Autumn is a great season to admire splendid natural scenery and classical buildings at Slender West Lake scenic area in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.

Here is a travel route featuring several places depicted in poems by famous poet Li Bai (701-762) in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.

The China Grand Canal Origin Park in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province opened to the public on Oct 4, according to local media reports.

Slender West Lake is known nationwide for its narrow and meandering waterways that connect gardens, bridges and the area's numerous picturesque spots.

Yangzhou in East China's Jiangsu province received 3.98 million tourists during the just-concluded combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday.