West Lake

Summary

West Lake is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month, #30 of 5,436).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Lake is located in Hangzhou^[3].
• West Lake is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• West Lake's video is recorded as Walking China, Hang Zhou, Exploring the beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou by Boat.webm^[5].
• West Lake's image is recorded as West Lake - Hangzhou, China.jpg^[6].
• West Lake's instance of is recorded as lake^[7].
• West Lake's instance of is recorded as Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction^[8].
• West Lake's outflows is recorded as Grand Canal^[9].
• West Lake's basin country is recorded as People's Republic of China^[10].
• West Lake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316747070^[11].
• West Lake's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85146211^[12].
• West Lake's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16559072x^[13].
• West Lake's IdRef ID is recorded as 157368297^[14].
• West Lake's location is recorded as Hangzhou^[15].
• West Lake's part of is recorded as West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou^[16].
• West Lake's Commons category is recorded as West Lake^[17].
• West Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.2375, 'lon': 120.14083333333}^[18].
• West Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01zp5r^[19].
• West Lake's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge591219^[20].
• West Lake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Lake^[21].
• West Lake's Commons gallery is recorded as West Lake^[22].
• West Lake's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[23].
• West Lake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Xi-Lake^[24].
• West Lake's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1789431^[25].
• West Lake's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1118776^[26].
• West Lake's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '西湖'}^[27].

Body

Geography

West Lake is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. It is located in Hangzhou^[3]. Its part of is recorded as West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou^[16].

Physical Characteristics

West Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.5'}^[28]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.2'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[7] and Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for West Lake include Westlake University^[30], a higher education institution^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32], founded in 2016^[33].

Why It Matters

West Lake ranks in the top 0.55% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month, #30 of 5,436).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Westlake University^[30], a higher education institution^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32], founded in 2016^[33].