The cold air in the north and the warm current in the south collide gently, bringing a pattering autumn rain. The moistened leaves are still hanging on the treetops, and the Slender West Lake smells of autumn in the microwave.

When I first came to Yangzhou Slender West Lake, I met the beautiful and friendly guide sister Zhi Xin Yi, who was as gentle and moving as the water in Slender West Lake. We followed her to experience the beauty of Slender West Lake in the autumn wind.

Xinyi's explanation starts from the origin of the "Slender West Lake" that all tourists who come here most want to know. The first official record of the name "Slender West Lake" started from the early Qing Dynasty. Before it was just a moat in Yangzhou. Later, Yangzhou people carried out artificial expansion and dredging based on the water system of the moat. At that time, it had many aliases, such as "Baoyang River", as the name suggests, is the river that defends Yangzhou, but these names are not particularly loud.

It was not until the early years of the Qing Dynasty that the name of "Slender West Lake" began to spread. There are several reasons. First, people think that this water system is not particularly wide. The widest area is only more than 100 meters, so it is "thin". Second, because the waterway here is long and slender, and "thinness" is also synonymous with elegance. Walking along the river and looking at the matching arrangement of flowers, trees, bamboo, stone, pavilions and buildings on both sides, it further shows the beauty of flexibility in Jiangnan.

Finally, and what everyone hears most, in the first year of Qianlong, Hangzhou poet Wang Hang came to Yangzhou because of his admiration. After enjoying the beautiful scenery here, he compared it with the West Lake in his hometown and wrote a poem: "The weeping poplar continues to pick up the remnants, and the geese 'teeth are drawing on the Hongqiao Yan. It is also a pot of gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake." In any case,"there are six out of thirty West Lakes in the world", but only Yangzhou West Lake occupies the appropriate word "thin"; today's Yangzhou is more charming and moving because of its thin West Lake.

After the autumn rain, stroll through the Changti Spring Willows, the autumn wind is slightly cool, the air is fresh, and people can't help but take a deep breath. Wuting Bridge, which has both the south and the north, is called the "most beautiful and artistic" bridge. If you buy a piece of ice cream that looks exactly like Wuting Bridge, you may really be reluctant to eat it! The twenty-fourth bridge comes from Du Mu's poem,"The twenty-fourth bridge has a bright moon on the night, where does the jade man teach to play flute?" The twenty-fourth bridge is composed of a sailing plank road, a single-hole arch bridge, a nine-curved bridge and a blowing flute pavilion. The jade belt arch bridge in the middle is 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide. There are 24 steps on the upper and lower sides of the bridge, surrounded by 24 white jade railings and 24 railings.

The life of Yangzhou people is at a "slow" pace, which coincides with the celebration of the Double Festival. If you don't want to squeeze the 24th Bridge with the endless tourists, then go into seclusion. Even if it is only for one day, there will be "The illusion of" a Yangzhou dream every ten years ".

Enter "seclusion. "Slender West Lake Hot Spring Resort" will be immediately attracted by the withered vegetation and vegetation, as if they have forgotten the time and season and just want to waste their time here. In the Slender West Lake Scenic Area, there are 48000-square-meters of private gardens on the lake and quaint courtyards. The bustling things outside the window have nothing to do with me. Make a pot of green tea, flip through a leisurely book, and stay quietly in a room filled with flowers to enjoy the rare tranquility.

Yangpai bonsai can be seen everywhere, ranging from small tables to large courtyards, with flowers and pine trees carefully polished every corner, reflecting the soft and exquisite Jiangnan style.

The overall color of the room does not jump, but is calm and gentle, with warm white and deep brown flashing in it. Under natural light, the vision is pleasant.

The highest level of rest is to soak in a "real hot spring". Each room of the Hermitage Slender West Lake Hot Spring Resort has a soaking pool, introducing pure natural lithium metasilicate hot springs. Water is taken from the hot spring water veins more than 2000 meters below the surface. The outlet temperature of the hot spring here reaches 70 ° C. It is an alkaline hot spring with a pH of 8.9. It feels warm and comfortable when "taking a bath". In this most beautiful season of the year, accompanied by the cool wind and fine rain, enjoy the rare tranquility and comfort by the Slender West Lake.

