The origin of the name of Slender West Lake is a poem written by Wang Ling, a poet who lived in Yangzhou during the Qianlong period, expressing feelings that wealthy businessmen spend money like water: "The weeping willows are constantly picking up the weeds, and the wild geese and red bridges are drawing pictures; It is also a pot for selling gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake. "
after twenty years of Jiaqing in Qing dynasty (1815), 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 it was ruined. A small part of it was restored during the Guangxu period. Wuting bridge Xiaojinshan.
In the 198s, 24 Bridges, Xichun Terrace, Rock Cave and other scenic spots were restored.
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu province. Located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Beautiful scenery, urban architecture more ancient. The total area of the city is 6,653.81 square kilometers, and the urban area is 9,888.81 square kilometers. The total population of the city is 4,571,9, including 1,151,3 in the urban area. Yangzhou borders the Yangtze River in the south, Huai 'an and Yancheng in the north, Yancheng and Taizhou in the east and Tianchang, Nanjing and Huai 'an in the west. It has a coastline of 8.5 kilometers along the Yangtze River, with Yizheng, Hanjiang and Jiangdu along the coast. Yangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is 143.3 kilometers long. Yangzhou City is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, with an east longitude of 119 degrees 26 minutes and a north latitude of 32 degrees 24 minutes. The Beijing Summit of the China Urban Forum in 25 was held on September 13th, and the ranking of the 25 China City Quality of Life Report was officially released. Yangzhou ranks 27th in China. The top ten cities in terms of quality of life are Shenzhen, Dongguan, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Zhuhai, Ningbo, Suzhou, Guangzhou and Xiamen. Jiangsu * * * has 11 cities on the list, namely Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Lianyungang, Nantong, Zhenjiang, Xuzhou, Taizhou and Huai 'an.
Highway: Ningtong Expressway, Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Yangli Expressway, etc.
Ningqi Railway: Yangzhou originates from Beijing, Xi 'an, Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou.
in p>1982, Yangzhou was first announced by the State Council as one of the 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China.
in p>1998, Yangzhou was awarded the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China. The main attractions are:
Slender West Lake Geyuan Heyuan (also known as Jixiao Mountain Villa) daming temple (Jian Zhen Memorial Hall) Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Yangzhou Eight Eccentric Memorial Hall, the East Circle Gate of the Tang Cheng site of the Han Guangling King's Tomb
Specialty
Braised lion's head Fuchun steamed stuffed bun, boiled dried silk pickles, Yangzhou old goose-salted goose Yangzhou fried rice
Slender West Lake is located in the north of Yangzhou, which is located in the beautiful national AAAA. "Three times the West Lake, six out of thirty". The scenic spot named after "Slender West Lake" is unique in Yangzhou.
in the 22nd year of Qing Qianlong (1757), Slender West Lake excavated a new river with lotus stems, which led directly to Pingshan Hall. At that time, some salt merchants in Yangzhou, in order to welcome the southern tour of Qianlong, rushed to build buildings on both sides of the lake, with large pavilions and winding corridors; As small as a flower, a tree, a bamboo and a stone, all of them are ingenious. According to the record in the book "Spring on the Water Window", "From the north gate to Pingshan, there are dozens of towers on both sides of the strait, and there is no duplication. Especially wonderful, when you turn around Hongqiao West, Xiaojin Mountain is in the south, and Wuting Bridge is locked in it, while Baita District 1 is majestic and quaint, and the sunset often shines, and the drums and lanterns are like drawing in the Han Palace.
In May, June and July, tourists spend the summer, draw boats and flutes, send off the sunset, get drunk with the new moon, sing songs to stop the clouds, and the flowers are like fog, so the scenery can be accompanied by Suzhou and Hangzhou. "
There are twenty-four scenic spots in the Slender West Lake in Qing Dynasty. Shen Fu once described it in his Six Chapters of a Floating Life: "Although the scenery on the way is all artificial, it is fantastic and natural, that is, Langyuan Yaochi and Qionglou Yuyu. I dare not say so. The beauty of it is that in more than ten gardens and pavilions, it is combined into one, and it is connected to the mountain. The momentum is consistent. Look at it, whether it is a pavilion or a platform, or a wall or a stone, or a bamboo or a tree, it is half hidden and half exposed, so that tourists do not feel that it is eye-catching. This is not a person with a gully in his chest. " This is the previous portrayal of the scenery of Slender West Lake in Yangzhou in Qing Dynasty. Yangzhou's scenery and places of interest are all surrounded by Slender West Lake, with ten miles of lakes and gardens connected continuously, forming a long scenic belt. It is characterized by using natural topography, islands and mounds to be artificially decorated to form a scenic spot on the lake surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Kyle, a world-famous traveler and Italian? 6? Polo said, "boating on the lake is a good way for residents to visit." In the old days, Yangzhou used to be a "ten-mile pavilion with a painting boat", which was a major feature of Yangzhou. As early as the Qing Dynasty, there were many flower boats in Yangzhou. At that time, there were song boats, wine boats, music boats, poetry boats, light boats, food boats, dining boats, singing and dancing boats and so on. At present, although all kinds of original boats have not recovered their old views, there are already floating boats on the lake, ranging from small ones like wooden boats to large ones like original boats. The original painting is divided into three parts: vestibule, backyard and nave. The backyard is a seven-angled roof in the Tang Dynasty, covered with glazed tiles, carved boat columns and unique window grilles all around, like a small classical building floating on the water. Each boat can carry more than 2 tourists. Visitors can enjoy the scenery of "a tower all the way" and "Shili Pavilion Garden" through the flower window. When the moon is full, tourists often like to take a boat trip at night. The slender West Lake under the moon, the evening breeze is blowing, the flowers and trees are fragrant, the lights are dotted, the laughter is heard, the paddles are swinging gently, the boats are floating slowly, the songs are singing leisurely, the people are smiling slightly, and the noble sentiments are cultivated by the bright moonlight.
It's no wonder that modern essayist Yu Dafu said after visiting Slender West Lake, "The benefits of Slender West Lake lie in the intersection of water trees and the twists and turns of the journey." The Wuting Bridge is "shorter than Wang Ao's jade raft, but it is the classical interest of oriental architecture." A person in Hong Kong wrote a poem praising: Slender West Lake is "as slender as a waist, and in the willow wind, it throws off the green sleeves and dances gracefully, dancing with eternal love"!
The scenic spots of Slender West Lake are connected with beads: Hongqiao Xiuqi, Changdi Chunliu, Meiling Chunshen, Moon-watching scenic spot, fishing platform in the middle of the lake, lotus floating water, white pagoda and clear clouds, misty rain on the Fourth Bridge and the Twenty-fourth Bridge. They are like pearls embedded in the jade belt of Slender West Lake. As the poem goes: "The West Lake is winding with water, with green willows and hearts on both sides, and the original boats are lightly moved to pull out the green water, so the west and the east in the lake are more enchanting."