Theexecutivepresident of the conference declares:WestLakeis listed as theWorldHeritageSite.

    June 24^th, at this moment, theWestLakeis understood by the whole world.

    At 5:55 p.m.Paristime, Davidson. L. Hepburn, the executive president of the 35th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, struck the hammer in his hand at UNESCO headquarters.

    This one hit means the dream that theHangzhoucitizens have been hoping for years finally comes true----theWestLakeis listed as the World Heritage Site.

    When the hammer fell, members of the UNESCO gave a long and warm applause to theWestLake.

    The West Lake has become the 41^stWorld Heritage site inChina, and it is also the only lake heritage inChinalisted in World Heritage.