Slender West Lake in Yangzhou: A route with no backtracking

Transportation: After visiting He Garden in the morning, take a taxi to Slender West Lake. You'll pass by Siwang Pavilion, which is also a landmark! Tickets: Buy a combo ticket for Slender West Lake and He Garden on Trip.com for CNY 140 in total. Tour time: Tour + rest, about 4 hours. You can enjoy peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, and crabapple flowers along the way. It's absolutely beautiful. Classic tour route, all on foot: South Gate - Changdi Chunliu - Xu Garden - Xiaojin Mountain - Diaoyutai - Wuting Bridge - White Pagoda - Ershisi Bridge - Zanhua Pavilion - Shibi Liucang - Jinquan Huayu - Bonsai Museum - North Gate - You can go to Daming Temple or Dongguan Street. Go to the South Gate Visitor Center to get a tour guide and follow the route. It's very clear and easy to visit. Tourist attractions: Slender West Lake was originally a natural river channel. After being managed and landscaped over the years, it became a lake garden group during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. Enter through the South Gate and walk a short distance to Xu Garden, which marks the start of your visit to Slender West Lake. Xiaojin Mountain: There is a karst mountain and water bonsai, a relic of Northern Song granite, which was left in Yangzhou due to war. Wuting Bridge: There are five pavilions: Yongrui, Zixiang, Longze, Fucui, and Chengxiang. There are 15 bridge holes connected to each other. It is said that when the moon is full, there is a moon in each hole. Diaoyutai: It is said that Emperor Qianlong fished here, hence the name. There is a very clever borrowed view, with a round door that perfectly frames the "White Pagoda" and another that perfectly frames the "Wuting Bridge." The ancients were so clever. Ershisi Bridge: Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu wrote, "On a moonlit night at Ershisi Bridge, where is the beauty who plays the flute?" This area is collectively known as the Ershisi Bridge Scenic Area. There are many people, and the bridge is subject to traffic control. Xichun Pavilion: It is said that Emperor Qianlong once celebrated his mother's birthday here. Zanhua Pavilion: The current building is a new one, imitating Song-style architecture. There is a patch of February orchids and cherry blossoms nearby, a charming blue ocean and a fairy-like cherry blossom forest. Ten Views of Slender West Lake: Hongqiao Lansheng, Changdi Chunliu, Meiling Chunshen (Xiaojin Mountain), Sanxing Gongzhao (Diaoyutai, Wuting Bridge, White Pagoda), Siqiao Yanyu, Chuntai Zhushou (Xichun Pavilion), Ershisi Bridge, Lakeside Plum Forest, Xiaoyouchuan Poetry (boatwomen, painted boats, sculling), Erfen Mingyue (immersive night tour)