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As a busy resort for local tourists, Hangzhou has plenty of good places to eat , though there is nothing like the cosmopolitan range of either Shanghai or Nanjing. Cheap Yangzi and Northern Zhejiang cuisine abounds along Wushan Lu, one block east of and parallel to Yan'an Lu; as well as on Huabin Lu and Pinghai Lu, both on the eastern edge of the lake. Many Chinese tourists make it a point to visit one of the famous historical restaurants in town. Both Louwailou ( Tower Beyond Tower), on Gu Shan Island, or Tianwaitian ( Sky Beyond Sky), near Lingyin Si, serve local specialities at reasonable prices. A third, Shanwaishan ( Mountain Beyond Mountain), has garnered a bad reputation over the years. All three restaurants were named after a line in Southern Song poet Lin Hejin's most famous poem, "Mountain beyond mountain and tower beyond tower/ Could song and dance by West Lake be ended anyhow?"