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Viewing Fish at Flower Pond:A private garden of an official in the Southern Song Dynasty, it was built between the hills and the West Lake 800 years ago. Since a clear stream from Huajia Hill( Flower?s Hill) ran through here and down into the West Lake, it was named as ?Flower Pond?. It is now an ideal resort to view fish and enjoy peonies.

Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow:Leifeng Pagoda was originally erected in 977, by Qian Hongchu, the king of the Kingdom of Wu and Yue, to celebrate the birth of his son by his favorite concubine called Concubine Huang.It was later named as Leifeng Pagoda. Under the setting sun, it casts its shadow in the sky, leaving a splendid scene, which is called the ?Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow?.The original pagoda collapsed in 1924 and the new one, which is 71.96m high, was re-constructed at the original site in 2000.

Oriels Singing in the Willows:It was formerly a royal garden called Jujin Garden-a garden with concentration of scenic spots.It is now a good place for leisure and entertainment due to its willows and birds singing. Inside it are Hearing Oriels House, Friendship Garden and Jujing Garden. On the grassland in the east stands a memorial with inscriptions that ?China and Janpan will never fight again?. Cherry trees from Japan are planted here.

Surrounding Spot: Tea Inquiry at Dragon Well:It lies on Fenghuang Range. The Dragon Well Tea tops the Ten Renowed Teas in China. It was said that Qianlong conferred the name of ?Royal Teas?to 18 trees and wrote?Eight Scenes of Dragon Well?at the foot of Lion Peak in Longjing Village. Now it is a resort to taste tea for leisure.

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