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西湖位于浙江省的首府 - 杭州市，是个非常出名的景点，都说不到西湖看，就像没有来过杭州。这里的最主要景点包括，西湖、雷峰塔和千岛湖。关于后两个景点，请读雷峰塔记和千岛湖记博客。 2019 年 8 月我回国探亲，跟我的父母、哥哥和妹妹还有我的侄女团聚，有幸拜访此大名鼎鼎、美丽、富有传奇色彩的湖水。杭州是中国的第一富翁，阿里巴巴的创始人 - 马云（ the founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma ）的故乡，可惜的是我没有在街上碰到他！ 在上海的旅游结束后，我们在那里雇了一辆轿车驰往杭州，大约得了两个多小时。中途我看到有些车牌是绿色的，我就问道： “哥，那些车牌子怎么是绿色的，怎么跟其他的不一样啊？”我在英国长期住，对国内的发展还是“迟钝”，对不起。 “那是电动车，环保，所以特赏绿牌子，一看就是绿色汽车。“ 当时英国还没有这种政策， 当我回国后的 10 月，新闻报导英国也要对电动汽车发行绿色牌子了，我想他们肯定是跟中国学的，因为， 我在英国住，从来没有见过绿牌子的汽车。 我们的酒店就在西湖旁边，这很方便。到那里是已经是傍晚。卸下行李，吃完晚餐后，我们一家在西湖边漫游。跟高楼大厦林立、到处都是霓虹灯闪烁、繁华的南京路和上海相比的话，西湖边感到安静和暗淡。夏天蚊子很多，因此，到西湖一定要准备驱蚊膏等为妙。 第二天我们一早就坐船游西湖，感觉很美，诗情画意。不久我们就到了中间的岛上，那里有四个小湖，其中的一个就是日月潭，湖中有湖。有一个湖里，长满了莲花，有桥和凉亭，非常美丽。慢走在那弯曲的小桥，观望湖水和争奇斗艳的莲花感觉非常诗意。另外，走在两边长满竹子的弯曲卵石道，远离城市的喧嚣，感觉很宁静，心旷神怡。对于在北方长大的我们，壬生第一次经历这么富有南方风格的美景，当然值得千里迢迢的路程了。我们不禁照了很多相片。我的儿子理查德，吹着鸟鸣笛子，也感到很兴奋。 你也许问，西湖不就是挖了一个坑，填得水吗，我的家乡也有。不同的是，西湖自古以来被著名的唐代诗人李白和白居易笔下所吟诵，千古有名。这里又是非常有人气的电视连续剧“新白娘子传奇“的拍摄地点，有雷锋塔和断桥，有神秘的传奇故事，你们有吗？这种诱人的故事和特色使西湖成为名胜古迹独具...

There are over 30 mountains that are called Phoenix Mountain (Feng Huang Shan) in China. The one that I climbed is one of the most famous Phoenix Mountains and is named as one of the important national tourist attractions in China. It is also one of the four most famous mountains in Liaoning province, China, which is situated in the north-east of the country. The dragon and the phoenix are two of the most auspicious animals or birds in China, however they only exist in legends. The dragon is the symbol for men and the phoenix is the symbol for women. During ancient times, the emperors wore robes decorated with dragons to symbolise the ultimate power. The Chinese regard themselves as the offspring of dragons (Long De Chuan Ren). The Chinese stick pictures of a dragon and a phoenix together w ith Xi (happiness) on a red background on walls and windows during their wedding to show the perfect match and symbolise an auspicious start to their lives together. As you ...

The phoenix mountain's sights are divided into four major areas; the most famous site is the west side where the most famous sites such as Lao Niu Bei. (Old Cow's Back) are concentrated. We decided to climb the mountain along this route. The climbing base has vendors and small shops that you can buy special gifts for your families and friends. You can also buy some snacks, water, food, and gloves to prepare for your mountain climbing. Along the way to the climbing journey there are also small Buddhist and Dao temples and pavilions that you can visit. For example Zi Yang Guan (for good fortune), Bi Xia Gong (for parents and grand parents to pray or make wishes for their children and grand children) or Guan Yin Ge (for safety and happiness and other wishes), Dou Mu Gong. These temples were built in Ming and Qing Dynasty with more than 300 - 400 years of history. There are bigger temples in a different route , but we did not have enough time to visit everyth...

I completely understand why there are so many of the people who wish to climb this Phoenix Mountain, especially this Old Cow's Back, have changed their minds when they saw what it involved . I am also very surprised no pamphlets or that staff do not warned tourists of the level of risks and dangers involved in climbing this mountain. You definitely need some courage and braveness to climb this mountain, and I do not recommend it for someone who has a fear of heights. Climbing this mountain is definitely not for everyone. The daytime was short and it was getting dark, we did not have much time to have a break. We almost drank up all of our two bottles of water and all the food and fruit. It would be a big problem if we got stuck there; it was in the middle of nowhere, and there was nobody around to ask for help. It will take too long and be too dangerous for us to go back the way we climbed, so the only option was to get to Arrow's Eye as soon as possible. ...