西溪国家湿地公园位于杭州市区西部，距西湖不到5公里，是罕见的城中次生湿地。这里生态资源丰富、自然景观质朴、文化积淀深厚，曾与西湖、西泠印社并称杭州“三西”，是目前国内第一个也是唯一的集城市湿地、农耕湿地、文化湿地于一体的国家湿地公园。西溪被称为“杭州之肺”。

　　西溪国家湿地公园东起紫金港路西侧，西至绕城公路东侧，南起沿山河，北至文二路延伸段，总面积约为10.08平方公里。现在向游客开放的一期保护工程约为3.46平方公里，主要包括生态保护区1.71平方公里，生态恢复区1.54平方公里，历史遗存保护0.074平方公里，服务设施区0.136平方公里。

　　西溪之胜，独在于水。水是西溪的灵魂，园区约70％的面积为河港、池塘、湖漾、沼泽等水域，正所谓“一曲溪流一曲烟”，整个园区六条河流纵横交汇，其间分布着众多的港汊和鱼鳞状鱼塘，形成了西溪独特的湿地景致。

　　To be perfectly honest the title of the park isn't something that attracts my wishes when travelling.

　　Good thing my mother taught me never to dismiss before trying.

　　The Xixi Wetland Park has an extensive history and is located on the southern tip of the longest and oldest canal in the world, the Hangzhou-Beijing Canal. Dragon boats take you around in the network of rivers and show you a new side of Hangzhou, also known as the paradise city of China.

　　To see the striking beauty of this place there is definitely reason to be updated on the legends of Hangzhou which then gives this you a whole new spectrum to fill your imagination with.

　　What I've seen to a great extent in Hangzhou is contrasts, and Xixi is not an exception. Our boat goes down a river which is a branch of what is called the Tai Lake. These waters are supposed to bring happiness, knowledge and money to people crossing them and I can already feel new knowledge coming against me as a fresh breeze swirls in from behind.

　　This place is peaceful and I can't believe my eyes when a road and massive complexes appear around the corner. As I turn my head the other side of the river shows a whole other panorama. White wooden houses with dark decorations in traditional Chinese style are spread out in harmony with the most beautiful of trees. The pink flowers covering the treetops make this scenery look just like those typical Chinese paintings my grandmother used to have on her wall. Put a warrior and his lover in the center and the scene is complete.

　　Reed, trees and bushes are what clean the water in this area, just like the massive mangrove further south. I imagine one of the trees as being part of The Lion King, with birds nest waiting for vultures to return, something I soon convince myself is not going to happen anytime soon. This place truly gets my fantasy going.

　　"This place has many different kinds of fish," my colleague whispers in my ear at the second a see something touching the water surface.

　　Although civilization may be around the corner, the Xixi Wetland Park makes you forget about this and helps you focus on the sounds of the nature, the way us humans are supposed to live.

　　This gives you strength and inspiration as well as it did many artists and literates during ancient times.

　　I feel like a female version of Hercules when getting off the dragon boat, ready to face new adventures in Hangzhou, the city of paradise.

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