Tue, 12/20/2011 - 04:57 — Anonymous Serenity and peace in bustling
Hangzhou? You can find it in Xixi, along with great views and a unique dining
experience If West Lake is the famed beauty of Hangzhou, Xixi National
Wetland Park (西溪国家湿地公园) is its young maiden still hidden at
home, not yet discovered by the world. Literally meaning "west waterway,"
Xixi is a lush wetland that covers about 10 square kilometers, of which
three-and-a-half square kilometers are open to the public as a park. With
more than 70 percent of the area being covered by water, Xixi National
Wetland Park truly deserves its nickname, "wetland paradise." Once populated
by fishmen and farmers, the wetland dates back 1,800 years to the Han
Dynasty. China's first national wetland park, Xixi National Wetland Park
opened in 2008.read more
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