West Lake applies for being UNESCO world heritage
Photo taken in July 2010 shows lotus with the Baochu Pagoda in the backdrop at the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The texts of the Chinese and English versions of the West Lake's application for being listed as world heritage have passed the preliminary examination by the UNESCO World Heritage Center, according to a meeting of Hangzhou about the West Lake's world heritage application held on Sept. 15, 2010. The International Council on Monuments and Sites is expected to send specialists to Hangzhou to carry out a field inspection. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
A boat sails at the Maojiabu scenic spot on the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2010. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
Photo taken in Jan. 2008 shows the scenic spot "Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge" at the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
Photo taken in Jan. 2008 shows a snow view of the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2010 shows a view of the West Lake with the Baochu Pagoda standing on the left side, in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Xinhua/Tan Jin)
File photo taken on April 18, 2008 shows a sculpture of Italian traveler Marco Polo at a park beside the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Marco Polo visited Hangzhou in the 13th century. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
Photo taken on April 17, 2010 shows the scenic spot "Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake" at the West Lake of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2010 shows cliffside inscriptions beside the statue of Zheng Shiru, a seal cutter in ancient China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) at the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)
