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Over 2, 000 years ago, West Lake was still a part of Qiantang River.

Due to soil sedimentation, the feet of the surrounding mountains on north and south sides of the lake, Wu Mountain and Baoshi Mountain gradually stretched to form shoal heads.

Later these sand spits slowly merged to into a sandbank, to which a lagoon emerged to the west: this was the old West Lake, of the Qin and Han dynastic eras.

" West Lake Dream Searching " ( 西湖夢尋 ) written by Zhang Dai ( 張岱 ) recorded, " Big Stone Buddhist Temple.

According to ancient history, Qin Shi Huang traveled east into the sea, and moored the boat to this stone.

" The Big Stone Buddhist Temple referred to was located at Baoshi Mountain, north of the West Lake.

These days the " Qin Shi Huang mooring stone " can still be seen.