A lake of uniform color reflects the myriad of autumn | The autumn moon over the calm lake and red maple
| The autumn moon over the calm lake and red maple. The autumn moon over the calm lake, one of the ten scenes of West Lake. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was listed as one of the three scenes of West Lake, and in the Yuan Dynasty, it was also called 'West Lake Night Moon' and included in the ten scenes of Qiantang.
The 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake' scene refers to: Whenever the autumn air is refreshing, the surface of West Lake is as calm as a mirror, the bright autumn moon is in the sky, the moonlight and the lake water reflect each other, quite a sense of 'a lake of uniform color reflects the myriad of autumn', hence the title 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake'.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was no fixed site for the autumn moon over the calm lake, and the beauty was in boating on the lake to enjoy the autumn night moon scene. In the 38th year of Kangxi, he inspected West Lake and inscribed the plaque 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake', from then on, the scenic spot was fixed. The current viewing point of the autumn moon over the calm lake is located at the west end of Bai Causeway, backed by Solitary Hill, facing the outer lake.
These days, the red maple by West Lake is really stunning!! Miss it and wait for a year
Never thought
I could still catch the tail of late autumn
And see such beautiful scenery by West Lake!
Here is a super large maple tree under the sun
It's super good-looking in golden~ Sitting by the lake in a daze
Looking at the sparkling lake
And the occasional passing boats in the distance and the various bird calls around me are simply too healing
About the address: No. 1, Houshan Road, Gushan, Xihu District, Hangzhou
About transportation: Take Tourist Bus 1 or 2 to Xiling Bridge or Broken Bridge, walk there or take a West Lake cruise to Zhongshan Park. There are also J6, K7, 27, Y3, K850, 81, Y4, Y9
About tickets: Free
About the route: Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake - Gushan Road - Xiling Bridge - Beishan Street (the most romantic route in Hangzhou~)
About recommended photo check-in spots:
√1. First of all, the most classic spot of 'Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake', right here at the Moon Gate, the near view is the Moon Gate and maple tree, the middle view is the pavilion architecture, the far view is West Lake, cruise boats and Chenghuang Pavilion, perfectly interpreting 'people in the painting' (recommended wide-angle lens shooting);
√2. Secondly, it's from Yuebo Pavilion - Meihe Tea Room - Lake Sky One Bi along the lake, there are several super large maple trees, the branches extend to the lake surface, really super good to shoot, you can use the maple tree as the foreground, and then wait for a cruise boat, a few mandarin ducks into the lens. !About points to note:
1. To shoot empty scenes, you need to go early, later there will be many people;
2. This year's red maple season has ended, if you want to shoot, you have to wait until next year, in addition, when you go out, be sure to protect yourself~
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