016 xn h bn jng q the West Lake Zone kui l xu hn yqng sng yu ho j Happy Chinese with joy and ease!

h joy and ease! d ji hozh l sh kui l zhng gu Hello, everyone. Welcome to Happy China. w sh kui l de hn ji I'm Happy Han Jia. w sh kui l de d ni And I'm Happy Daniel. d ni Daniel. i Yeah? t wn Question! hu d Answer! x h shng y gng yu j tio d How many causeways are there over West Lake? y gng yu s d bi d ling tio d There are the Su and the Bai Causeways; yu mi yu q t de d w di kn d t I'll have to check the map for other ones...

bi zho le Don't bother with the map. x h shng y gng yu sn tio d There are a total of three causeways. s d bi d hi yu yng gng d The Su, the Bai, and the Yanggong Causeways. yng gng d zh tio d I see. The Yanggong Causeway must have been ho xing sh y wi xng yng de rn xi zh de ba built by someone named Yang, right? n mi cu t jio yng mng yng Exactly. His name was Yang Mengying. sh mng cho sh hu hng zhu de zh f He was the governor of Hangzhou in the Ming Dynasty. t zh l x h de sh hu When harnessing West Lake, yng h l de y n du q le y tio chng d he used the mud from the lake to construct this causeway. s dbi d w du kn gu I've already visited the Su and the Bai Causeways, shng xi de zh g yng gng d w y b nng l xi I've got to see the Yanggong as well. hn jizn men gn jn q kn kn ba Let's hurry up and go, Han Jia. zh k x qng cho y hu Unfortunately, the inner West Lake started to

x h de l h zh jin y si become blocked since the Qing Dynasty su y yng gng d ji bi fi dio le and the Yanggong Causeway was demolished. mi yu len ji mi de k kn le What? So we won't get to see it? b gu ne do le 2002 nin 2002 However, the Hangzhou government hng zhu sh zhng f q dng le started a comprehensive x h zng h bo h gng zu West Lake protection campaign. b do y nin de sh jin Within a year's time, yng gng d ji hu f le t yun li de m yng the Yanggong Causeway was restored to its original form. yng gng d hu f le t yun li de m yng The Yang Gong Causeway has restored its original appearance. d nizh yng gng d h s d The Yanggong and the Su Causeways yo yo xing du "yao yao xiang dui," y ji sh shu su rn l de hn yun which means that they face each other dn qu h xing du zhe from a great distance.

ihn ji Hey, Han Jia. yng gng d yu mi yu s d chng Is the Yanggong Causeway longer than the Su Causeway? s d shng k sh yu li zu qio ne You know, there are six bridges on the Su Causeway. yng gng d k b s d chng It is indeed longer than the Su Causeway r qi d shng y yu li zu qio and has six bridges as well. h s d shng de li zu qio Together with the Su Causeway bridges, h chng wi x h sh r qio they are called the Twelve Bridges of West Lake. id nit wn Daniel, question! hu d Answer! x h shng y gng yu du sho zu qio How many bridges are there on West Lake? x h shng y gng yu sh r zu qio There's a total of twelve bridges. zh g hn jiz j gng shu wn yu wn w She just said that a minute ago. There must be t de wng xng ti d le ba something wrong with her memory.

k b sh w wng xng d I don't have a memory problem. w gng ci shu s d h yng gng d shng I only said there are 12 bridges on the y gng yu sh r zu qio Su and the Yanggong Causeways. yo shu x h shng de qio The number of bridges on n k sh b qng le the entire West Lake is countless. n kn gung zh mo ji b ji yu ho j zu ne You see, there's quite a few here at Maojiabu. mo ji bzh yu sh shn me d fng Maojiabu? What's that? wng le gi n ji sho le Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you about it. w men xin zi zi yng gng d f jn de mo ji b We're now at Maojiabu, which neighbors the Yanggong Causeway. zh y sh qin dun sh jin ci gng hu f de jng gun This is also a recently renovated scenic site. n zh r de hun jng zhn b cu I see. The atmosphere here is great. xio qioli shuhi yu mo co w Bowing bridges, flowing water, and grass huts. gn ju ji xing y g d hu yun Feels like a giant garden.

sh That's right. zh l zhn sh le jing nn shu xing de tin yun fng gung This site expresses the rural scenery of the South. zh l zhn sh le jing nn shu xing de tin yun fng gung This place displays rural scenery typical of the South of the River Yangtze. ihn jizn men zh sh zu do nr le Where are we at now, Han Jia? zh l sh xn jin de h bn jng q This is the new Lakeside scenic site. sh chng q tng xing x h de d mn It's West Lake's gate to the city. hun yng hun yngnn ho nn ho Hey, welcome! How do you do! d nin zh do t sh shu ma Hey, Daniel, do you even know n ji hun yng t who this man is? n t sh shu ne Um, who is he? zh wi lo rn zhng zi sng bi bi j y This elderly gentleman is seeing off Bai Juyi. n knzh wi ji sh bi j y Look, this is Bai Juyi. zh sh dng sh t l ki hng zhu sh de qng jng This is scene of his departure from Hangzhou.

 yun li sh lo bi xng zi sng lo sh zhng So it's the people seeing off their mayor. n bi j y wi x h zu ch le Yes. Bai Juyi made great j d de gng xin contributions to West Lake, lo bi xng dng rn i di t le so the people really "ai dai" him. lo bi xng i di "Ai dai?" Love to wear? lo bi xng i di shn mei di mo zi What did the people love to wear? Hats? i yan yu h shu shn me ya What are you talking about, Daniel? i di sh jng i yng h de y s "Ai dai" means to love and respect. bi j y shn shu lo bi xng de i di Bai Juyi was deeply loved and respected by the people. i di ji sh r i h yng h de y s Oh, Ai Dai means love and b r shu respect. For example t shn shu lo bi xng de i di "Ta Shen Shou Lao Bai Xing De Ai Dai" t shn shu lo bi xng de i di He is deeply loved and respected by the public.

bi j y y shn shu w de i di Bai Juyi is also deeply loved and respected by me. xi xi leho sh zhng Thank you, my good mayor! Wh bn jng q de xn xin dng x Wow, there are so many interesting hi zhn sh b sho things here at the new Lakeside. hn jizh l zn me hi hu yu y zhng How come there's a map sh tu zu de d t ya made of stone here? zh sh qng di de hng zhu chng q d xng t This is a map of Hangzhou from the Qing Dynasty. zh sh qng di de hng zhu chng q d xng t This is a map of Qing Dynasty Hangzhou. dng sh de sh zu chng mn The ten gates of the city h su yu de zh yo ji do and all the main roads of the time du zi zh zhng d t shng bio de qng qng ch ch are clearly marked on this map. i hn ji t wn Hey, Han Jia. Question! hu d Answer!

w y ko ko n zh g hng zhu rn I've got a question for you, Hangzhou native. n nng bu nng zi zh zhng d t shng Can you located your house zho do n z ji de ji on this map? w ji yng gi zi nr du ba My house? It should be over there. Right? Hng fn zhng w nr y b rn sh Well, I have no idea what's where. n shu zi nr ji zi nr bei So, whatever you say... izhn dew ji ji zi nr Hey, that really is where my house is! zn me yng d ni What do you think, Daniel? di n li kn x h de y jng mi bi li ba The night scene here is worth our trip, huh? n mi bi li Yes, indeed. in kn zh g dng gung du ho kn The lighting here is beautiful. sh n kn n xi shu zh Look at the sprays of water, bn su zhe yn yu bin hun zhe b tng de zo xng reshaping along with the music.

id nin zh do zh jio shn me ma Do you know what it's called, Daniel? w zh do Yep.. zh ji sh xn h bn de yn yu pn qun This is the musical fountain of the new Lakeside. Duyn yu pn qun Yes. The musical fountain. Duho legun zhng png yu men That's right. Alright, friends. xin zi ji rng w men zi yn yu de pi bn xi Let's go along with the wonderful music and zi q xn shng y xi xn x hxn hng zhu ba revisit the new West Lake and the new Hangzhou. bi wng le w men de ku ho Don't forget our motto: xu shu zhng gu hupng yu bin tin xi Chinese learned is friends earned! xn shng : : xn h bn jng q zu wi chng sh y x h fng jng q de gu d d di As the transition zone between West Lake and the city, the new Lakeside serves as t xin le chng h h b de fng moy sh x h fng jng q de chung ku h mn min the face of the West Lake scenic site and expresses the oneness of the city and lake. wi wi li yu k de b do zh d It is a must-see for any tourist who visits.

h bn l b xng jit xin le zhng x h b de jin zh fng g Lakeside walk way embodies a Sino-western architectural style. tng gu lin lngtng lushu min de z h The lakeside, through the combination of corridors and pavilions, xng chng le shng yl yujng gunxi xiny l dng du zhng gng nng has multiple functions of business, travel, scenery, leisure, and recreation. yng zo le rn zi l zhngl zi shu zhngshu zi chng zhng de xn y jng A new concept of people within the green, green within the lake, lake within the city was realized.