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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 Festival contest and it contains the vivid life of a water village, featuring silkworm feeding and silk production.
In today's On the Road, CRI's Liu Min will take us there to take a look.
But this city has a special attraction. Once you step into the delicate gardens on the sides of the roads or any scenic spots surrounding West Lake, the tranquility and peace always captures your soul. It is always difficult to tell whether you are in a city with a garden, or a garden with a city.
"Hangzhou in East China has enjoyed a long reputation as a paradise and continues to attract visitors from all over the world. But just like any other modern city, Hangzhou also is a busy metropolis with bustling traffic day and night.
Unlike renowned West Lake, Xixi National Wetland Park is more of a mystery for many Chinese visitors.
Many of the scenes from the popular movie "If You Are the One" were filmed here where the heroine took a boat trip with her boyfriend through the Xixi waterway.
Ever since the movie debuted during this year's Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, more and more domestic visitors have been coming to Xixi.
Our guide, Lu Liang, works for the park's management office.
"Now there are many films crews coming here to take shots. Many visitors have come to look for the big houses that appear in the movie, but we tell them that they are only for lease, not for sale. We don't sell houses in Xixi."
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