History, attractions, and questions about Huizhou West Lake

National key scenic spot, national AAAA level tourist attractions, one of the first batch of provincial scenic spots in Guangdong Province. Located in the city of Huizhou, Guangdong Province, formerly known as the Fung Lake, historically known with the West Lake in Hangzhou, Yingzhou West Lake. Yang Wanli, a poet of the Song Dynasty, once said in a poem: "Three West Lakes in one color in autumn, Qiantang Yingshui and Luofu", referring to these three West Lakes. There are "the wonders of the sea, called the West Lake three, Huizhou, one of them" and "China's thirty-six West Lake, only Huizhou and Hangzhou foot" of the history. Of course, there is another important reason for the fame of these three West Lakes, which is that they were once the place where Su Dongpo, a great writer of Song Dynasty, was relegated to. "Dongpo everywhere there is the West Lake", Su Dongpo to the West Lake to leave the victory, and victory more because of Dongpo and doubled the elegance. Evaluation of the West Lake, people called Hangzhou Lake for "Wu Gong of the West," Hui Lake for "ramie village of the West. Dai Xi, a famous scholar in Hangzhou, said: "The West Lake has its own wonderful, this (Huizhou Lake) to zigzag victory. These, coincidentally, the characteristics of the West Lake in Huizhou.

West Lake was originally Hengchu, Tianluo, Shuilian, Pungshan and other mountains and rivers water into the river washed out of the depression. The bed of Xizhi River after the diversion of the river then became a lake. It is surrounded by mountains in the west and south, and the Dongjiang River in the north. The scenic spot takes landscape resources as the main body and integrates natural landscape and humanistic landscape. It covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers, including 1.68 square kilometers of water. The depth of the lake varies, generally around 1.5 meters, individual water depth of 3 to 4 meters.

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The attractions are divided into Fenghu Scenic Area, Pinghu Scenic Area, Linghu Scenic Area, Crocodile Lake Scenic Area, Nanhu Scenic Area, Gaobangsan - Safflower Lake Scenic Area, and in recent years, Jinshan Lake Scenic Area has been added.

==Pinghu Scenic Area===

The scope of the north of the lower corner of the East Road, Gongbei Bridge to the Dongjiang River as the boundary, the south of the Su Causeway as the boundary, the east of the West Huancheng Road, the west of the West Mountain, Lushan and Juntiqe Mountain, an area of 79.5 hectares.

The most typical natural landscape of the current Pinghu scenic area is the island landscape, and the most typical cultural landscape is the Dongpo cultural landscape, Taoist cultural landscape and Buddhist cultural landscape. Among them, Lone Mountain is the key area to reflect the culture of Dongpo. However, the current commemorative content is not rich enough, and the excavation of historical and cultural connotations is not deep enough; Yuanmiao Guan is a key cultural relics protection unit in Huizhou City, but the surrounding area is surrounded by residential houses, which can not fully reflect its characteristics, and so on.

Planning and construction of Lushan Dongpo Park, further improve the Lushan Su site attractions, highlighting the life of Dongpo in Huizhou and literary creation; refurbishment of Chaoyun Tomb, Liu Ru Pavilion and other related sites; restore the ancient Xichun Terrace this attraction; Yuanmiao Guan around the (CiYun Road as the boundary) to restore the "Peach Garden Sunshine Warmth" old scene.

==Fenghu Scenic Area===

The area is bounded by Su Causeway in the north, Yuantong Bridge and Goeling Road in the south, Huancheng Road in the east and Luoshan Mountain in the west, with an area of about 113.5 hectares.

The biggest feature of the current Fenghu scenic area is the dikes and bridges, with Su Causeway and Xixin Bridge in the north, Chen Gong Causeway and Ming Sheng Bridge in the middle, and Yuantong Bridge in the south, all of which are famous sites of West Lake in Huizhou. The humanistic atmosphere of Fenghu has been strong since ancient times, and Fenghu Academy was once built on the flower island of West Lake. West Lake along the West Ring Road along the area of limited appreciation; Huangtang Peninsula (Flower Island) in the old days for the Fenghu Academy, Urinary Garden, etc., the current building density is greater, only a small amount of excursion land on the side of the lake.

