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西湖 (other)
西湖 (literally "west lake") may refer to: *Saiko (Yamanashi), one of the ''Fuji Five Lakes'', located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan *West Lake or ''Xī Hú'', a fresh water lake located in central Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China See also

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Saiko (Yamanashi)
, sometimes Saiko, is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the fourth of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and second deepest, with a maximum water depth of . Its surface elevation of is the same as for Lake Motosu and Lake Shōji, confirming that these three lakes were originally a single lake, which was divided by an enormous lava flow from Mount Fuji during an eruption from 864 to 868 AD. The remnants of the lava flow are now under the Aokigahara, Aokigahara Jukai Forest, and there is evidence to indicate that these three lakes remain connected by underground waterways. The lake is within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Saiko has no natural drainage, but an artificial channel now connects it to Lake Kawaguchi. As with the other Fuji Five Lakes, the area is a popular resort, with many lakeside hotels, windsurfing facilities, camp sites, and excursion ...
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West Lake
The West Lake (; ) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former Hangzhou City Walls, walled city, the lake has a surface area of , stretching from north to south and from east to west. In the lake are four causeways, three artificial islands, and the Gushan, the only natural island. Gentle hills surround the lake on its north, west, and south sides, with the Leifeng Pagoda, Leifeng and Baochu Pagoda, Baochu pagodas standing in pair on the south and north banks. Several famous temples are nestled in the mountains west of the lake, including the temples of Lingyin Temple, Lingyin and Jingci Temple, Jingci. A tourist attraction since the Tang dynasty (618–907), the lake has influenced Chinese poetry, poets and Chinese painting, painters throughout History of China, Chinese history for its natural beauty and historic relics. By the Song dynasty (960–1279), during which the Historical capitals of China, dynastic capital moved to Hangzhou, it ...
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