Lingering Snow on Broken Bridge
At the east end of Bai Causeway, melting snow leaves the bridge half-veiled in winter light.
At sunset, Snowy Broken Bridge on West Lake stretches across the scene with a snow-covered arch, a pavilion, and bare trees, reflected in water that shifts from cool blue to warm gold.
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- West Lake on the Fifteenth of the Seventh MonthProseZhang Dai
On West Lake during the Mid-Seventh Month, there is nothing worth seeing except the crowds who come to look. Viewing these crowds, one classifies them into five types... When moonlight turned pale and the east showed white, the guests finally dispersed.
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- Record of an Evening Tour on Six Bridges Awaiting the MoonProseYuan Hongdao
West Lake is at its most splendid in spring and under the moon; in a single day, at morning mist and evening mountain haze. This year spring snow was heavy and plum blossoms were held back by cold, blooming together with apricot and peach in an extraordinary spectacle.