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If we could have more days, we would better enjoy ourselves in Yangzhou, while we can only spend our weekends here, so there are still some scenic spots we didn't touch upon. There are quite a lot famous tourist attractions in Yangzhou, including Slender West Lake, Da Ming temple, Flat Hills (Ping Shan) Hall, Pavilion of Flourishing Culture, Stone Pagoda, Tomb of Puhaddin, Ge Garden, He Garden, Yechun Garden, Yangzhou Museum & Yangzhou Block Printing Museum, Jiangdu Hydro Project, Yangzhou's three knives. Due to our limited time, we choose three most famous ones: Slender West Lake, He Garden and Ge Garden.
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, 318 km away from Suzhou and 589 km away from Hangzhou, transportation to these cities is quite convenient.
Compared to some bold cities in North China, like Beijing, Tianjin, Yangzhou is more a gentle girl, not occupying quite a large area, but it is clean, moist, warm and fine all the year round. Yangzhou architecture preserves traditional Jiangnan style: built in white wall and black roof, somewhat similar to the gardens in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
We arrived Yangzhou the Friday night, we have dinner at a small restaurant, by the way, Huaiyang cuisine is somewhat different from other 7 major Chinese cuisines. It applies more vinegar, and taste a little bit sweeter and almost never spicy, different from Sichuan or Hunan food, and also bearing less "brash" eating styles of northern China.
After dinner, we went to 1912, a street of bars, the sign of "1912" is interesting and particular. We stood on the plaza to enjoy the open-door performance rather entering any bars. The lights around the Jing-Hang Canal is also beautiful. He Garden is situated not far from "1912", we planned to go there the next morning, and Ge Garden the next after, the Slender West Lake is much bigger, so the day after the next day was left to the lake.
He Garden, I didn't clear up these photos immediately, so I don't know whether I remember correctly, I indefinitely recognize it is the front yard of He Garden
He Garden was built by He Zhidao, a Qing government official in the 19th century. He Garden is famous for a 430 m. (1,377 ft) two storied winding corridor, the walls of which are lined with stone tablets carved with lines of classical poetry, In the garden is also an open air theater set on an island in the middle of a fish pond.
one of the rooms in the garden, though it was still under the reign of the Qing government, it can be clearly found that western culture has already permeated in this house, the bed, the curtain, and the table near the window are all not in the traditional Chinese style.
our journey make you so happy?
Ge Garden: actually, it is a high rockery, while due to my poor skills in photography, it is not so obvious to notice its height.
finally, we arrived at the Slendar West Lake,though it is much smaller than the West Lake in Hangzhou, it preserves its own peculiarities. To see those colourful boats through dense willow leaves is interesting.
Hiring a boat and tour around the lake is certainly a good idea, but we are in a group of more than 20 members, and we want to see the beautiful scenery together, there is no boat can take all of us in, so we decided to visit the lake on foot.
sweeping willows are too common here, esp, around the lake
White Pagoda and Lotus Flower Pagoda
Guess what it is? It is the roof of the Lotus Flower, red-crowned crane is a symbol of longevity in China
Only when we stand at the foot of the pagoda, can we truely find how high it is. According to a guard standing nearby, the tower is a little bit leaning, but we cannot see by our naked eyes
"24 bridge", it is famous for its appearance in Du Mu's poem(Du Mu, a famous Chinese poet in the Tang Dynasty). But it remains a mystery that whether it is the name of only one bridge or a collection name of 24 bridges as the original bridge(s) is already damaged.
Mao Zedong's calligraphy of Tang dynasty poet Du Mu poem
have a rest among so many beautiful and verdant flowers is so enjoyable
where is the road heading for? so unwillingly to leave
West Lake has long been a widely-known scenic spot both at home and abroad, nestled in the west of Hangzhou, noted for its wonderful views. The West Lake is surrounded by Longjing Mountain, Linshi Mountain, Nanping Mountain, Phoenix Mountain and Lingyin Mountain, the pearl-like West Lake right situated in the middle, presenting an appealing scene of "A myriad of stars surround the moon".
On June 24, 2011, the West Lake was officially listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Among all the beautiful sights in the West Lake, ten views are the most famous, which were selected early in the Southern Song Dynasty, here listed these ten sights below.
1.Spring Dawn at Su Causeway: the best one among these ten sights.Su Causeway, as long as 2,000 meters long, is named for commeration of Su Shi, a famous poet in the North Song Dynasty. There are peach and willows on the causeway, to enjoy them dancing in the breeze is of great pleasure.
