天下西湖究竟有几多?明代《永乐大典》中记载了当时天下的36处西湖使得后世一直流传着“三十六西湖”之说。今人魏嵩山所编《中国历史地名大辞典》中“西湖”条,共收“西湖”25处。《永乐大典》记载的36处西湖,分属14个省,其中浙江省共有9个名为“西湖”的湖泊,即杭州、温州、? How many West Lake in the world? Ming Dynasty “Yongle Ceremony” recorded at the time of the world’s 36 West Lake has made future generations have been circulating “Thirty-Six West Lake,” said. The “West Lake” section of the Dictionary of Chinese Historical Names compiled by Wei Songshan today contains 25 sites of West Lake. There are 36 western lakes recorded in “Yongle Grand Ceremony”, belonging to 14 provinces, of which there are 9 lakes in Hangzhou, Wenzhou, and “West Lake” in Zhejiang Province.