Famedforitsnaturalscenery,HangzhouanditsWestLake(西湖XīHú)havebeenimmortalizedbycountlesspoetsandartists.HangzhouislocatedinnorthernZhejiangprovince,easternChina,atthesouthernendoftheGrandCanalofChina,ontheplainofthemid-lowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver(ChángJiāng).Theprefecture-levelregionofHangzhouextendswesttotheborderwiththehilly-countryAnhuiProvince,andeasttotheflat-landnearHangzhouBay.ThecitycenterisbuiltaroundtheeasternandnorthernsidesoftheWestLake,justnorthoftheQiantangRiver.Hangzhouisrenownedforitshistoricrelicsandnaturalbeauty.ItisoftenknownasoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinChina.IthasbeenrankedasoneofthetenmostsceniccitiesinChina.AlthoughHangzhouhasbeenthroughmanyrecenturbandevelopments,itstillretainsitshistoricalandculturalheritage.Today,tourismremainsanimportantfactorforHangzhou'seconomy.OneofHangzhou'smostpopularsightsisWestLake.Thelakecoversanareaof6squarekilometresandincludessomeofHangzhou'smostfamoushistoricandscenicplaces.Theareaincludeshistoricalpagodas,culturalsites,aswellasthenaturalbeautyofthelakeandhills.TeaisanimportantpartofHangzhou'seconomyandculture.HangzhouisbestknownfororiginatingLongjing,afamousvarietyofgreentea.Furthermore,therearemanytypesofLongjingtea,themostfamousbeingXiHuLongJing.KnownasthebesttypeofLongJingtea,XiHuLongJingisgrownnearXiHuinHangzhou,henceitsname.