Hangzhou's premier tourist attraction, West Lake (Xi Hu), is renowned for beautiful scenery of the sort that has inspired countless paintings and poems. Gardens and pagodas are scattered along its shores. Two willow-lined stone walkways and a long arched causeway traverse the lake, and boats for hire travel to the lake's two islands, Yingzhou and Gu Shan (Solitary Hill Island).
Gu Shan is home to a restaurant, Louwailou Caiguan, Zhongshan Park and the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. One of the best ways to get around the lake and take in the sights is by bicycle—rentals are widely available.