Planning to rebuild the Lipu wind Qing attractions, flower island, respectively, to Fenghu Academy plaque, the Royal Book Garden, the lake five Mr. ancestral temple, the Imperial ancestral temple, the West Lake Museum, etc. as the main attractions, to restore the Xiangyin, the depths of the Xiaohua, Staying in the clouds Pavilion, over the sail Pavilion, the qin Terrace, the Huangtang Evening Bells and other attractions; and in the current open space along the widening of the waters, planting lotus, breeding ornamental fish, the formation of the Guanyu (Xuan) attractions; the screw hill top restoration of the original Wansong Path and other attractions, screw mountain and small frame between the mountain col planting peach forest, restore the peach blossom garden landscape (Wuling spring color).

==Nanhu Scenic Area===

The scope of the northwest to the Goose Ridge North Road as the boundary, the southwest to the Goose Ridge East Road as the boundary, the east to the first middle school of Huizhou City, an area of 48.4 hectares.

The current situation of the South Lake Scenic Area in the old main monuments are the Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan Temple, the Song Dynasty Li's Mountain Garden, the former residence of Tang Geng, the Qing Dynasty is now the garden, are long abandoned. Currently the main attractions are only flying geese and the South Park green flotsam.

Planning and construction of flying geese as the core of the scenic group. In the South Lake Fei goose Ridge under the construction of the ecological theme of attractions "Longtang Yili"; in Huizhou City, the second playground construction of the garden in the second playground "now is the garden".

==Linghu Scenic Area===

Scope of the northeast to Taibao Mountain as the boundary, south to Fengshan, Baihe Henshu as the boundary (excluding Fengshan, Baihe Henshu), east to the lower corner of the Middle Road, Crocodile Lake Road, with an area of about 55.0 hectares.

The current situation is that a large amount of land area has been squeezed out and the construction of attractions is lagging behind.

Planning landscape structure for the three main attractions: Yiyuan, Yulong Jianqi, Hengchu Xiaoying, by two lakeshore road in series: Linghu two road, Fengshan front road.

==Crocodile Lake Scenic Area===

The scope is bounded by Yanxia Dike, Fengshan Mountain and Baihe Huanshu in the northeast, Fengshan Mountain in the southeast, Ziwei Mountain and Little Crocodile Lake in the south, and Gurong Mountain in the west. The area is about 128.3 hectares.

The current situation is that there is not much land for sightseeing, and the historical relics are submerged and less enjoyable.

Planning to improve the "Fengshan Haoqi", adding attractions such as Fengshan Yao Cai, Haoqi Everlasting, Peach Grove Cascade, etc., so as to make Fengshan a scenic spot to promote the culture of Dongjiang. Restoration of Ziwei Villa Memorial Hall and so on.

==Gao Beng Mountain-Safflower Lake Scenic Area==

ScopeGao Beng Mountain-Safflower Lake Scenic Area includes Gao Beng Mountain, Safflower Lake and the surrounding mountains, covering an area of about 1,861.3 hectares. The Kopeng Shan-Saffron Lake Scenic Area forms a pattern of three countryside excursion areas including Kopeng Shan, Saffron Lake and Saffron Roach.

The current attractions are less constructed.

Planning for the construction of the countryside nature of the landscape excursion area, the construction of the "Pungling Spring Lin" attractions, and open up the mountain road, along the way to set up scenic pavilions, platforms. The new Yongfu Temple, restore the "Mountain Temple Lan Yan" attractions; planting of waterfront plants point "Lan Ying Hua Xu"; in the main dam and its north side of the hill to build a scenic spot "stay in the clouds to pull the lake" and so on.