There are a lot of scenic spots named "West Lake" in the country, why the West Lake in Yangzhou is only crowned with the word "thin"? When through the "Ye Chunyuan" in front of the lake flower path, along the winding lakeshore winding and walking, I gradually appreciate the fun. The "thin" is also the "show". A "thin" word, does not exactly say the characteristics of Yangzhou West Lake? I think of Mr. Zhu Ziqing in the "Summer in Yangzhou" in a paragraph: "There are seven or eight miles of river, there are many branches of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch of the branch. The river is not really topsy-turvy, just winding and somewhat secluded, unlike anywhere else." Mr. Zhu grew up in Yangzhou, and his praise of his hometown's scenery is subtle. In fact, this "and other places are different", is the Slim West Lake "top benefits".
This casual thinking, inadvertently stepped on the "Rainbow Bridge". "Hongqiao" formerly known as "Red Bridge". Early Qing Dynasty poet Wang Shizhen has a poem: "Red Bridge flying across the water, a word railing nine curved red. Sunrise boat under the bridge, clothes and shadows are too hasty." Is written here. Here is the more open section of the lake, the most suitable to see the water. I stood at the top of the bridge, longitudinal eyes to the north, but see the wave as flat as a mirror, water and sky blue, look up and down, I do not know the clouds line the bottom of the lake, or trees reflecting the sky. If not for the wind, blowing crepe a spring water, temporarily blurring the reflection of the trees of Tingyu, where can still distinguish between the water and the sky! I found that people come here, like to stop and linger a bit, this is really not for no reason. If there is a so-called "love at first sight" for the scenic beauty, then once at the Hongqiao, people have fallen in the beauty of the Slim West Lake.
For this kind of scenery, I changed the idea of walking, from the west of the bridge to board the boat, make a mirror on the line. The boat pulls the paddle and north, along the "long embankment spring willow" of the lakeshore slowly forward. Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, Yangzhou has been willow color, "green poplar city silhouette". I have been enchanted by the "red building day by day willow year", "Yangzi River head willow spring" and other famous lines singing Yangzhou willow color, but the poem caused by the reverie how to see in front of the real! Long embankment, three steps a willow, pavilion as a cover, "Jasper makeup a tree high, ten thousand hanging down green silk strip", vaguely similar to the like. That silk low-hanging willow line, or brushing the water, or caressing the grass, a faction of warmth. The wind on the lake, willow graceful dance, such as green smoke, such as green mist, Shu scroll fluttering, charming. Boat under the willow, everywhere not to feel the tenderness and affection, the attitude, really "dike far from the intention to follow" ah!
I couldn't help but marvel at the spring color of this long embankment, the boat has sailed close to the end of the long embankment. Only to see a circle of full-moon shaped cave door to meet the embankment and stand. Here is the "peach blossom dock" site. Remotely think of the year here full of peach forests, thick spring flowers, scattered colors spraying haze, it must be very beautiful; walk through the green willow embankment, suddenly enter this "in the middle of no trees" in the peach dock, is not like the Wuling fisherman suddenly meet the Peach Blossom Garden? I temporarily leave the boat to disembark, to the moon hole door to go. Now there is no peach blossom dock, but there is a small and exquisite garden. Facing a lotus pond with lotus leaves, the east side of the lake and the water through, on the shelf stone beams, and dotted with different rocks; west side with pebbles paved path, wall bamboo, swaying. Both sides are surrounded by the main hall "Oriole Hall" in front. There are two large iron woks here, which are rumored to be relics of the Xiao and Liang Dynasties, and have a history of more than 1,000 years. "West of the Oriole Hall is the "Spring Grass Pond Ginzhe", where a variety of flowers, trees, rocks and bonsai are scattered, each with a different interest and posture, making it very attractive. Out of the "Spring Grass Pond", from the north corridor folded to the west of the "sparse peaks Museum", the Museum in front of the strange stones, such as birds and beasts perched, and there are peaks side by side, such as bamboo shoots pulling up the ground, decorated with quite a charm. More attractive, is near the peony nursery, is the blooming season, that a variety of categories, that colorful color, that rich and fertile flowers, people are dazzled, long time can not move their feet. "Yangzhou peony world champion", "Guangling peony really strange beauty", to see here, realize that still live up to the reputation of the ancients.
