Pinghu Qiuyue, literally “the autumnal moon over the calm West Lake”, is one of the ten most famous sights in the West Lake scenic spot. The West Lake is most beautiful and poetic on a moonlit night. The scene is beside the West Lake on the south of Gushan Mountain and on the west of Dam Baidi. You can climb up the tower and watch the lake. If you happen to be moody, the beautiful sight will immediately calm you down. Many poets and painters have expressed their love of Pinghu Qiuyue through their works. There are even songs about it too.
The site of Pinghu Qiuyue was officially established after the 38th year of Kangxi. The Longwang Hall was changed into Yushu Hall, and a hanging platform with banisters was built in front of the hall with waterside houses around it. Emperor Kangxi wrote the characters “Pinghu Qiuyue” on a board and you can see it hung in the hall. After 1949, the site of Pinghu Qiuyue was repeatedly renovated and expanded to include a narrow strip of lakeside garden with trees and flowers of all the four seasons. Among them there are decorative pavilions dotted here and there; you may take some tea there while enjoying the garden scenes.
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