The snow scene of the West Lake is enjoyed very high praise by people, especially the view of “malting snow at broken bridge”. Why it is called as “malting snow on the broken bridge”, there are different sayings. One of them is that it snows almost every winter in Hangzhou and when the sun comes out after snowfall, the snow on the sunny side of the bridge melts first, while the snow on the shady side still lingers. Looked at a distance or from a nearby hill, the bridge appears to be broken. It is a favorite stopover for you. Especially on fine winter days after a snow, you may stand on the bridge to feast your eyes on the snow scene far and near. Distant hills, clad in white, grow more enchanting. The famous Chinese folk story “The Tale of White Snake” brings the broken bridge some romance.

Su Causeway is as long as three kilometers. It was built of the dredges of West Lake when Su Dongpo, Northern Song Dynasty poet, organized a large-scale dredging of the lake during his term as the city's governor. Therefore, it was named as “Su Causeway”.

Walking along the causeway in spring, you will see the willows tossing among blooming peach flowers. There are six bridges along the Su Causeway offering different views. Especially after a spring rain, you may stand on the causeway and feast your eyes on the lake far and near through the willow branches.Distant view is covered by the light foggy, grow more charming. This scene was named as “Six Bridges in Misty Willows”. With this special scene, the causeway and its bridge becomes a very popular attraction.

Twin peaks are the Northern Peak and Southern Peak. One locates southwest to the West Lake and the other locates northwest west. Northern Peak is with an elevation of 256.9 meters, Southern Peak is with an elevation of 355 meters. The two peaks face each other at a distance of more than 5 kilometers. On a drizzly day in spring or autumn, visitors may find a spectacular view of the two peaks while they look up from the Hongchun Bridge. It seems as if an enchanting landscape painting was hanging before them with the peaks disappearing and appearing amidst drifting clouds. Therefore, it has become known as Twin Peaks Piercing the Cloud, one of the “Ten Views of West Lake”.

The islet is one of the three islands in West Lake, it is named as “Lesser Yingzhou” which means the “Fairy Islet”. Among the three islet in the lake, the Lesser Yingzhou is the biggest and finest one. And it is recommended as “The best scenic spot in West Lake”.

The islet covers an area of 7 hectares including the water surface and features “a lake within an island and an island within a lake”. The wonderful garden design made this islet very unique among the ten top views.

This island was built in 1607 with dredges from the lake to create a lake within a lake initially. Afterwards, three small gourd-shaped pagodas were built in the south lake of the islet called “three pools”. At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, a general named Peng Yulin, after retiring from his official post, built for himself a garden villa on the island and then zigzag bridges, pavilions were added.

After you go ashore at the port located on the north of the islet, two buildings will meet your eye firstly. Then, you will walk along the zigzag bridge which is better known as the “Nine-Turn Bridge”. There are total four pavilions along this bridge including the Open Net Pavilion, Tingting Pavilion, Experor Kangxi Stele Pavilion and “Heart-linking-to-Heart” Pavilion.

Started in Southern Song, this beauty spot located at the food of Huajia Hill on the west bank of the West Lake initially. It used to be a private garden-villa which was belong to a palace eunuch named Lu Yunsheng. It was listed as one of the “Ten Views of West Lake” because of its beautiful scene. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi rebuilt the garden, which lies between Western Hill and Su Causeway. The major expansion projects after 1952 has turned the former garden into the grand park, covering an area of 50 hectares. The big fish pond keeps a few thousands of red carps. Bending over the rails of the bridge and watching the red carps noisily scrambling for food thrown to them is a delicious experience. The bank of the pond is planted with a rich variety of trees and flower, the reflection of which in the water is fantastic.