Which are the Ten Scenes of West Lake?

The Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake refers to the ten characteristic sceneries in and around the West Lake, a famous tourist attraction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The most famous of them are the Spring Dawn of Su Causeway in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Broken Bridge, the Wind Lotus in the Courtyard, the Fish Watching in the Flower Harbor, the Winding of the Warblers in the Willow Waves, the Sunset of Leifeng, the Three Pools and the Moon, the Autumn Moon in the Pinghu Lake, the Twin Peaks in the Cloud, and the Evening Bells in the South Screen.

1, Su Causeway:

Southern Song Dynasty, because the Su Causeway connects the north and south mountains, is an important transportation channel in the suburbs of Hangzhou, so it gradually developed into a market, and became a must-visit place for Hangzhou citizens to go out for a walk in the countryside. In addition, both sides of the Su Causeway were planted with willows, peach trees, magnolias, cherry blossoms, hibiscus, mignonette and other ornamental flowers and trees, making the scenery beautiful. The Spring Dawn of Su Causeway has become the first of the ten scenic spots of West Lake.

2, Qu Yuan Feng Lotus:

Qu Yuan, formerly known as the Qu Yuan, is located in the Jinshajian (West Lake's largest natural water source) into the West Lake, the Southern Song Dynasty, where there is a palace winery, the lake planted lotus. In the summer breeze, the fragrance of lotus and wine wafting in all directions, visitors are physically and mentally refreshing, not to drink also drunk, Qu Yuan Wind Lotus has become one of the ten scenic beauty of the West Lake.

3, Pinghu Autumn Moon:

West Lake in Hangzhou, has always been the best place to enjoy the moon. At the west end of the White Causeway, there is a place where the moon is white and the wind is clear, that is, one of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake Pinghu Autumn Moon Scenic Spot, which is backed by the Lone Mountain, facing the outer lake of the West Lake, the landscape is open along the lake in a row, including the Royal Monument Pavilion, the platform on the surface of the water, the four-faced hall, the octagonal Pavilion, the lake sky and a blue building, and other buildings. Because it extends out of the water platform is very wide, the view is very open, so it has become a first-class moon viewing resort.

4, Broken Bridge snow:

Broken Bridge snow is a famous scenery on the West Lake, known as the winter snow when the bridge is viewed from afar as if hidden in the lake. It belongs to one of the ten scenic spots of West Lake. Broken Bridge snow is a good place to enjoy the snowy West Lake, the famous Chinese folklore "White Snake", for the Broken Bridge scenery adds a romantic color.

5, Willow Wave Wenying:

In the Southern Song Dynasty, this was the largest imperial garden in the capital, known as Ju Jing Yuan. At that time, the garden had the Hall of Huifang and three halls, nine pavilions, as well as the Willow Wave Bridge and Bachelor's Bridge. The Qing Dynasty restored the old scenery of Liu Lang Wen Ying, with the name of Liuzhou. The yellow warblers were flying and crowing, so it was called "Wenying in the Willow Wave".

6, flower port fish:

Flower port fish is located in the southwest of the West Lake, three facing the water, one side of the mountain. Is a large park covering an area of more than 300 acres. West mountain barley ridge after the flower family foothills, there is a clear stream flows through here into the West Lake, so it is called the flower port. The whole park is divided into five scenic spots: Red Fish Pond, Peony Garden, Flower Harbor, Great Lawn and Dense Woodland. It is separated from Leifeng Pagoda and Jingci Temple by Su Causeway.

7, Leifeng Xizhao:

Leifeng Xizhao is one of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake, located in the south of the West Lake and on Xizhao Mountain in front of the Jingci Temple, which is famous for the tower plated by the evening sunlight and the Buddha's light. Xizhao Mountain, three facing the water, a peninsula-shaped famous mountain, when it was once occupied by the Imperial Garden of the Southern Song Dynasty.

8, Twin Peaks in the clouds:

The Twin Peaks refer to the South Peak and the North Peak. The two peaks face each other, more than ten miles away, the middle of the hill undulating, winding knot, spring and fall rainy days, looking out from the northwest of the lake, the floating clouds as thick as the distant mountains, the distant mountains as light as the floating clouds, the peaks sometimes hidden in the mist and the light arashi, look at it as the sky in the clouds, and thus the name.

9, Nanping evening bells:

Nanping evening bells, is the West Lake in the ten scenic views of the earliest scenic items. On the south shore of the West Lake in Hangzhou, north of the Jade Emperor Mountain, Jiuyao Shandong. The main peak is 100 meters high, wooded, stone walls like a screen, at the foot of the mountain is the Jingci Temple, the evening bells sound clear and melodious.

10, three pools and the moon:

Three pools and the moon is one of the ten scenic West Lake, known as the "West Lake, the first victory", three pools and the moon is the largest island in the West Lake, beautiful scenery, scenery and seclusion, especially the three pools and the moon's landscape is renowned both at home and abroad. The main attractions of the "open net pavilion", "leisure platform", "Pantheon", "Yingcui Xuan" "Flower and Bird Hall", "I Heart Pavilion", "Curved Bridge", "Nine Lions Stone" and so on.

The West Lake in Hangzhou is not only a natural lake, but also a humanistic lake, which is the product of human beings living in harmony with nature, and this kind of gene cannot be copied. West Lake is "nature and mankind *** with the works", spring "flowers full of Su Causeway willow full of smoke", summer "red green fan reflecting the clear waves", autumn is "a colorful lake light ten thousand hectares of autumn. A colorful lake light ten thousand hectares of autumn", winter is "white embankment a trace of blue ink". The name starts from the scenery, and the scenery is passed on by the name, so there are "Spring Dawn of Su Causeway", "Wind Lotus in the Courtyard", "Autumn Moon in Pinghu Lake", "Broken Snow on the Broken Bridge" and other scenic names passed on. and "Broken Bridge and Broken Snow". There are poems in the name and paintings in the name, and the beauty of naming art punctuates the natural landscape.

Expanded Information:

West Lake's Cultural Influence

West Lake is a natural lake, but also a humanistic lake. Culture is the soul and roots of the West Lake. "The reason why the titles of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake can be widely circulated and become the logo of West Lake, in addition to the aesthetic value, another important reason lies in the fact that the names of these scenic spots concretize the abstract culture of West Lake, and strengthen the people's memories of the culture of West Lake with their strong cultural characteristics. The names of each of the three generations of "Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake" reflect rich historical and cultural information and distinctive regional cultural characteristics, which is the result of the namer's careful organization, selection and processing of various cultural elements.

1, reflecting the historical and cultural information carried by the attractions. Three generations of "Ten Scenes of West Lake" behind each scene has a lot of songs, legends, tales, is the West Lake in Hangzhou for thousands of years of political, economic and cultural life of the microcosm.

2, show the region of Jiangnan cultural implications. Three generations of "West Lake Ten Scenic Spots" scenic name elegant, soft, warm, mysterious, soothing, unique "flower light as a dream", "rain like sorrow" of Jiangnan cultural temperament. This also reflects the subtle influence of regional culture on the landscape title.

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