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The Story of Slender West Lake (preferably more)

Slender West Lake is actually a wide river outside Yangzhou, formerly known as Baoyang Lake. It covers an area of more than 480 mu and is 4.3 kilometers long. Originally the remains of the moat in Luocheng and Song Dacheng in the Tang Dynasty, it started from the Beicheng River in the south and reached the foot of Shugang in the north. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many wealthy salt merchants hired famous gardeners to build water gardens on both sides of the river. In the heyday of Qianlong, there were 24 scenic spots along the lake: Rolling Stone Cave, Xiyuan Qushui, Hongqiao Sightseeing, Ye Chun Poetry Society, Chang Di Chunliu, Hepu Xunfeng, Jasper Hui, Siqiao Yanyu, Chuntai Mingyue, Baita Qingyun, Sanliu, Shugang Xizhao, Song Wan Green Flowers, Huayu Shuangquan, Shuangfeng Yundui, Shanting Wild Scenery and Mountain Beauty. Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong visited here six times and praised the scenery here. The origin of the name of Slender West Lake is a poem by Wang Ling, a poet who lived in Yangzhou during the Qianlong period, which expresses the feelings of wealthy businessmen who spend money like water: "The weeping willows continue to pick up weeds, and the geese fly to the red bridge; It is also a pot selling gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake. " Slender West Lake is characterized by its slender and winding water surface, which is the garden of more than ten families.

The pavilions and pavilions of Slender West Lake (20) are integrated, connected with the mountains, and have the same momentum. After twenty years of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (18 15), the salt industry in Yangzhou declined, and the gardens on the lake were gradually depressed and abandoned. Since then, it has experienced the war during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and has never recovered. During Guangxu period, Wu Ting Bridge and a small part of Xiaojin Mountain were restored. /kloc-in the 1980s, the 24th Bridge, Xichuntai and Rolling Stone Cave were restored. In 2007, the four bridges, such as misty rain and flowing stone walls, were restored.