We climbed Mount Wu and looked down over the whole city of Hangzhou.
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culture
Mount Wu (also called 城隍山 Chenghuang Hill) is one of Hangzhou's ten famous scenic spots. Known for its views of West Lake and the Qiantang River, and for the City God Temple at its summit.
history
In 1161 the Jurchen Jin emperor Wanyan Liang vowed to ride his horse to the top of 吴山 as part of his invasion of Southern Song — a boast that became a byword for doomed ambition.
