In mid-June 2024, while participating in the "Legend of the Century + Ode to Mountains and Rivers +11th Days of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River] cruise tour from Chongqing to Shanghai, I visited Slender West Lake. The photo was taken at the entrance of Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake is located in the west and northern suburbs of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with a total area of 2000 acres, a water area of 700 acres, and a tourist area of 100 hectares. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake is a belt-like landscape composed of cities and lakes from different eras such as the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has always maintained an interactive relationship with the Grand Canal with water sources. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

The original name of Slender West Lake is Baohu. After Wang Hang, a poet from Qiantang (Hangzhou), came to Yangzhou during the Qianlong period, a poem said: "The poplar trees continue to pick up the remnants, and the geese 'teeth on the bridge are drawing pictures. It is also a pot of gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake." This is why Slender West Lake got its name and is famous at home and abroad. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake has formed a basic pattern during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, and is known as "the prosperity of gardens and the best in the world." The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake is mainly divided into 14 major attractions, including Wuting Bridge, Twenty-Four Bridge, Lotus Pond, Diaoyutai, etc. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

In 1988, Slender West Lake was listed by the State Council as a "National Key Scenic Area with Important Historical and Cultural Heritage and Yangzhou Garden Characteristics." The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

In 2010, it was awarded the National AAAAA Tourist Attraction. In 2014, Slender West Lake, one of the heritage sites of the "Grand Canal of China", was included in the World Cultural Heritage List. In November 2021, Souxi Lake Scenic Area entered the list of the first batch of national-level civilized tourism demonstration units. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

"There are six out of thirty West Lakes in the world." Only the West Lake in Yangzhou is unique among other lakes with its delicate and graceful charm. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

The winding water is like a brocade belt, floating like a breeze, and it is released and collected. Compared with the West Lake in Hangzhou, it has a thin charm. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake starts from Qianlong Imperial Wharf, passes through Yechun, Lvyang Village, Hongyuan, and Xiyuan Qushui along the lake, passes through Dahongqiao, Changdi Chunliu, to Xuyuan, Xiaojinshan, Diaoyutai, Lianxing Temple, Baita, Fuzhuang, Wuting Bridge, etc., and then north to Shugang Pingshantang and Guanyin Mountain. The photo was taken in Slender West Lake.

I have visited Slender West Lake again, but this time I visited it with my boatmates, which has a unique style.

There are many black swans in Slender West Lake

Wuting Bridge is built on Slender West Lake, like a belt of the lake. There are five pavilions built on the bridge, hence the name Wuting Bridge. This unique and beautiful bridge has become a symbol of Yangzhou's scenery.

The white tower in Yangzhou is 27.5 meters high, and below it is a waist Xeru Pagoda seat. It has eight sides and four corners, and three niches on each side. The niches are carved with twelve zodiac statues. Different from the thickness and firmness of the Beihai White Pagoda, the Yangzhou White Pagoda has a well-proportioned proportion and a pavilion. It contrasts with the Wuting Bridge around you.