lake, Qiantang Lake and Xizi Lake.

西湖是座落在歷史悠久的中國東部浙江省會城市杭州的著名的一個淡水湖泊，是由古代錢塘江流入東海前的一個淺海灣演變而成的。古稱西湖為“武林水”又稱“金牛湖”、“錢塘湖”、“西子湖”等。

The name of West Lake was fixed as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the Chinese renowned(著名)poet Su Dongpo wrote a poem to praise the West Lake and compared it to Xizi, a Chinese legendary beauty. Since then, the West Lake has another elegant name Xizi Lake. And as it lies in the west of Hangzhou, it is usually called the West Lake.

西湖的名字早在唐朝(618-907)就固定下來。 在宋代 (960-1279 年)，中