Slender West Lake

'Slender' West Lake lies on the western outskirts of Yangzhou. In the early years of the Manchu Emperor Kangxi, the area beside the lake, known as the Alley of Chiming Jade, was famed for its high concentration of houses of pleasure, and for the beauty of its singsong-girls (whose skills extended to a great deal more than bel canto).

1993 June, Louis Cha, “The Deer and the Cauldron—Two Chapters from a Novel by Louis Cha”, in John Minford, transl., edited by Geremie Barmé, East Asian History, number 5, Australian National University, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 55

Jiang, 87, was first photographed touring the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou on a boat with his wife Wang Yeping, according to online photos apparently taken on Sunday.

2014 April 23, Amy Li, “China’s former leader Jiang Zemin makes rare public appearance in Shanghai”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2014, Politics

Yangzhou, where Mr. Zhou grew up, is renowned for its literary history, especially a 9th century poet, Du Mu. One poem lamenting the whereabouts of a friend is so well known that Mr. Zhou’s colleagues recited it in unison during an excursion to Slender West Lake, a World Heritage Site in the city.

2018 June 4, Steven Lee Myers, “How to Catch a Killer in China: Another Chinese Crime Novel Goes Global”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2018, Profile