Leaving the peony nursery, across the north side of the bundle in the body of the lake of the red fence bridge, I stepped on the "small Jinshan". "Little Gold Mountain" formerly known as "Changchunling", first built in the twenty-second year of Qianlong (1757), surrounded by water, in the center of the Slender West Lake. In the words of Mr. Zhu Ziqing, "It is not bad to look at the water and the moon." The architecture here is also really unique. The "Cao Tang on the Lake" faces the ocean, and has a wide meaning; "Green Shinning Lane" looks south to the former site of "Peach Blossom Dock", and has a rippling flower light; "Qin Room" is a room where the clear stream plays a song. "When the clear stream a song, the green surge of the windows and lattices; are excellent places to look at the water. Island east of the lake there is a hall spacious, called "moon view". This is really a place to wait and watch the moon. Whether it is a slanting moon like a hook or three or five of the evening, with the railings east, see the water and the moon, clear light bath people, will make people have a sense of physical and mental purity it! If it is the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon shines brightly, the atmosphere is clear, "Moonwatch" after the "Muxuxi Bookstore" in a burst of refreshing fragrance of cinnamon, that realm, is not such as into the General Palace of the Cold? I'm not here to see the moon, but it is still beautiful. Looking east, "four bridges and smoky rain building" towers over the forest table. This building was originally built in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, is a big salt merchant's private garden. Because of the view from there, the south of the Rainbow Bridge, the north of the Changchun Bridge, the west of the Chunbo Bridge and more west of the Wuting Bridge are visible, especially on rainy days, four bridges shrouded in rain and smoke, the view of the empty, exceptionally interesting, and therefore has this very generalized name. Emperor Qianlong had gone to visit, but also gave another name "interesting garden".
"Yue Guan" south of a high ridge, the ridge before the planting of many plum trees, forehead said "Mei Ling spring deep". The winding and up, there are pavilions wing, called "wind Pavilion". Pavilion, looking around, flat forests, spring water, Slim West Lake in full view.
"Small Jinshan" the westernmost, there is a short embankment into the lake, built on a square pavilion, called "blowing platform", commonly known as "fishing platform". This square pavilion facing the lake, south, west, north, all three sides of the cave door, each embedded in a scene. The north hole can be seen on the high hill on the north shore of the "square hall" and "large osmanthus hall", the west hole is directly opposite the "Wuting Bridge", the south hole stands "White Pagoda The best part is that you can stand in a certain place and see the "White Pagoda". The most wonderful thing is that, standing at a certain angle can be seen at the same time: "Wuting Bridge" lying across the light of the waves, the cave door was a square circle, "White Pagoda" towering in the blue sky, the cave door was oval, the formation of a very beautiful pattern. China's classical garden architecture has "borrowed scenery" technique, here is used in the right place.
I boarded the boat again and sailed around "Wutingqiao" via "Teal Village" township.
"Wuting Bridge" was built in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong period when the Lotus Ridge New River was opened, the Department of arched stone bridge. In more than ten feet long, two or three feet wide bridge, standing five pavilions, the center of a pavilion, the north and south of the two pavilions are symmetrical with each other, arching out of the main pavilion. Pavilion top yellow tile green ridge, brilliant; flying eaves under the painted buildings and beams, colorful and beautiful; around the stone railings of the end of the pillars are made of lion-shaped, carved and chiseled. Under the bridge, there are fifteen holes, one in the middle, and the others are similar to each other, all of which can be used to pass the boat. The shape and structure of the bridge, in engineering technology is more complex, in the country preserved a variety of ancient bridges, "Wutingqiao" has a different and unique style.
In the north of the bridge off the boat, the bridge southbound, we went to visit the "Lotus Temple" in the "White Pagoda", there is a legend: once Qianlong came to Yangzhou on his southern tour, to the "Rainbow Garden" (today's Slim West). " (i.e., today's Slim West Lake), pointing to a view of his entourage, said: "Here is more like Beijing's Beihai Qiongdao Spring Yin ah, but unfortunately there is less of a white tower!" At that time, there was a big salt merchant surnamed Jiang do salt merchants outline general, heard the news, in order to please the emperor, the chemical of a huge sum of money "dove work by wood, overnight and become".
"Overnight" is not an exaggeration, short-term completion is probably not false, visible at the time of the artisans of the high level of construction.
Wandering under the tower for a long time, step out of the "Lotus Temple" is already twilight. The good view is pleasant, do not know tired; colorful meal, do not feel hungry. The pleasure is not yet finished, I stepped over the "lotus root incense bridge", and to the quiet and secluded place to search for the ghosts and explore the victory ......