A62-002. Domestic Tour with Wife and Daughter in 2012 Summer Vacation in East China (D6)
Skinny West Lake
Slender West Lake is located in the northern suburbs of Yangzhou City, with a current tourist area of about 100 hectares. The water surface of Slender West Lake is about 4 kilometers long and less than 100 meters wide. It was originally a criss crossing river, but after communication, many scenic buildings have been built according to local conditions. It has both natural scenery and Yangzhou's unique style of gardens.
The Shouxihu Garden integrates the beauty of the south and the grandeur of the north, forming a basic pattern during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. It is known as the "peak of gardens, unparalleled in the world".
The name "Slender West Lake" is said to have originated from a poem by Wang Hang, a poet who lived in Yangzhou during the Qianlong period, expressing his admiration for wealthy businessmen who spent money like water: "Willow trees continue to pick up broken rice leaves, while geese bite the rainbow bridge like a painting. It is also a pot of gold for sale, so it should be called" Slender West Lake "The Kangxi and Qianlong emperors once made six southern tours to visit Shouxi Lake, making it famous all over the world. They first took a boat tour of Shouxi Lake, disembarked at Xiaojin Mountain Pier, and then traveled back from land. Overall, Shouxi Lake is worth a visit.
Skinny West Lake
Skinny West Lake
Skinny West Lake
Skinny West Lake
Wuting Bridge is a symbol of Slender West Lake and a city landmark of Yangzhou, built in the 22nd year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.
Skinny West Lake
Yangzhou Guesthouse
Yangzhou Guesthouse is a high-end hotel with an antique garden style.
Individual Garden
Individual Garden
Geyuan is located in the northern section of Dongguan Street, Yangzhou City. It was built by Huang Zhiyun, the salt merchant of the two Huai Rivers, in the 23rd year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1818).
The garden is won by bamboo and stone. The character "ge" in the garden name is taken from half of the character "bamboo", which corresponds to the various colors of bamboo in the garden. The name is also chosen because every three bamboo leaves on the top of the bamboo can form the character "ge", and the shadow on the white wall is also the character "ge".Spring rockery in a garden
The individual garden adopts the technique of dividing peaks and using stones, stacking different stone materials in the backyard to form the four scenery of "spring, summer, autumn, and winter". The rockeries in each season have their own characteristics, and the rockeries in spring, summer, autumn, and winter are designed with ingenuity in one garden.
Summer rockery in a garden
Autumn rockery in a garden
Winter rockery in a garden
Heyuan Shuixin Pavilion
He Yuan
Heyuan is located at 66 Xuningmen Street, Yangzhou. It was built by He Zhizhen during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. Originally named Jixiao Mountain Villa, Heyuan is named after Tao Yuanming, who said, "Returning to the south, I am proud to be by the south window, and climbing to the east, I am relieved of my howling." Later, it was opened as a backyard for He Zhai, hence it is also known as Heyuan and is known as the first garden of the late Qing Dynasty.
He Yuan Yuan Cave Gate
Lion Bridge
Lion Bridge is a famous snack street in Nanjing, with a restaurant called Da Pai Dong. Although named after Da Pai Dong, it has upscale and distinctive cuisine from Nanjing, Jiangsu, and even Jiangnan.
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