Slender West Lake
Slender West Lake, also known by its Chinese name Shouxihu and by other names, is a scenic lake in Hanjiang District in central Yangzhou, China. The lake developed from the city moats of Tang-era Yangzhou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: ecological and historic district of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, preserving various Qing-era landmarks centered around some of the town’s former canals and moats
- Also known as: “Baoyang Creek”, “Baoyang River”, “Baozhang Canal”, “Baozhang Creek”, “Baozhang River”, “Changchun River”, “Narrow West Lake”, “Paoshan Creek”, “Paoshan River”, “Shou Hsi Hu”, “Shou Hsi-hu”, “Shou Si Hu”, “Shou Xi Hu”, “Shou Xihu”, “Shou-hsi-hu”, “Shouxi Lake”, “Shouxihu”, “Slender Lake”, “Slim West Lake”, “Slimmer West Lake”, “Thin West Lake”, “Thinnish West Lake”, “West Lake”, “West Lake in Yangzhou”, and “Yangzhou’s West Lake”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Choe Chiwon Museum and Crane Mosque.
Choe Chiwon Museum
Museum
Photo: 螺钉, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Choe Chiwon Museum is situated 1¼ km north of Slender West Lake.
Crane Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Huangchenhai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crane Mosque, also known by its Chinese name as the Xianhe Mosque and by other names, is a mosque located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. Crane Mosque is situated 2½ km southeast of Slender West Lake.
Yangzhou Middle School
School
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yangzhou High School of Jiangsu Province is a high school in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. It grew out of Yidong School, which was established in 1902. Yangzhou Middle School is situated 2½ km south of Slender West Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yangzhou and Meiling Subdistrict.
Yangzhou
Photo: A J Butler, CC BY 3.0.
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south.
Meiling Subdistrict
Suburb
Meiling Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. As of 2018, it has 7 residential communities under its administration.
Shouxihu Subdistrict
Suburb
Shouxihu Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. As of 2020, it administers the following four residential communities and two villages:…
Slender West Lake
- Categories: lake, moat, tourist attraction, historic district, Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, and recreation area
- Location: Yangzhou Shi, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.4126° or 32° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
119.415° or 119° 24′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8P4XCC78+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 235655875OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3215751
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Slender West Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “保扬河”
- Chinese: “保障河”
- Chinese: “保障湖”
- Chinese: “炮山河”
- Chinese: “瘦西湖”
- Chinese: “蜀冈瘦西湖风景名胜区”
- Chinese: “蜀岗瘦西湖风景名胜区”
- Chinese: “长春河”
- French: “lac mince de l’ouest”
- French: “Lac mince de l’ouest”
- Japanese: “痩西湖”
- Panjabi: “ਪਤਲੀ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਝੀਲ”
- Persian: “دریاچه باریک غربی”
- Wu Chinese: “瘦西湖”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 五亭桥 and 法海寺.
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