萧山Xiaoshan

萧山历史悠久，旅游资源丰富，名胜古迹颇多。境内有跨湖桥、蜀山等新石器时代到商周时期的古文化遗址，建于东金的地袛园寺，建于南朝的江寺，岳飞抗金时行军驻足、渴饮而名的欢潭，清代抗英名将葛云飞故居等遗迹群和历史演义作家蔡乐藩故居、墓等。市区西端的湘湖，形成于北宋，原有湖面3万亩，周长40公里，四面环山，林木葱郁，风景秀丽，曾以“湘湖八景”闻名遐尔。萧山是天下奇观钱江涌潮的观湖胜地，并以每年农历八月十八前后最为壮观，现已建有集观湖、旅游、度假为一体的“钱江观湖度假村”。

With a long history, Xiaoshan District is abundant in tourism resources and historic relics. Ancient cultural ruins dating back to the Neolithic Age and the Shang and Zhou Dynasties such as Kuahuqiao Bridge and Shushan Street, relic groups including Zhiyuan Temple built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiang Temple built in the Southern Dynasty , Huan Pool famous for the historical event that General Yue Fei led his army to take a rest and to drink deep of the water in the pool while resisting the aggression of the Jin Dynasty and the former residence of Ge Yunfei, the eminent general in the Qing Dynasty who strove against the British invasion, and the former residence and mausoleum of Cai Yuefan, the historic romance writer. Located in the west of the urban district, the Xianghu Lake formed in the the Northern Song Dynasty is surrounded by mountains and verdant trees that contribute to the charming scenery once renowned as Eight Scenes of the Xianghu Lake with an original area of 30 thousand acres and a circumference of 40 kilometers. Xiaoshan District

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The history-long Xiaoshan is richly endowed with tourist resources and historic relics. Cultural remains such as Kuahu Bridige and Shushan Hill date back to the Neolithic Age or the Shang and Zhou Dynasties (c.1600- c1100-221BC); Didiyuan Temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), and Jiang Temple in the Southern Dynasties (420-581);

Huantan Pond was named after a story when General Yue Fei (1103-1142), a national hero against Jin (1115-1234, a regime established by the Nüzhen in the northern part of China), and his troops was stationed here for drink of water. And there are former residences or tombs of Ge Yunfei, a prominent general who died in the war against British invasion in 1841, and of Cai Lefan, a modern historical novelist. Xianghu Lake located in the west of urban area was excavated in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and once covered 30 thousand mu (2,000 hectares) with the circumference as long as 40 kilometers. The lake surrounded by wooded hills is famous for its eight scenic spots. Xiaoshan is also an ideal place to view Qianjiang bore, a natural wonder known the world over, which is most spectacular around August 18 (the Chinese lunar calendar). A tourist resort named “Qianjiang Bore Viewing Village” has been specially built to that effect.

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The history-long Xiaoshan is richly endowed with tourist resources and historic relics. While in Xiaoshan, you may find yourself surrounded with cultural remains dating back as far as to the Neolithic Age, temples built in different dynasties and houses of different styles and stories. Xiaoshan is also an ideal place to view Qianjiang bore, a natural wonder known the world over, which is most spectacular around August 18 (the Chinese lunar calendar). A tourist resort named “Qianjiang Bore Viewing Village” has been specially built to that effect.