Places held in image, memory, and landscape

Yongjin Park

Historic Yongjin Gate recalls the Wuyue-era city wall, the spring-fed Yongjin Pool, and the legend of the golden ox.

Yongjin Park — Yongjin Park at Spring Dawn
Yongjin Park — Yongjin Park at Spring Dawn

At dawn in Yongjin Park on West Lake, a narrow canal leads to a pale arched bridge beneath drooping willows, with mist and a distant mountain reflected in the still water.