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Introduction to Yingzhou West Lake

The introduction of Yingzhou West Lake (a national AAAA-level tourist attraction in Fuyang City, Anhui Province) is as follows:

Yingzhou West Lake is located 9 kilometers west of Yingzhou District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province. Provincial-level scenic spots, provincial-level nature reserves, national wetland parks, and national AAAA-level tourist attractions.

The overall planning of Yingzhou West Lake Scenic Area is 70 square kilometers, the first phase planning is 24.32 square kilometers, and the lake surface is 5.74 square kilometers. It is a historical and cultural center with the theme of ecological wetland tourism, leisure vacation, conference and catering. tourist and leisure resort.

Yingzhou West Lake mainly includes more than 20 scenic spots such as Qinglian Pavilion, Jiuqu Bridge, Girl's Terrace, Zuixianju, Zizhu Garden, West Lake Stele Forest, Baiyuan Garden, Orchid Garden, Yiyuan, and Dressing Table. . There is also a National Wetland Park with an area of ??6 square kilometers adjacent to the scenic spot.

Special attractions in the scenic area

1. Su Causeway

Su Shi served as the prefect of Yingzhou as a bachelor of Longtuge. During his stay in Yingzhou, he worked hard for development Agricultural production, overhaul of water conservancy, and tens of thousands of Yellow River workers were left to dredge Yingzhou West Lake, leading directly to Jiaopotang, and built three sluices. The dredged soil was piled up to form a berm for Yingzhou West Lake, and weeping willows were planted everywhere. People at that time called it Su Di. Magnolia, cherry blossoms, hibiscus, osmanthus and other ornamental flowers and trees are also planted on Su Di. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a lake market was formed here.

2. Juxing Hall

Ouyang Xiu and his friends had a banquet at Juxing Hall on the seventh day of the first lunar month in the second year of Emperor You's reign. Ouyang Xiu and Lu Gong wrote, Liu Yuan's father, Wei Guang, Jiao Qianzhi, Wang Hui and others wrote poems in different rhymes, describing indoor objects, fruits at the table, and pictures on the walls. Each person wrote a poem for each object. Later, these poems were compiled into a collection and became popular in the world. At that time, there were many poems in the world. The literati and some dignitaries all regretted not being able to attend the meeting. At the same time, Ouyang Xiu also built some new pavilions and pavilions in Yingzhou West Lake.

3. Huxiao Villa

Huxiao Villa is located on the east bank of the southern part of West Lake in Yingzhou. From the East Bank Tourist Avenue, pass through the newly built Hushan Bridge and cross the Huandao Valley, you can reach Huxiao Villa.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yingzhou West Lake