Spring Dawn at Su Causeway
2.Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard: in summer, this one will surpass all the others for the pond filled with blooming lotus flowers.
Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard
3.Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake: this one is particularly attractive in the autumn, to appreciate the full Moon inverted reflection in water is especially magnificent.
Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake
4.Melting Snow on the Broken Bridge: as the name suggested that, the snow covered view is the best. It is not only known for this view, but also for the legend "Madam White Snake and Xu Xian", a sad and beautiful story.
Melting Snow on the Broken Bridge
5.Orioles Singing in the Willows: it was once the imperial garden in the past, while, now, it is a widely favored park for the normal, it is built on the tone of verdent willows and pleasant warbler singing. Various kinds of willows can be seen here, attractiong numerous birds.
Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard
6.Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor: after rebuilding, the garden reaches an area of approximately 300 mu (1 mu=1/15 hectare), the whole scenic spot consisted of 5 parts, the fish park definitely plays the major role.
Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor
7.Sunset Glow over Leifeng Pagoda: ranked the 7th among these ten sights, in the time of sunset, sunset glow reflected on the tower is really gorgeous.
Sunset Glow over Leifeng Pagoda
8.Twin Peaks Piercing Clouds: namely the north mountain and the south mountain in the scenic spot area of the West Lake, looking from afar at each other. Seeing from far distance, the peaks are immersed in clouds.
Twin Peaks Piercing Clouds
9.Evening Bell at Nanping Hill: it is the earliest existed name in these ten views. Nanping Hill strenches on the south bank of the West Lake, there is a temple named "Yongming Temple" on the hill, every dusk, the bell would ring, the sound goes between these mountains, making people meditate more.
Evening Bell at Nanping Hill
10.Three Pools Mirroring the Moon: as the last one in these ten views, it is also known widely, the three pools are the largest island among all the islands in the West Lake, as listed on onlinechinatours, noted for its tranquil water and bright reflection of Moon on the water.
Diving is favored by quite a lot people, for they can find things which are different from those on land. Around the whole world, there are many famous diving places, like the Bahamas in Western Atlantic, Papua New Guinea in Bismarck Sea, Galapagos Islands, Rangiroa in Polynesia, Riviera Maya in Mexico, Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Little Cayman in British West Indies, Bonaire, Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands, etc. While in China, there also some well-know diving places, like Sanya in Hainan Province; Qianxi Underwater Great Wall in Hebei Province; Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province; Changdao in Shandong Province and Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province. More detailed notice can be found at Onlinechinatours.
Shanghai
As a International metropolis, Shanghai leads full frontal fashion of China, they have strong interests in the latest fashion, perfume, cosmetic, light music and ballroom dance. They are permeated with romantic and fashionable colour.
classical Chinese beauty: big eyes, white skin touched with red, sweet smile..
Metro in China
Suzhou and Hangzhou
Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth, can girls born here not absorb the tranquil spirits of these cities? Detailed information can be found on Onlinechinatours.
look, water-like skin....
paradise on the earth
Dalian
As it is situated in North China, girls there are usually of delicate skin, what's more, they always born with a distinctive characteristic:enthusiasm towards life.
I like her graceful smile....
a city on the sea shore
Nanjing
Encircled by Qinhuai River, girls in Nanjing are naturally delicate and pretty, making them outstanding even in crowds of beauties.
I'm sure she wins the game..
ancient capital for six dynasties
Chengdu
Like the city, Chengdu beauties are vaguely revealling a sense of casual and lazy, as soft as a cat.
Active as a dancing rabbit; calm as maiden girl
a city suitable for life
Changsha
Situated in Central China, Changsha beauties combining the advantages of girls in North and South China, they are endowed with the figures of North China beauties as well as the tender lookings of South China beaties.
the No.1 Beauty among Chinese Sports Players
The statue is made from gold or copper?
Chongqing
Chongqing beauties are well-known for their forthright characteristics, making them charming and distinctive.
eyes dim with love????
a spicy city along Yangtze
Beijing
Born in the capital of China, they are capable and experienced, shrewd and generous. Meanwhile they are born with characteristics of intelligent and considerate as other North China girls.
International Zhang: grown with royal temperament
Capital of P.R.China
Hongkong
Though Hongkong beauties may not be that outstanding in their appearance, they have an acute understanding of fashion.
a legend of keeping young....
Hong Kong, a smelter
Guangzhou
They are intelligent and shrewd in business, while at the same time, they can be gentle and considerate to their lovers. Maybe among all the beauties in various cities, Guangzhou beauties are the most suitable to be good wives.
