Xihui Park

Located in the western suburb of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, Xihui Park covers an area of 90 hectares. It is a comprehensive large-scale garden integrating numerous cultural relics and historic sites with comfortable leisure and recreation. Xihui park has the world's second spring, Jichang Garden, Huishan temple and other famous tourist attractions. Xihui Park was built in 1958. Xihui park is one of the 14 core scenic spots of Taihu Lake scenic spot, one of the first batch of national key scenic spots. It is a national key Park and a national "AAAA" scenic spot.

Xihui scenic area is divided into three parts: Xihui scenic area (including Jichang Park), Xihui Park and Xihui entrance park. Here is the essence of Wuxi's culture. The Huishan spring in the park is named "the second spring in the world" by the tea Saint Lu Yu. The erhu famous song "Erquan Ying Yue" is written at this fountain.

Jichang Garden is the favorite place of Qianlong's six tours to Wuxi. The summer palace's Xieyuan is its clone. You can have a panoramic view of Wuxi City by climbing the Dragon light tower. In addition, you can also visit Huishan temple, Yinyuan, etc.

Xihui Park

Located in the western suburb of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, Xihui Park covers an area of 90 hectares. It is a comprehensive large-scale garden integrating numerous cultural relics and historic sites with comfortable leisure and recreation. Xihui park has the world's second spring, Jichang Garden, Huishan temple and other famous tourist attractions. Xihui Park was built in 1958. Xihui park is one of the 14 core scenic spots of Taihu Lake scenic spot, one of the first batch of national key scenic spots. It is a national key Park and a national "AAAA" scenic spot.

Name source

Huishan was called Huashan, Lishan and xizhaoshan in ancient times. It is said that huizhao, a monk from the western regions, once lived here, so it was called Huishan after the Tang Dynasty. Xishan is the East peak of Huishan where the vein breaks and protrudes. The mountain is only 75 meters high. According to legend, it was rich in tin deposits in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, so it was named. After the excavation of Yingshan Lake in 1958, Xishan and Huishan became one and became Xihui park.

Park history

the warring states

As early as the Warring States period, Wuxi belonged to Huang Xie, the Duke of Chu. It is said that Chunshen stream in Huishan was the place where Huang Xie put his horse to drink water.

The southern and Northern Dynasties

Shi zhanting, a senior official of Liu Song Dynasty, admires the beautiful scenery of Huishan very much. He thinks that the environment of "planting trees in the sky away from you, and clouds and rocks between you and Lei" can "hold this happy life". Therefore, "Lishan thatched cottage" was specially built at the east foot of Huishan mountain.

Liang Dynasty

It was rebuilt into Huishan temple in Datong period of Liang Dynasty.

Eastern Jin Dynasty

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, huaxiaozi temple, which is famous for its filial piety, was built.

Tang and Song Dynasties

Buddhist stone carving art in Tang and Song Dynasties: Ancient Scripture building; Yilan hall where Su Dongpo, a famous writer of Northern Song Dynasty, tasted tea; Tomb of Qin Shaoyou, a famous poet; Jinlian bridge built by Li Gang, the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty. There are Longguang pagoda, Zhulu mountain house, Rencao nunnery, Bishan chant club and so on, which were built in the Ming Dynasty.

The People's Republic of China

After 1950, comprehensive development and reorganization were carried out one after another. The original places of interest were protected and renovated, and some ancestral temples, barren hills and depressions were transformed. Yugong Valley, an abandoned garden of Ming Dynasty, was restored and rebuilt. The ancient second spring in the world and its courtyard were sorted out and renovated. A clear Yingshan lake was dug between the two mountains. The shimmering blue waves integrated Xishan and Huishan.

In 1959, the main scenic area of Xishan and Huishan was named "Xihui Park".

In 1979, in the southwest corner of Yingshan lake, a new garden named Rhododendron Garden named after Wuxi City flower was opened on the disordered gully and slope land.

After 1978, the Department of landscape architecture made a comprehensive arrangement and restoration of the historical sites destroyed by the "Cultural Revolution". In the past four or five years since 1990, Wuxi historical Hall of fame, Wuxi local people hall and Tu Yidao root art collection hall have been built in the Datong ancient Hall of Huishan temple.

geographical position

Xihui park is located in the western suburb of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, two kilometers away from Sanyang square in the center of Wuxi City. Its geographical location is 31 ° 35 ′ 10 ″ N and 120 ° 15 ′ 46 ″ E.

Scenic spot landscape

Jichang Garden

Jichang Garden is located in the east of Huishan in the west suburb of Wuxi City, in Xihui Park of Huishan Hengjie, adjacent to Huishan temple. The original site of the garden was the two monk's house, such as the TUU house of Huishan temple. In the early years of Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty (around 1527 AD), it was obtained by Qin Jin (named Fengshan) who was the Minister of Nanjing Military Department. It was established as a garden, named "Fenggu villa".

The main scenic spots of Jichang Garden are: jinhuiyi, Qixing bridge, shanse Xiguang, Yujia jinzong, Fenggu xingwo, Jichang Garden Sutra, Bing hall, hebutan, zhiyuchuang, etc.

