West Lake
West Lake, also known as Xihu and by other names, is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former walled city, the lake has a surface area of 6.39 km2, stretching 3.2 km from north to south and 2.8 km from east to west.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Also known as“Hsi Hu”“Hsi-tzu Hu”“Hsi-tzu Lake”“Lake Hsi-tzu”“Lake Si-hu”“Lake Si-wu”“Lake Tsien-ho”“Lake Xizi”“Qian’s Lake”“Qianhu”“Qiantang Lake”“Si Hu”“Si-wu”“the Lake”“Tsien-hu”“Tsien’s Lake”“Western Lake”“Wulin Lakes”“Xi Hu”“Xizi Hu”“Xizi Lake”
Places of Interest
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hubin and Lingyin.
West Lake
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Latitude
30.25069° or 30° 15′ 3″ north
Longitude
120.14442° or 120° 8′ 40″ east
Open location code
8Q22742V+7Q
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“West Lake” goes by many names.
البحيرة الغربيةArabic
البحيرة الغربية (هانغتشو)Arabic
Llagu del OesteAsturian
Qərb gölüAzerbaijani
Xi lakuaBasque
СіхуBelarusian
Llac de l’OestCatalan
Xi HuCebuano
明聖湖Chinese
杭州西湖Chinese
杭州西湖文化景观Chinese
杭州西湖风景名胜区Chinese
武林水Chinese
西子湖Chinese
西湖Chinese
西湖传说Chinese
西湖公园Chinese
西湖风景名胜区Chinese
СихуChuvash
Zapadno jezeroCroatian
Západní jezeroCzech
VestsøenDanish
XihuDanish
Westelijke MeerDutch
Okcidenta LagoEsperanto
XihuFinnish
ხანჩჟოუს დასავლეთის ტბის კულტურული ლანდშაფტიGeorgian
ხანჯოუს დასავლეთის ტბის კულტურული ლანდშაფტიGeorgian
האגם המערביHebrew
वेस्ट झीलHindi
Nyugati-tóHungarian
Danau BaratIndonesian
Loch an IarthairIrish
Lago dell’ovestItalian
杭州西湖Japanese
西湖Japanese
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಸರೋವರ, ಹಾಂಗ್ಝೌKannada
서호Korean
시 호Korean
시후Korean
항주서호Korean
武林水Literary Chinese
西湖Literary Chinese
SihuLithuanian
Tasik BaratMalay
പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ തടാകം, ചൈനMalayalam
Lag tal-PunentMaltese
Lag tal-Punent, HangzhouMaltese
Xi HuMaltese
ᠰᡳ ᡥᡡ ᡨᡝᠩᡤᡳᠨManchu
Hòng-ciŭ Să̤-hùMin Dong Chinese
Hâng-chiu Sai-ô͘Min Nan Chinese
XihuNorwegian
Den vestre sjøNorwegian Bokmål
XihuNorwegian Bokmål
XihuNorwegian Nynorsk
ਪੱਛਮੀ ਝੀਲPanjabi
خی هوPersian
دریاچهٔ غربPersian
Jezioro ZachodniePolish
Si-huPolish
Xi HuPolish
Lacul de VestRomanian
СихуRussian
Si-huSakizaya
Zapadno jezeroSerbo-Croatian
Si-chuSlovak
Zahodno jezeroSlovenian
XihuSwedish
மேற்கு ஏரிTamil
ทะเลสาบตะวันตกThai
ภูมิทัศน์วัฒนธรรมทะเลสาบตะวันตกในหางโจวThai
Batı GölüTurkish
СіхуUkrainian
Sihu koʻliUzbek
lago de l’OvestVenetian
Tây HồVietnamese
武林水Wu Chinese
西湖Wu Chinese
武林水Yue Chinese
西湖Yue Chinese
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