A must-see in March fireworks! 2-hour power walk around Slender West Lake + 10 top photo spots, quick guide

Here comes the 2-hour extreme power walk route of Slender West Lake!
[Special Forces Version · 2.2km nonstop]

🚶‍♀️Power walk route:
📍Enter from South Gate →
🌿Changti Spring Willows (Instantly step into a Jiangnan ink painting! A must-shoot spot📸)
💮Xu Garden (Smell the magnolia fragrance, the loquat trees in the backyard are in fruit season, perfect for photos)
🦁Little Jinshan Hill (The stone lions at the entrance are super cute! Want to see the museum’s porcelain screen? Remember to order a cup of tea🍵)
📸Fishing Platform (Top photo spot❗ Door frame composition with Five Pavilion Bridge + White Pagoda is stunning)
🌉Yuban Bridge →
☕Shuiyun Shenggai (Newly opened Tims Coffee! Has Slender West Lake exclusive stamp)
🌸Five Pavilion Bridge (Emblem of Yangzhou! Looks like a giant blooming lotus from above)
🗼White Pagoda (1:1 replica of Beijing Beihai White Pagoda, recommended to shoot from below)
🏯Fahai Temple →
🐦Fuzhuang (Mini Su-style garden in the lake center, amazing photo spot!)
🏞Xichuntai (Window view framing Five Pavilion Bridge is legendary! Tea house on 2nd floor, minimum spend 38)
🌉Twenty-four Bridge (Rebuilt version but you can borrow the view of Qiling Pagoda, sunrise check-in is breathtaking)
🚪Exit from West Gate

💡Power walk tips:
1️⃣ Daytime tickets require exit before 19:30⏰
2️⃣Rainy lake tour is amazing☔️ Bring a transparent umbrella for better photos
3️⃣For popular photo spots, sunrise/sunset is recommended🌅

📸Top 10 must-shoot photo spots in Yangzhou✨
(Beautiful straight out of phone!)

1️⃣Slender West Lake Fishing Platform🌅
Sunrise door frame composition, Five Pavilion Bridge + morning mist fairy-like

2️⃣Siwang Pavilion📍South alley of Yiyuan Hotel
4 PM light and shadow are amazing! Wearing Hanfu is super photogenic

3️⃣Grand Canal Museum Square🏯
Locate "Chasing Moon Bridge," sunset glass tower looks like a crystal palace

4️⃣Twenty-four Bridge morning mist🦢
Arrive before 7 AM! Swans + light mist create an ink painting feel

5️⃣Five Pavilion Bridge aerial shot🚁
(Requires approval) Few people early morning, soft light

6️⃣Museum rooftop garden🌿
3rd floor overlooking the canal, very grand composition

7️⃣Museum atrium spiral staircase📐
2nd floor top-down shot with strong geometric sense

8️⃣Grand Canal Tower night view🌃
Lights on at 17:30! No.9 Teahouse has the best spot

9️⃣Yechun Teahouse🍵
Morning tea + ancient building in the frame! Crab roe soup dumplings are a must-order

🔟Yiyuan 2nd floor table No.3🪟
Directly facing Siwang Pavilion center! Opens at 8 AM, grab quickly

🚶‍♀️2-day power walk itinerary reference
Day1️⃣
Morning tea → He Garden → Pishi Street → Dongguan Street night view
Day2️⃣
Slender West Lake → Siwang Pavilion → Museum → Back scrubbing experience (a must-do in Yangzhou!)

🎁Hidden perks
There might be promotional discounts recently!

🌸Real experience:
"Willows and flowers on both banks depend on the water, buildings and pavilions stretch to the mountains"
Now at Slender West Lake—
Jade flowers blooming|Willows like smoke|Pavilions reflected
Every snap is like a live version of "Only This Green"!

⚠️Important reminders:
❶The scenic area is huge! Leisure tours recommend 4+ hours
❷Night tours require separate tickets (the light show is worth seeing)
❸Weekends are very crowded! Recommend visiting on weekday mornings

Post by Carter Madison 17 | Aug 20, 2025

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