The second spring in the world

Located at the east foot of Huishan mountain, the second spring in the world, formerly known as Huishan spring. Lu Yu, a tea sage of the Tang Dynasty, once visited friends in Wuxi and lived in Huishan temple. He admired the scenery of Huishan, which is "the source of spring is deep and the trees are thick and green". After drinking Huishan spring, he was even more attracted to the fresh and sweet spring water. Later, Lu Yu rated Tianshui as the 20th grade, Huishan spring ranked second, and the name of the second spring in the world came into being.

The second spring in the world has some famous scenic spots, such as the upper pool of the second spring, the lower pool of the second spring, wanjuan tower, Luzi temple and so on.

Huishan Temple

Huishan temple was built in the northern and Southern Dynasties, formerly known as "Lishan thatched cottage", which was built by Zhan Ting, commander of situ Youchang during the Liu Song period of the Southern Dynasty. In the first year of Jingping in Liu Song Dynasty, the thatched cottage was transformed into a monk's house, which was called "Huashan jingshe". In the third year of Liang Datong, Huashan jingshe was changed into Huishan temple.

At present, the historical sites preserved in the temple include: Shijing building of Tang and Song Dynasties, Jingang hall, Xianghua bridge, Riyue pool, Jinlian bridge, Jinlian pool, yubeiting, Tingsong stone bed, ancient ginkgo tree, Datong hall, Zhulu mountain house, yunqi building, etc.

Erquan Academy

Erquan academy, listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Wuxi City, was built in 1516. According to historical records, there were 15 scenes such as Haitian Pavilion, transcendent hall and dianyi terrace. Shao Bao has been lecturing here for 11 years, teaching the students "morality first, followed by fame". After his death, Shao Bao changed his ancestral hall to offer sacrifices to him. It was destroyed and built many times in history. The last restoration was in the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, but it was beyond recognition.

Rhododendron Garden

China Rhododendron Garden is a garden mainly composed of Wuxi Rhododendron, which was elaborately constructed in the late 1970s by using the hillside of Huishan mountain. It has won the first prize of national excellent landscape design and science and technology progress award.

The existing scenic spots of Rhododendron Garden are Jiantang, Rhododendron corridor, yuedongmen, zuihongpo, etc.

Yugong Valley

More than 400 years ago, "Yugong" saw that Huiquan water was so wasted and polluted that he couldn't help calling for "sinful". Because Huiquan water was so wasted, the less water it was used, the more it would be dried up. At that time, the scene was "Huishui trickling, from the well of the stream, the stream, the pool, the kitchen, to wash, to wash, to irrigate the garden, to bathe, to clean drown The instrument, all Huishan spring.

Festival activities

Spring azalea show

From April to June every year, Xihui park scenic area holds Wuxi City Flower Rhododendron festival exhibition.

The opening ceremony of Wuxi flower Rhododendron festival was held in Jiulongbi square. Leaders of municipal governments at all levels and China Flower Association attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. "City flower angel" will also hold an award ceremony at the opening ceremony.

Every flower show, there are a large number of different kinds of Rhododendron and Rhododendron bonsai in the central axis and each hall of the scenic area. Various scenic spots and flower borders are arranged at the entrance of the leisure area and scenic spot. Garden Garden "China azalea garden" is located in the southwest hillside of Yingshan lake. It is a garden mainly for viewing Wuxi Azalea. There are zuihongpo, qinfangjian, zhenliuting, Jiantang, wandering corridor and other scenic spots in the park. More than 300 varieties of Rhododendron are planted in the park. Every time in late spring, azaleas are blooming, the clouds are blooming and the flowers are blooming. During the flower exhibition, Yunjin hall and xiuxiaxuan hall were decorated with Rhododendron culture, displaying Rhododendron poems and paintings, and inviting famous artists to paint, leaving many cultural works for the Rhododendron Festival.

Golden autumn chrysanthemum Exhibition

Every autumn is the time for Xihui scenic area to hold the annual golden autumn chrysanthemum exhibition. There is a gene bank of chrysanthemum varieties in Xihui scenic area. The second and ninth China chrysanthemum exhibitions were held in 1992 and 2007. The annual chrysanthemum Festival is a highlight of the scenic spot activities. There are always chrysanthemum masters from all walks of life in China and the garden departments of brother cities to show the chrysanthemum products in the garden. At the foot of Huishan mountain, when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, tens of thousands of pots of chrysanthemums with different shapes and bright colors are distributed in many places in the scenic area. Especially in the central axis of the historic area, Jichang Garden, Erquan academy and other places, there are many kinds of chrysanthemum art works, such as chrysanthemum bonsai, variety chrysanthemum, modeling chrysanthemum, spherical chrysanthemum, dragon chrysanthemum, cliff chrysanthemum, tower chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum display rack and so on. In the leisure area, there are various scenic spots, flower borders, chrysanthemums and grass flowers to set off the exhibition atmosphere. During the activity, there are various activities such as body painting and chrysanthemum auction.

Celebrity anecdotes

Li Shen studied hard at Huishan Temple

Li Shen, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, went to Huishan from Meili, Wuxi at the age of 15. He has been studying for ten years. Because of his poor family, he found scriptures in the temple and wrote on paper. He was bullied by some monks, but he also got sympathy and support from Jianyuan and other monks, and formed a deep friendship. In the sixth year of Yuanhe (811), Li Shen became the first Jinshi in Wuxi history. All his life, Li Shen served as emperor of Five Dynasties

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