West Lake - Isle of the Hill of Solitude Gushan

Isle of the Hill of Solitude (Gushan): This island gets its name from the 38m/125ft high hill which stands in the middle of it; from the top of the hill there is a fine view of the surrounding scenery. The following buildings are scattered over an area of 20ha/50acres - Sun-Yat-sen Park (Zhongshan Gongyuan), the Provincial Museum, the provincial library, and the headquarters of the Society of Punch Cutters (Xiling Yinshe) founded in 1903. The Provincial Museum documents the history of the town and has an expansive art collection.

In the buildings of the Xiling Society, calligraphies and paintings are exhibited, amongst them the oldest stone tablet in Zhejiang province, the Sanlao Stele (Sanlao Bei) dating from the Eastern Han period (25-220) and rediscovered in 1852.