Hangzhou cannot be described in mere words or pictures; it must beLived and breathed, explored andunderstood first hand. This is the citythat captivated Marco PoLo more thanany other, and has given inspirationto generation after generation ofartist and poet. It's a city very muchmade by its geography, and West Lakeprays an important, if hidden, rolein the average Hangzhou residents'consciousness.