West Lake 西湖

West Lake, at the foot of the Crouching Dragon Mountain in the northwestern suburbs of Fuzhou City, was dug in 282 of the Western Jin Dynasty (165-361) by Governor Yan Gao. The project was originally meant for irrigation. In the Five Dynasties (907-960), King Min Wang Shenzhi’s second son, who later succeeded his father as a king, built a royal park by the lake and declared it “The Crystal Palace” The small park consisted of some pavilions and halls. After the Song Dynasty, the lake experienced several silt-ups. But the dredging and restoration of it eventually shaped it into an entertaining place for celebrities and officials. Opened as a park in 1914, the area has been expanded five times (from 3.62 hectares to 18.37 hectares), enclosing the Mount Dameng and Guanjia Village. There are three islets such as Kaihua, Xieping and Yaojiao, with Jade Belt Bridge, the Flying Rainbow Bridge, and Walking-on-Cloud Bridge radiating from it . The bridges connect the several islets to make the park and integral unit. Around the lake are a zoo, a Provincial museum and a cinema, which have become an ideal place for visitors’ entertainment.

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