The older areas of Hangzhou lie down from the lake in the eastern
and southern parts of town,around the small canals which cut their way through the town.
杭州旧区沿湖向镇东西延伸，并围绕着穿镇而过的小运河。
The city is famous in Chinese tourism for its West Lake,a large freshwater lake surrounded by hills and gardens,its banks dotted with pavilions and temples.It gives rise to what must be one of China's oldest tourist sayings:"Above there is heaven,below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou."
杭州的西湖，是中国著名的旅游景点。它是一个巨大的淡水湖，小山与花园环湖而立；湖边还有亭子和寺庙的点缀。这也恰恰验证了众所周知的一句话：“上有天堂，下有苏杭”。
Located in the area known as "Jiangnan" or "South of the River" which covers southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang proinces,Hangzhou lies in one of the most prosperous regions of China.On weekends,the city is flooded out by Chinese who day-trip
down from Shanghai,Suzhou or Wuxi,and daily with buses carrying their cargoes of westerners.Hangzhou is one of China's great tourist attractions,its popularity on par with Guilin.
人们所说的“江南”，包括了江苏南部和浙江北部。位于江南的杭州，正好位于中国最繁荣的地区之一。一到周末，杭州便会涌入不少来自上海、苏州或无锡等周边地区的“一日游”客人；每天，载满外国人的大巴也在驶入杭州。杭州是中国最知名的旅游景点之一，与广西的桂林齐名。
