Xixi National Wetland Park

Xixi National Wetland Park (Chinese: 西溪国家湿地公园) is the first and only national wetland park in China, located at the west part of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a total of 10.64 square kilometers (26,300 acres). The park is densely crisscrossed with six main watercourses, among which scatter various ponds, lakes and swamps.

XiXi Wetland has a history of more than 1,800 years and an abundant cultural heritage. It’s the original site of Chinese South Opera; it has a traditional Dragon Boat Contest; it contains the vivid life of a water village, featuring silkworm feeding and silk production.

The sights

Area	Description
Hazy Fisher Village	Is famous for the scenery of willow haze, mist and smoke from kitchen chimneys.
Anchorage Thatching	Seems like an island floating on water—it’s the origin of the name “ anchorage”.
Autumn Snow Temple	Gains its reputation from white bulrush flowers, which blossom in winter and dance in the sky, similar to snow in winter.
Deep Pool Mouth	Can only be reached by boat, and is the site of the annual Dragon Boat Contest.
XiXi Thatching	Was once famous collector Fen Mengzhen’s second house in the late Ming Dynasty, recording the artistic life of “ lying on water and tasting tea”.
XiXi Plum Villa	Has a taste of eremitic sentiment, because the plum is the symbol of the hermit in Chinese culture.
Plum and Bamboo Manor	Is concealed in the plum and bamboo bosks, where poets met in the Qing Dynasty.
XiXi Water Attic	Is the place for collecting books and reading, with the west part “ Blue Brook Study” and the east part “ Book Possession”.