Just like the word "north and south" in "Beijing" and "Nanjing", in fact, the word "West Lake" seems to have a lot to do with orientation. In fact, Hangzhou West Lake is really named because it is in the west of the city. Therefore, it seems that there were many lakes called "West Lake" in ancient times, and as many as 36 were mentioned in the Yongle Ceremony in the Ming Dynasty. However, in terms of popularity, the most famous ones are Hangzhou West Lake, Huizhou West Lake, Yingzhou West Lake and Yangzhou Slender West Lake. Needless to say, everyone knows that the West Lake in Hangzhou is the most famous of the "Four Great West Lakes", because as early as the Qing Dynasty, it was recorded in "Lenglu Miscellaneous Knowledge": "There are 36 West Lakes in the world, and Hangzhou is the most." Let's take a look at the other three of the "Four Wonders of the West Lake".
"The dream is not over, go to the West Lake in full bloom." When Su Dongpo was relegated to Huizhou, he looked at the same beautiful scenery as the West Lake in Hangzhou. In this mood, Hu Feng changed his name to West Lake. Huizhou West Lake is located in the central area of Huicheng, Huizhou City, southeast of Guangdong Province. It consists of West Lake Scenic Area and Honghua Lake Scenic Area. It is the second 5A-level scenic spot in Huizhou after Luofu Mountain Scenic Spot. Huizhou West Lake was probably formed in the historical period after the Eastern Han Dynasty and before the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Has a profound historical and cultural heritage, elegant and profound landscape, exquisite human landscape. Castle Peak is accompanied by beautiful water and green pavilions. The unique scenery of six lakes, nine bridges and eighteen scenic spots makes Huizhou West Lake known as "China West Lake 36, Huizhou and Hangzhou a must".
"Although the West Lake is small, it is also the West Lake, which is clear and abundant. A thousand years have passed, and I haven't figured out who is a man or a woman. " Yingzhou West Lake is located 9 kilometers west of Yingzhou District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province, with a water area of 6.6 square kilometers. It is the first West Lake in China and a comprehensive tourist and leisure resort. According to legend, as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago, Ai Feikun fell in love with the clear water of a lake on the west side of Rufen, so he established the Royal Garden here. After the Northern Wei Dynasty, Fuyang was called Ying, hence the name "Yingzhou West Lake". Yingzhou West Lake has clear water, lush flowers and trees and rich historical sites. Taking flowers and trees as the scenery is a major feature. Ouyang Xiu once said in his poem: "I love the West Lake in early spring, and wintersweet is sold. I have seen Taoxiao. " In addition, there are more than 20 famous scenic spots, such as Su Causeway, Yiyuan Garden, Juxingtang, dressing table, the Third Bridge of Ancient Songs, and the Forest of Steles in the West Lake.
"weeping willows continue to pick up weeds, and geese tooth Hongqiao Yanyan draws pictures. It is also a pot selling gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake. " The literature about the name of "Slender West Lake" was first recorded in the Preface to Yangzhou Proposal written by Wuqi in the early Qing Dynasty. Slender West Lake, formerly known as Hu Baohu, is located in the northwest suburb of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is a national key scenic spot with important historical and cultural heritage and Yangzhou garden characteristics. It is also the first national 5A-level tourist attraction in Yangzhou, with the reputation of "the best garden in the world". The main scenic spot is the willow planted on the long beach when Yang Di went to the West. Wu Ting Bridge, praised by Professor Mao Yisheng as "the most beautiful and artistic representative bridge in China"; Xichuntai, one of the "Twenty-four Scenes" in Yangzhou, is the viewing place of "Chuntai Yue Ming"; There is also a classic of China garden "landscape mounting" art-Diaoyutai and so on.