Description
West Lake is a famous freshwater lake located in the historic area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, with numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands within the lake. Although it is not listed either in Si ku quan shu zong mu (General catalog of the complete Imperial Library), or Wulin zhang gu cong bian (The collection of historical anecdotes about the city of Hangzhou), the copy presented here is a Wanli edition. The compiler’s sources were Xihu you lan zhi (West Lake excursions) and a supplement Xihu you lan zhi ...