Slender West Lake Scenic Area

瘦西湖风景区

Yangzhou's Slender West Lake stretches like a silk ribbon through willow-shaded gardens, white pagodas, and the famous Five-Pavilion Bridge. Qianlong's southern tours made it an imperial favorite; today it's China's most poetic urban lake. Come in spring when blossoms snow over the causeways, or drift by boat at dusk.