Tourists visit West Lake, a scenic spot in Hangzhou. The city government’s masterplan is to shift development from West Lake to the southbank of the Qiantang River, where four new subway lines are being built. Photo: Xinhua Tourists visit West Lake, a scenic spot in Hangzhou. The city government’s masterplan is to shift development from West Lake to the southbank of the Qiantang River, where four new subway lines are being built. Photo: Xinhua
Tourists visit West Lake, a scenic spot in Hangzhou. The city government’s masterplan is to shift development from West Lake to the southbank of the Qiantang River, where four new subway lines are being built. Photo: Xinhua
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Sijia Jiang
Sijia Jiang

Updated: 11:37am, 6 Jul, 2017

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Tourists visit West Lake, a scenic spot in Hangzhou. The city government’s masterplan is to shift development from West Lake to the southbank of the Qiantang River, where four new subway lines are being built. Photo: Xinhua Tourists visit West Lake, a scenic spot in Hangzhou. The city government’s masterplan is to shift development from West Lake to the southbank of the Qiantang River, where four new subway lines are being built. Photo: Xinhua
Tourists visit West Lake, a scenic spot in Hangzhou. The city government’s masterplan is to shift development from West Lake to the southbank of the Qiantang River, where four new subway lines are being built. Photo: Xinhua
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