Weekend check-in at a city: Yangzhou Day 2

Check-in route: He Garden - Pishi Street - Slender West Lake It is currently the off-season for Slender West Lake, with tickets priced at 60 yuan. I bought a combined ticket for Slender West Lake and He Garden online for 85 yuan. The first stop today, and one of the important check-in points for this Yangzhou trip, is He Garden. Between He Garden and Ge Garden, I ultimately chose He Garden mainly because the stunning red maple (Acer palmatum) there is at its best viewing period. Be sure to come on a sunny day; the sunlight shining on the red maple makes it especially vibrant. 1. If you are driving to He Garden, there is a small parking lot at the entrance. If it’s full, you can drive about 300 meters ahead to the He Garden parking building. There are signs along the road, and the parking building has four floors, so there are usually parking spaces available; 2. It’s best to tour the garden with a guide, as the explanations help you understand the clever design ideas of the garden’s owner. At this time, the main highlight of He Garden is the red maple tree in the center of the garden, which is great for photos from every angle; 3. After visiting He Garden, you can take a stroll at nearby Pishi Street, about a ten-minute walk. There are many trendy restaurants along the way. Pishi Street is a cultural and artistic old street lined with treasure shops, perfect for leisurely wandering; 4. It takes about ten minutes to drive from He Garden to Slender West Lake. I navigated to the underground parking lot at Hongqiaofang near the South Gate of Slender West Lake, which is very close to the South Gate and convenient for parking. This time at Slender West Lake was just a simple check-in: entering from the South Gate to Little Jinshan Hill, walking to Wuting Bridge, then the White Pagoda, and returning the same way.