Broken Bridge
That is not broken.
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A short causeway on West Lake, about a kilometre long, running from the Broken Bridge in the east over the Jindai Bridge to Pinghu Qiuyue by Gushan island in the west; one of the lake's three causeways, it was once paved with white sand and called the White Sand Causeway. It is often confused with the dyke built by the Tang poet Bai Juyi, but that one no longer exists. The causeway has two bridges, the best known being the Broken Bridge, which is not broken, one of the lake's «three oddities» along with the Long Bridge that is not long and Gushan, the «solitary hill» that is not solitary. Walking it is free at any hour, and being shorter than the Su Causeway it suits a quick stroll, especially early in the morning or in the evening when the crowds thin.
That is not broken.
At its end.
Morning or evening.
From the Broken Bridge to Pinghu Qiuyue, north of West Lake, Hangzhou
Baochu PagodaA slender pagoda on top of Baoshi, «Precious Stone», Hill above the north shore 8 minutes walk
Xiling Seal Art SocietyA historic society for the art of stone seal carving on Gushan, the island hill 13 minutes walk
Three Pools Mirroring the MoonOne of West Lake's most famous scenes, three small stone pagodas standing in the24 minutes walk4.6
Su CausewayA raised walkway about 2.8 km long across the western part of West Lake, running25 minutes walk
Liulang Wenying (Orioles in the Willows)An open park on the south-east shore of West Lake, between the old Qingbo and Yo25 minutes walkThe Bai Causeway is shorter, about a kilometre, from the Broken Bridge to Gushan in the north of the lake, while the Su Causeway runs about 2.8 km across its west; both are free at any hour.