Xixi National Wetland Park
(Chinese: 西溪国家湿地公园) is the first and only national wetland park in China, located at the west part of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a total of 1,150 hectares (2,800 acres). The park is densely crisscrossed with six main watercourses, among which scatter various ponds, lakes and swamps.

XiXi Wetland has a history of more than 1,800 years and an abundant cultural heritage. It’s the original site of Chinese South Opera; it has a traditional Dragon Boat Contest; it contains the vivid life of a water village, featuring silkworm feeding and silk production.

The sights
Hazy Fisher Village
Is famous for the scenery of willow haze, mist and smoke from kitchen chimneys.

Anchorage Thatching
Seems like an island floating on water—it’s the origin of the name “ anchorage”.

Autumn Snow Temple
Gains its reputation from white bulrush flowers, which blossom in winter and dance in the sky, similar to snow in winter.

Deep Pool Mouth
Can only be reached by boat, and is the site of the annual Dragon Boat Contest.

XiXi Thatching
Was once famous collector Fen Mengzhen’s second house in the late Ming Dynasty, recording the artistic life of “ lying on water and tasting tea”.

XiXi Plum Villa
Has a taste of eremitic sentiment, because the plum is the symbol of the hermit in Chinese culture.

Plum and Bamboo Manor
Is concealed in the plum and bamboo bosks, where poets met in the Qing Dynasty.

XiXi Water Attic
Is the place for collecting books and reading, with the west part “ Blue Brook Study” and the east part “ Book Possession”.

Wildlife
Typical birds are: Little egret, wild geese,
Common kingfisher, Mallard duck and Silver Pheasant.

Aquatic animals are carp, chub, shrimp, eel and crab.

Some of the vegetation includes: persimmon, willow, camphor, bamboo, mulberry, plum, peach, elm, nelumbo, maple, poplar and hibiscus.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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