Slender West Lake

Thin West Lake is a symbol of Yangzhou's elegance. You can't miss it when you first arrive in Yangzhou. The beauty of thin West Lake lies in its winding, like a slender and beautiful lady. It is characterized by "thin". The lake is wide and narrow from time to time, the trees on both sides are sparse, and the landscape architecture is simple and colorful. Walking along the Bank of thin West Lake, you can see all kinds of poetic and picturesque feelings.

There are many bridges on the thin West Lake, and each has its own posture. Starting from Hongqiao, the beautiful scenery of "two embankments, flowers and willows, water and all the way to the mountain" begins. The five wind pavilions on the Wuting bridge are very Southern. On the night of full moon, each of the 15 holes under the bridge contains a moon. The most famous one is the 24th bridge, which is still on display along the beautiful scenery of Changhong lying wave. It's just another state of mind.

In spring, the weeping willows in the Garden dance with the wind; in autumn, the beautiful flowers on the other side make the thin West Lake more charming, and it's good to be in a daze in the garden near dusk.

Slender West Lake

Slender West Lake, formerly known as Baobao lake, is located in the northwest suburb of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with a total area of 2000 mu, a water area of 700 Mu and a tourist area of 100 hectares.

The name of "thin West Lake" can be found in the literature at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. It is recorded in Wu Qi's "Yangzhou advocacy word order": "a water in the north of the city connects to Pingshan hall. It is called thin West Lake, and its original name is Baobao Lake." In the first year of Qianlong (1736), Wang hang, a poet of Qiantang (Hangzhou), came to Yangzhou. After enjoying the beautiful scenery here, he compared it with the West Lake in his hometown, and wrote a poem: "Chuiyang continues to meet the remnant Wu, and Yanchi Hongqiao is like a picture. It is also a pot selling gold, so it should be called thin West Lake. "

Thin West Lake has formed a basic pattern in the KangQian period of the Qing Dynasty, which is known as "the most prosperous garden in the world". Slender West Lake is mainly divided into 14 scenic spots, including Wuting bridge, 24 bridge, lotus pond, Diaoyutai, etc.

In 1988, Slender West Lake was listed as "a national key scenic spot with important historical and cultural heritage and Yangzhou garden characteristics" by the State Council. In 2010, it was awarded national AAAAA tourist attraction

. In 2014, it was listed in the world cultural heritage list

.

Historical evolution

Thin West Lake was originally named Baobao lake. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, salt industry flourished in Yangzhou. Because of its long age and silting up in the center of the lake, salt merchants paid for dredging and built many pavilions on the East and west coasts.

Slender West Lake is a belt landscape composed of city and city in Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has always been connected with the Grand Canal.

After the 20th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1815), the salt industry in Yangzhou declined, and the gardens on the lake were gradually abandoned.

The north section of Slender West Lake (jiuquchi to xichuntai) is the first line of the West City Hao of Luocheng in Tang Dynasty, and Kaixun River in Qianlong 22nd year of Qing Dynasty; the south section (the line from XIAOJINSHAN to dahongqiao to erdaohe) is the West City Hao of Dacheng in Song Dynasty; the middle section (lianhuaqiao to XIAOJINSHAN) is Yin Huiyi, the governor of Yongzheng 10th year of Qing Dynasty, and Gao Heng, the censor of salt inspection in Qianlong 22nd year of Qing Dynasty, successively presided over Kaixun, which is called lianhuaqiao West Lianhuageng New River and lianhuaqiao bridge.

Thin West Lake in the period of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom experienced war, dilapidated, Guangxu years restored wutingqiao, XIAOJINSHAN.

In the ninth year of the Republic of China, squire Chen chenshuo built Fu Village on the east side of Wuting bridge.

In December 1958, Yangzhou Municipal People's committee formulated the plan of Slender West Lake Reservoir, mobilized the masses to excavate Slender West Lake, but the work was not finished.

In the spring of 1980, in order to welcome the exhibition of Japan's national treasure jianzhenxiang Huiyang, the municipal Revolutionary Committee launched a unit to raise funds to organize suburban farmers to dredge the river bed about 4km from the Hexi section of Beicheng (West of the new North Gate) to the foot of damingsi mountain, and widen the lake surface from lianhuaqiao to xichuntai, with 62000 cubic meters of soil excavated. After the restoration of the 24 bridge, xichuntai, rolling stone cave and other attractions.

In 2007, scenic spots such as Yanyu at Siqiao and liucong at Shibi were restored.

Wanyuan garden was rebuilt in 2007.

