Taiji Yuan or Zhangtai Yuan
According to the records, Tai Shi Yuan was originally called "Taiji Yuan" or "Zhangtai Yuan" because it was adjacent to Zhang Hua Temple and Zhang Hua Terrace, and because of the flourishing lotus in the abyss, it was also known as "Lotus Abyss". The name was later changed to Taishi Yuchi. The name was later changed to Taishi Yuan in honor of Zhang Juzheng, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, during his return to his hometown to recuperate, Zhang Juzheng had led the people to dredge the channel from Dingjia Tai to Taishi Yuan, and improved the river from Taishi Yuan to Baishuitan, which cured the flooding in this area and communicated the water transportation between Shashi and Daihu Lake, Changhu Lake, Qianjiang, and Shinyang, which made Taishi Yuan once a thriving port, and the townspeople renamed it Taishi Yuan in honor of Zhang Juzheng.
Taiji Yuan was not a scenic lake in those days, but an important waterway connecting the four lakes of Shashi City and an economic lifeline of the city, where the grain wharf was located in the late Qing and early Civil War periods. Since ancient times, a wooden boat loaded with goods in and out of here, foreign merchants and businessmen disembarked here, to Zhanghua Temple to worship Buddha's incense is also along the waterfront path into the temple. On the ancient road connecting Taishiyuan with the city of Shashi, mule and horse carts, plate carriages, rickshaws, pickers and pedestrians come and go, and the noisy sounds of the market are interspersed with the sound of the temple's morning bells and evening drums, which are so boisterous from morning to night.
The origin of the name Taishi Yuchi is said to be related to Zhang Juzheng, who served as chief minister in the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. Sha Shi Shi Zhi - natural geography, said: Ming Wanli years, the old Meiyuan _ eye can not be, Taishiyuan area is often flooded. Jiajing 33 years (1554), leave home Zhang Juzheng was informed of this matter, the organization of the townspeople dredge _ eye, opened a ditch to the white water beach, eliminating the flooding in this area, but also communicated with the city of Shashi and the lake, Changhu, Qianjiang, Shinyang and even the Hankou waterway. Zhang Juzheng, who served as a taiji in the imperial court, benefited his township, and people called the waters in this area taiji yuen in his honor.
Of course, there are some people say it's not so, the Qing dynasty Wang Baichuan in the "Shashi Zhiliao" said: "today's blackmail name Taishi Abyss, cover the "Terrace Temple" of the pseudo also", he believes that the Abyss name is related to the Zhangtai Temple. In fact, even if it was called wrong, it does not matter, so far Shashi people still know the mistake, Zhanghua Temple after a park is now called Taishiyuan Park, a road in front of the temple is called Taishiyuan Road, which shows that ancient and modern Shashi people know how to be thankful, which is also the simple folk make it so.
Big trees, lotus ponds, small bridges--hope that the landscape is taking shape
Doos and don'ts, the years go by like a shuttle, Taishiyuan in the course of history has been cleaned up. Before the liberation of this place is a piece of water damage to the deserted beach, graveyard, after the founding of the country for a period of time was dug for fish ponds. Now, although the Tai Shi Yuan has been repaired, planting grass and trees, and become a place of leisure for the residents of the neighborhood, but there are few pavilions, large trees, lotus ponds, bridges, the layout of the dispersion, a depression.
Standing at the edge of the pond, looking at the Zhanghua Buddhist land, incense, far away from the Martyrs' Mausoleum towering tower, such as the overall planning and repair, will be a very attractive tourist attractions.
The 75-year-old Qin, who has been playing tai chi in Taishiyuan Park for eight years, has witnessed the changes here. Once upon a time, there were sunflowers and tulips. Now the park is still three years ago after the demolition of the vacant lot in the street planted some trees, the other demolition of the vacant lot full of weeds, in addition to the occasional people to remove the grass, so far the same old.
Every summer, the park's ponds are full of lotus flowers, a pool of lotus root color, people enjoying the flowers linger, but the unauthorized building on the lakeside is a major setback. Taishiyuan Park is surrounded by at least 100,000 residents, every morning and evening to the park to exercise, play, kite flying people, is a good place for the public to spend the summer heat. In the evening, the popularity of open-air square dancing and ballroom dancing gathers, and people bring their own lamps and stereos to enjoy themselves. If there is a unified shelter here, will be able to enrich the recreational life of the public to provide convenience. If the planning and repair of this place is good, we can enjoy the moon in the corridor, small bridges and water to watch the fish, is not it beautiful.
Tai Shi Yuan, waiting for the planning of upgrading and upgrading. There are benches under the trees, lotus pond reflecting the moon, bridge and water picturesque, thatched pavilion under the reading of the overall park picture is reminiscent of.