West Lake, Hangzhou
Also known as West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2011
Area
3,323 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
West Lake, Hangzhou is in Hangzhou. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Grand Canal, about 8 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hangzhou · about 3,007,000 peopleabout 3 km north-east
- Fuyang · about 771,000 peopleabout 25 km south-west
- Shaoxing · about 777,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Huzhou · about 1,231,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Jiaxing · about 988,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Suzhou · about 1,650,000 peopleabout 130 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural8 km away
ChinaCultural23 km away
ChinaCultural130 km away
ChinaMixed190 km away
ChinaCultural210 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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