Since 2008, Wanhua fair of thin West Lake has been held once a year.

geographical environment

Location context

Slender West Lake is located at No.28 dahongqiao Road, Weiyang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It lies between Shugang and the urban area. It starts from Qianlong imperial wharf and ends in the north to Shugang pingshantang and Guanyin Mountain. It covers an area of nearly 2000 mu, including 700 mu of water surface area.

climate

Slender West lake belongs to the transition zone from subtropical monsoon humid climate to temperate monsoon climate. It has four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine, abundant rainfall, and the prevailing wind direction has obvious changes with seasons.

hydrology

In the water area of Slender West Lake, it reaches the foot of Shugang mountain in Daming Temple in the north and xichuntai in the south. One branch connects haocao river through niansiqiao in the southwest and XIAOJINSHAN in the East. One branch reaches Tongchao river of friendship bridge from XIAOJINSHAN in the north and Changdi Chunliu in the South and dahongqiao tongximen Erdao River from XIAOJINSHAN in the south, with a length of about 3.3 km. Among them, Daming Temple shugangxia Chuntai lianhuaqiao XIAOJINSHAN dahongqiao is the main water area where Jingsheng is concentrated. Generally, the water depth is 1.5 meters, and the maximum water depth is about 2.5 meters. The lake water is light green, neutral, and pH value is 7.0. The bottom material is gray silt, soft, and contains more organic matter.

Main attractions

History and culture

origin

The name of "thin West Lake" can be found in the literature at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. It is recorded in Wu Qi's "Yangzhou advocacy word order": "a water in the north of the city connects to Pingshan hall. It is called thin West Lake, and its original name is Baobao Lake." Wu Qi (1619-1694), a native of Yangzhou, was named yuanci and tingweng. Born in the late Ming Dynasty, he was a poet in the early Qing Dynasty. It can be seen from the records in the book that Slender West Lake got its name in the early Qing Dynasty. It probably means that it is called "Slender West Lake" because its waterway is long and curved, and it is located in the northwest of Yangzhou city.

In the first year of Qianlong (1736), Wang hang, a poet of Qiantang (Hangzhou), came to Yangzhou. After enjoying the beautiful scenery here, he compared it with the West Lake in his hometown, and wrote a poem: "Chuiyang continues to meet the remnant Wu, and Yanchi Hongqiao is like a picture. It is also a pot selling gold, so it should be called thin West Lake. " The poem describes the scenery and prosperity of the Slender West Lake area. In the poet's eyes, Yangzhou is as prosperous as Hangzhou, so it is called "gold selling pot". Through the comparison with Hangzhou West Lake, it is believed that the name of the Slender West Lake is indeed vivid and appropriate.

Poetry culture

Honors

In 1988, it was listed as "a national key scenic spot with important historical and cultural heritage and Yangzhou garden characteristics" by the State Council.

In 2010, it was awarded the highest gold medal in China's tourism industry - National 5A scenic spot, and it is also the first national 5A scenic spot in Yangzhou.

In April 2012, Slender West Lake scenic spot won the honorary title of advanced collective of national tourism system.

In March 2013, Yangzhou Slender West Lake won the "tourist favorite scenic spot (spot) Award".

In December 2013, it was awarded "the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units" by the State Administration of cultural relics.

In June 2014, it was listed in the world cultural heritage list.

Cultural Activity

Lotus Festival

In the whole process of design and layout, the Slender West Lake summer lotus exhibition focuses on the theme and cultural connotation of the scenic spots, uses the decoration and framework of classical elements to enhance the overall quality of the exhibition, and takes the lotus as the leading role and the lotus culture as the main line to carefully plan and hold a series of activities

To enhance the connotation of "Lotus" culture. There are mainly four exhibition areas: South Gate and Xuyuan area, wutingqiao area, xichuntai area and wanhuayuan phase I and II area. Nearly 200 varieties of lotus are displayed, including Shaoxing Honglian, Jiaorong sanbian, xinghuachunyu, Xuanwu Honglian, dianjianglip, xiaobitai, fenlinglong, etc.

Chimonanthus praecox

In Yangzhou, where "planting flowers in ten li is regarded as farming", the history of planting plum blossoms is very early. According to records, Sui Yangdi built a maze building in Yangzhou, in which plum blossoms were planted. There are many places to enjoy the plum blossom in Yangzhou. Because of its long history and rich culture, Yangzhou Pingshan hall is the most popular place to enjoy the plum blossom. In the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, one of the 24 scenic spots in the Qing Dynasty, "Meiling Chunshen" was also the place where the ancients went to search for the plum blossom.

Cymbidium Exhibition

The annual exhibition of Cymbidium in Jiangsu Province is a grand event in the orchid circle. Cymbidium is one of the longest cultivated and most popular orchids in China. It is often called "Cymbidium" in ancient times. Jiangsu is warm and humid, and Ilan is thriving. The main activities of Slender West Lake Cymbidium exhibition include Cymbidium variety exhibition review, national famous orchid painting and calligraphy exhibition, orchid science exhibition, etc. In order to promote orchid culture, popularize orchid knowledge, show Yangzhou customs, let Chinese and foreign tourists and local citizens contact more orchid experts, and make friends with orchids, so as to promote the prosperity of Yangzhou flower culture

Chrysanthemum Festival

In order to inherit the tradition of planting and appreciating chrysanthemums in Yangzhou, protect the chrysanthemum resources in Yangzhou and carry forward the chrysanthemum culture, the scenic spot holds the chrysanthemum meeting every autumn. In terms of layout, it adopts rich techniques, sets up many groups of small garden sketches with chrysanthemum theme, and uses the matching concept of bonsai style to highlight the charm of classical gardens. At the same time, various activities are held to enhance the interest of citizens and tourists and show the greatest freshness.

Chinese PinYin : Shou Xi Hu