Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi and Yingzhou West Lake
Ouyang Xiu retired beside Yingzhou West Lake; Su Shi later came to pay his respects, and a museum model keeps their literary geography visible.
Yingzhou West Lake
A historic lake remembered through Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi and a museum model of lost civic landmarks.
Yingzhou West Lake belongs to the literary memory of present-day Fuyang. The city museum’s account uses a model to show West Lake Academy, Liuyi Hall and Su Causeway, helping visitors understand a landscape that cannot be treated as an intact medieval panorama. Ouyang Xiu’s retirement and Su Shi’s later visit connect the lake with writing, public office and the city’s efforts to preserve its former geography.
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Reeds and lotus leaves edge Fuyang’s West Lake, while an arched stone bridge crosses the water beyond the wetland grasses.Huihermit · Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Photograph by Huihermit, taken 12 May 2013, from Wikimedia Commons. The file page states CC0 1.0. The saved image is the platform’s standard 1280px thumbnail, not the upstream 2048×1536 original; no enlargement, crop or retouching.