Half of Yangzhou's beauty lies in Slender West Lake

Slender West Lake was originally named Baozhuang Lake. It was renamed "Slender West Lake" because of the poem "Ode to Baozhuang River" by Wang Hang, a poet in the Qing Dynasty. It is composed of moats from different periods of Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It combines the beauty of the south and the majesty of the north. It is known as "the most prosperous garden in the world". Tour route: West Gate → Xichun Terrace → 24 Bridges → North District Monument Gallery → Jingxiang Book House → Wanhua Garden → General Xiao Li's Picture Book → Wangchun Tower → White Pagoda Clear Clouds → Wuting Bridge → Fuzhuang → Xiaojinshan → Xu Garden → Long Dike Spring Willow The Five Pavilion Bridge is the symbol of Slender West Lake. It was built in the Qing Dynasty. The bridge draws on the Five Dragon Pavilion in Beihai Park and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace. There are five wind pavilions on the bridge and 15 arches on the bridge body. Every Mid-Autumn Festival when the moon is full, the moon can be seen in each arch, which is very spectacular. It can be called the most beautiful bridge in China. The Twenty-Four Bridges are composed of the Falling Sail Plank Road, the Single-Arch Bridge, the Nine-Curve Bridge and the Flute Pavilion. The arch bridge is 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide, with 24 steps, 24 railings and 24 balustrades, all of which correspond to the number 24. The famous line "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night" by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu made the Twenty-Four Bridges famous all over the world. The Big Rainbow Bridge is one of the twenty-four scenic spots in the Qing Dynasty. It was first built in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally a wooden bridge with red railings. It was rebuilt into a stone bridge during the Qianlong period. It was renamed "Rainbow Bridge" because it resembles a rainbow lying on the waves. During the Kangxi and Qianlong eras, the famous "Hongqiao Xiuxi" took place here. The White Pagoda was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. It was a Lama pagoda modeled after the White Pagoda in Beihai. The pagoda once contained a stone casket of relics from the fourth year of Qingning in the Liao Dynasty and more than a hundred precious cultural relics. It is said that there is an allusion to the White Pagoda that "the White Pagoda was built in one night". Xichun Terrace is one of the "Twenty-Four Scenic Spots" of Yangzhou, and is one of Emperor Qianlong's temporary palaces in Yangzhou. It was also the place where he celebrated his mother's birthday. The buildings of Xichun Terrace are all made of green glazed tiles, red buildings, white jade and golden roofs, showing the royal style. Xu Garden was built on the site of Taohuawu and was built to commemorate the warlord Xu Baoshan. The two characters "Xu Yuan" on the door plaque, one in regular script and the other in cursive script, have a unique flavor and were written by Ji Lianggong The "Tingli Pavilion" has a finely carved nanmu pavilion, which is a masterpiece of wood carving. The iron wok in front of the "Tingli Pavilion" weighs about 3 tons and was used to control water during the Xiaoliang period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is more than 1,400 years old. Xiaojinshan is the largest island in Slender West Lake and has been loved by scholars and poets since ancient times. A pair of Ming Dynasty stone lions at the entrance are cute and called "Laughing Lions" Two stone fan carvings: Liu Yong's handwritten "Taoist robe praise" by Fan Zhongyan and Ji Lianggong's cursive calligraphy The boat-shaped stalactite basin in front of Guandi Temple is a relic of the "Huashi Gang" in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain screen in the chess room is a very precious relic of Emperor Qianlong and is the treasure of Slender West Lake. "Dead trees come back to life in spring", trumpet creepers clinging to dead ginkgo trees and blooming, beautiful Diaoyutai is also known as "Chuitai" because Emperor Qianlong used to fish here. It has a unique "framed scenery" art. The round Five Pavilion Bridge, the elliptical White Pagoda and the Diaoyutai are called "Three Stars Arching". Fuzhuang is a small island next to the White Pagoda. It was originally the villa of the country gentleman Chen Chenshuo and is known as the "Penglai Wonderland" of Slender West Lake.