A62-002. Domestic Tour with Wife and Daughter: 2012 Summer Tour to East China (D6)
slender West Lake
Slender West Lake is located in the northern suburbs of Yangzhou City. The current tourist area is 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. After several times of communication, many scenic buildings have been built according to local conditions, including both natural scenery and Yangzhou's unique style gardens.
The Slender West Lake Garden integrates the beautiful south and the beautiful north. It has formed a basic pattern during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. It is known as "the prosperity of the garden, the best in the world".
The name of Slender West Lake is said to be derived from a poem written by Wang Hang, a poet who lived in Yangzhou during the Qianlong period, which lamented the rich businessmen spending money like water: "The weeping willows continue to pick up the remnants, and the geese 'teeth on the red bridges draw pictures. It is also a pot of gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake."Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong made six southern patrols to Slender West Lake, making Slender West Lake famous all over the world. First, we took a Slender West Lake cruise ship, disembarked at Xiaojinshan Wharf, and then visited back from land. Generally speaking, Slender West Lake is worth a visit.
slender West Lake
slender West Lake
slender West Lake
slender West Lake
Wuting Bridge is the symbol of Slender West Lake and the city symbol of Yangzhou. It was built in the 22nd year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
slender West Lake
Yangzhou state
Yangzhou Guesthouse is a high-class hotel with an antique garden style.
geyuan
geyuan
Geyuan is located in the northern section of Dongguan Street, Yangzhou City. It was built in the 23rd year of Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty (1818) by Huang Zhiyun, the chief salt merchant of Lianghuai.
Geyuan wins with bamboo and stone. The word "ge" in the name of the garden is taken from half of the word "bamboo", which should incorporate the various colors of bamboos in the garden. The name is also because every three bamboo leaves on the top of the bamboo can form the word "ge". The shadow on the white wall is also the word "ge".Geyuan spring rockery
The Geyuan adopts the method of using stones in different peaks, and uses different stone materials to stack them in the back garden to form four scenes of "spring, summer, autumn and winter". The rockery in the four seasons has its own characteristics. The rockery in the spring, summer, autumn and winter are in one garden, designed with ingenuity.
Geyuan Summer Rockery
Geyuan Autumn Rockery
Geyuan Winter Rockery
Heyuan Shuixinting
Heyuan
He Garden is located at No. 66 Xuningmen Street, Yangzhou. It was built by He Zhizhen during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The original name of He Garden is Jixiao Villa. The name of the garden comes from Tao Yuanming's "Come back and come back... Follow the south window to express pride, climb Donggao to comfort Xiao" meaning, later built the back garden of He House, so it was also called He Garden and was praised as the first garden in the late Qing Dynasty.
Heyanyuan Dongmen
Lion bridge
Lion Bridge is a famous snack street in Nanjing. There is a restaurant called Food Stall. Although it is named after the food Stall, it is of high quality and unique. It has dishes from Nanjing, Jiangsu, and even Jiangnan.
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