Xi Hu

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See also:Xīhú

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Etymology

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From theHanyu Pinyinromanization ofMandarinTây hồ(Xī Hú).

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XiHu

  1. Synonym ofWest Lake.
    • 2011March, Simon Lewis,The Rough Guide to Shanghai(Rough Guides)‎[1],2nd edition,→ISBN,→OCLC,→OL,page156:
      The modern city is not of much interest in itself, butXi Hu— the lake around which Hangzhou curls — and its shores still offer wonderful Chinese vistas of trees, hills, flowers, old causeways over the lake, fishing boats, pavilions and pagodas.