If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup. ——Su Shi's "Two Songs of Drinking in the First Sunny and Later Rain on the Lake·Part 2"
Outside the Qingshan Tower outside the mountain, when will the singing and dancing of the West Lake stop? The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou. —— Lin Sheng's "Inscription on Lin'an Residence"
After all, in the middle of June, the scenery of West Lake is different from that of the four seasons. ——Yang Wanli "Walking off to Lin Zifang at dawn from Jingci Temple"
After the beauty of the lake, the West Lake is good, but the wolf is red. ——Ouyang Xiu, "Picking Mulberries: The West Lake is Beautiful After the Fragrances Pass"
In December of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Yu lived in the West Lake.
—— Zhang Dai "Watching Snow in the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake