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Orchid Pavilion is located in the southwest of Shaoxing, 13 kilometers from the city center. In 353, a great calligrapher in ancient China – Wang Xizhi wrote the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" there, taking the Pavilion into fame and making it the holy land of calligraphy. Taking your eyes from the past, you can now see that the Orchid Pavilion is shining for more reasons. With the breathtaking natural scenery, tasteful and artistic landscape garden, its fame in calligraphic field as well as its rich culture, it is known for four most distinguishing features, namely, picturesque scenery, elegant atmosphere, good literature, and precious calligraphy.

Situated six kilometers east of the Shaoxing ancient city, East Lake is the place where you can see the artful combination of cliff, grotto, stone bridge and lake. It is a famed landscape garden as well as one of the three most well-known lakes in Zhejiang Province. Small as it is, the marvelous scenery, consisted of wonder stones and caves, makes it the wonder among lakes. Nine bridges lie in the scenic area, separating the lake into three parts. Taogong and Xiantao Caves can be passed by canoes. Water and mountain, man-made attractions and nature are quite a match for each other. By the lake, there are some pavilions including Xiangji, Yinlu and Tingqiu Pavilions, making the scenery there more fantastic.

Situated in the south of Yangtze River Delta, Shaoxin City is 230 kilometers from Shanghai and has two neighbors in the province - Ningbo and Hangzhou separately in the east and west. It covers an area of 8,256 square kilometers and has a population of 4.34 million. Shaoxing is a city of story. It is a cultural ancient city which has a history of 2,500 years. With the accumulation of so many years' history, you will not feel surprised to hear its nicknames - "Museum without Walls" and "the Land of Celebrities". Shaoxing has long been the place that tourists are intrigued by. It is mainly because of its picturesque scenery, abundant human landscapes and local customs.