If you are hungry, you don't have to leave the resort. The sparks of the collision between poetry and taste of "rivers flowing in spring, idle pools falling in dreams, geese flying long, and Qingfeng Fengpu" are "intoxicating Yangzhou". Food in all directions is nothing more than fireworks in the world. Cheng, who lives in seclusion in Slender West Lake, is always a Shanghainese. He has eaten too many Yangzhou dishes and wanted to change our appetite, so he prepared us exquisite Shanghai delicacies in "Drunken Yangzhou".

I like cooked drunken crabs and cooked drunken shrimps very much. They are more delicious than steamed ones and more exciting than braised ones. They are most suitable for autumn; the red leaves are actually appetizing hawthorn, with seasonal chestnuts added in them. What a clever idea.

Three fresh soups and high-quality black pepper beef minced can be cooked freshly. The final Yangzhou Ruandou Baked Rice is known as the "top version" of Yangzhou fried rice. That is, adding a layer of eel back meat cooked on top of the fried rice, accompanied by seasonings such as garlic, balsamic vinegar and white pepper. The bottom layer of the rice baked rice is a thin and crisp crispy rice crust attached to the pan. The heat is just right. The crispy rice crust is eaten together with the rice baked rice. It is delicious.

Hiding in Slender West Lake, eating in Drunken Yangzhou... The perfect Slender West Lake vacation that suits you best.

Recommended around Slender West Lake：

Daming temple

Friends who like Yangzhou culture must visit Daming Temple.

There are Buddhist cultural treasures, the Daxiong Hall and the Sutra Tower; there is a classical garden-Xiyuan, which is full of wild scenery in mountains and forests; there is a majestic nine-story tower "Qi Spirit Tower", which can be climbed up and overlooking the panoramic view of Slender West Lake; there is the Jianzhen Monk Memorial Hall, which traveled eastward to Japan and spread lobby culture. During the epidemic, the poem we read,"Mountains and rivers are different, the wind and moon are the same sky", came from Jianzhen.

"Canal Culture Carnival" at Songjiacheng Sports Park

On this year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day celebrations, the "Canal Culture Carnival" held at Songjiacheng Sports Park is the absolute focus of Yangzhou. As a foreigner, I also checked in for the Carnival during the National Day. I deeply envied the citizens of Yangzhou and made a summary of the Carnival: eating delicious food from all over the world, watching performances from various countries, enjoying local customs, and sighing about the wonderful changes.

In the carnival, tourists can follow the tree-lined avenue of the carnival and taste delicious food from all over the country; go to the center stage to watch the wonderful song and dance performances of foreign actors, participate in happy parades and stilt-walking interactions. E-sports activities and virtual idol performances at night are particularly popular among young people. People like it, and the final drone show and light show will push the atmosphere of the carnival to a climax.

Yunhe Sanwan Park

Yangzhou is a city consistent with canals. In the Sanwan section of the ancient canal, today's Sanwan Park combines wetland scenery, hydraulic skills and canal culture, becoming a scenic and leisure area in the southern part of the city that echoes Slender West Lake. Every holiday, there is an endless stream of citizens and tourists bringing their families to the park to play and rest.

The 168-meter-long silhouette bridge draws inspiration from the paper-cutting art of Yangzhou's intangible cultural heritage culture, and cleverly integrates the soft silhouette art with the majestic and unconstrained cross-canal bridge.

During the Mid-Autumn National Day just passed, Canal Sanwan Park was also a branch of the "Canal Cultural Carnival". The wonderful activities and performances allowed citizens to experience a rare cultural entertainment and sports feast.

486 Yangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Gathering Area

History is the root and culture is the soul.

When you come to Yangzhou, you must go to 486 to see the numerous intangible cultural heritage. Especially in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Display Area", you can meet intangible cultural heritage inheritors with decades of experience. They have devoted themselves to doing one thing well for decades. They are like, persistent, and responsible. Chat with them and learn about those little-known stories of persistence, and you will be impressed by inheriting people's persistent craftsmanship spirit. Because of them, Chinese traditional culture shines brightly.

Yangzhou, stay!