Zigzag Bridge at Xiao Ying Zhou 小瀛洲
One of the larger of the artificial islands of West Lake has an interesting shape. It is like a circle cut into quarters. The island itself is just a ring and the dividers of are land. The rest of the island is water. Thus creating four small lakes in the West Lake itself. When visiting Xiao Ying Zhou from the boat ride, one will probably not notice the layout of the island. Not surprising since it is surprisingly large considering it is just an artificial island. I probably won’t call the four lakes “lakes” but rather more like ponds.
Walkway Across the Ponds of Xiao Ying Zhou 小瀛洲
Regardless of what you call them, the ponds enhance the beauty of Xiao Ying Zhou and make it a memorable place to visit. I was surprised to see a restaurant at the island and there was also the requisite souvenir shop. Come to think of it, it is not surprising anymore that they would set up shop here since people to come and visit the place. After all, they have a captive audience as they are the only store on the island. I guess their customers are the ones which can’t wait to get back to the mainland.
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