Huizhou West Lake is one of the first provincial-level scenic spots in Guangdong Province, which was once as famous as Hangzhou West Lake and Yingzhou West Lake in history. Yang Wanli, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once said in a poem: "The three lakes are the same in autumn, Qiantang Shui Ying and Luofu", which is the Three Lakes. There are historical records of "three wonders in the sea, the famous West Lake, one in Huizhou" and "36 West Lakes in China, only Hangzhou in Huizhou". Of course, there is another important reason why these three West Lakes are famous, that is, it was once the place where Su Dongpo, a great scholar in the Song Dynasty, was relegated. "There are West Lakes everywhere on Dongpo", and Su Dongpo left a scenic spot for the West Lake, which is more elegant because of Dongpo. The West Lake was originally a depression washed out by rivers and mountains such as Hengcha, Luo Tian, water curtain and mountain. After the diversion of Xizhijiang River, the riverbed became a lake. Surrounded by mountains in the west and south, Dongjiang River is in the north. The scenic spot covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers, including water surface 1.68 square kilometers. The depth of the lake varies, generally around 1.5 meters, with individual water depths of 3 to 4 meters. The West Lake consists of five lakes, six bridges, seven mountains and sixteen scenic spots. The five lakes refer to Pinghu, Hufeng, Nanhu, Linghu and Crocodile Lake; The Sixth Bridge refers to Gongbei Bridge, Xixinqiao, Mingsheng Bridge, Tong Yuan Bridge, Yingxian Bridge and Xia Yan Bridge; 16 scenic spots refer to: the Jade Pagoda, the moon in Su Causeway, the flying clouds of Xiangling, the spring forest in Bangling, the green flowers in Liu Dan, the rain in Huazhou, the drunken cotton in spring, the breeze in Lipu, the summer vacation in the heart of the stream, the Suzhou Road in Gushan, the fish watching in Huagang, the beautiful scenery in Ling Fei, the magnificent scenery of Qiu Yan in Fanghua, the magnificent scenery of Fengshan, and the green sheep and punctual scenery in Nanyuan. These scenic spots are interesting and close to reality, and are praised by foreigners and domestic tourists. The natural layout of the West Lake Scenic Area is very good, with deep mountains and rivers, winding and winding, floating continents everywhere and green hills like Dai. Antique pavilions are looming in the lush forests, and the scenery is very beautiful in nature. Compared with the West Lake in Hangzhou, Wu Qian, the magistrate of Huizhou in the early years of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, wrote the poem "Poetry on the West Lake": "The West Lake is comparable to the West Lake, with a strong Huizhou style of makeup, and Huizhou style is the king of singing and dancing hats in Hangzhou." Therefore, Hangzhou West Lake is the "West Son of Wugong" and Huizhou West Lake enjoys the reputation of "West Son of Zhuluo Village". 199365438+February, West Lake Scenic Area became one of the six "environmental sanitation standard scenic spots" selected by the whole country.