The West Lake in Hangzhou is called "Xizi Lake" from two lines in the poem "Drinking on the Lake at First Sunny and Later Rain" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty: "If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup."
The "Xizi" in "If you want to compare the West Lake to the Xizi, it is better to wear light makeup and heavy makeup" refers to "Xi Shi", the first of the four beauties in ancient my country. The meaning of these two poems is: If we want to compare the West Lake to the beauty Xi Tzu, then the West Lake on a sunny day is like Xi Tzu with heavy makeup, and the West Lake on a rainy day is like Xi Tzu with light makeup, both are equally beautiful.
The full poem "Drinking on the Lake at First Clearness and Later Rain" written by Su Shi is as follows:
Drinking at First Clearness and Later Rain at the Lake
Song of Song Dynasty Su Shi
It is good when the water is shining and clear, but the mountains are also strange when they are empty and covered with rain.
If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup.
Tip: The lake refers to West Lake in Hangzhou. The lakes and mountains complement each other, and the scenery is beautiful. In the whole poem, "sunny" is written first, and "rain" is written second. The last two sentences are combined to summarize, and use novel and witty words to praise the charming scenery of the West Lake that is always beautiful. It has been an eternal conclusion that the West Lake is compared to the beauty Xi Shi. And the West Lake is named "Xizi Lake" because of the poem, which can be proved.
Xi Shi’s original name was Shi Yiguang. He was born in Zhuluo Village, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Natural beauty. The first of the four beauties in ancient China, she is the embodiment and synonym of beauty. The "sinking fish" in "The appearance of the moon that shys away the flowers, the appearance of the sinking fish and the geese" tells the classic legend of Xishi Huansha. Xishi, together with Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan and Yang Yuhuan, are known as the four beauties in ancient China, with Xishi ranking first. The four beauties enjoy "the appearance of a woman shy of the moon, and the appearance of a fish sinking into a slump".