Hangzhou is the host city of the 2016 G20 summit. The dreamy West Lake and fabulously green hills there can easily capture the hearts of visitors. Since thousands of years, the Chinese painters have deeply loved this wonderland. Let's check out some charming paintings displaying the willow-lined banks, mist-covered hills and ancient temples in Hangzhou.

杭州是2016年G20峰會的舉辦城市。夢幻般的西湖，風景秀美的青山遠黛，讓杭州這座古城不費吹灰之力就俘獲了游客們的心。早在千年以前，中國的畫家就深深愛上了這片靈秀之地。我們不妨跟隨畫家的足跡，去一訪杭州的楊柳岸、縹緲群山和幽幽古寺。

Hill in Hangzhou by Wu Guanzhong sold for 805,000 yuan ($120,750) at the Beijing Hanhai 2011 autumn auctions. [Photo/artron.net]

吳冠中 《杭州孤山》