Hangzhou and West Lake
March 22nd 2007 We decided to take a trip to Hangzhou, a historic city
2.5 hours south of Suzhou. When Marco Polo visited
this city, he called it the most beautiful place on
earth. ¡°Above there is heaven, below, there is
Hangzhou and Suzhou.¡± Hangzhou also has a grand canal
that conveniently links this centralized city to the
north, Bejing. Parts of the grand canal were
constructed in the 5th century BC.
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