What is the origin of the name "Yangzhou Slender West Lake"?

The origin of the name of Slender West Lake is a poem by Wang Ling, a poet who lived in Yangzhou during the Qianlong period, which expresses the feelings of wealthy businessmen who spend money like water: "The weeping willows continue to pick up weeds, and the geese fly to the red bridge; It is also a pot selling gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake. "

According to historical records, Slender West Lake was originally named Baoan Lake. During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou salt industry flourished. Slender West Lake has built many pavilions on the east and west banks due to the aging of the lake, the siltation of the lake center and the dredging funded by salt merchants.

Slender West Lake got its name in the early Qing Dynasty, which probably means that it is called "Slender West Lake" because the waterway is long and narrow and it is located in the northwest of Yangzhou City.

Slender West Lake has formed a basic pattern in the Kanggan period of Qing Dynasty, and it has the reputation of "the best garden in the world in the prosperous times". Slender West Lake is mainly divided into 14 scenic spots, including Wu Ting Bridge, No.24 Bridge, Lotus Pond and Diaoyutai.

Slender West Lake is a strip landscape composed of towns in Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has always maintained an interactive relationship with the Grand Canal.

In the first year of Qianlong (1736), Wang Ling, a poet from Qiantang (Hangzhou), came to Yangzhou. After enjoying the beautiful scenery here, he made a comparison with the West Lake in his hometown, and wrote a poem: "The weeping willows continue to pick up weeds, and the wild tooth Hongqiao scrolls. It is also a pot selling gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake. "

This poem describes the scenery and prosperity around Slender West Lake. In the poet's eyes, Yangzhou is as prosperous as Hangzhou, so it is called "selling golden pots". Compared with the West Lake in Hangzhou, the name Slender West Lake is really appropriate.