Huqiu

Huqiu, more than 2500 years ago, has to go to Suzhou. The ancients once said that Huqiu is suitable for the moon, snow, rain, smoke, spring dawn, summer, autumn, falling trees and setting sun.

It is said that Fu Chai, king of Wu, buried his father here in the spring and Autumn period. Three days after the burial, there was a white tiger sitting on it, so it was named. The mountain is about 36 meters high, with towering ancient trees and many small landscapes. The Millennium Tiger Hill tower stands on the top of the mountain. Relying on its beautiful scenery and long historical and cultural landscape, Huqiu enjoys the reputation of "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong".

The scenery of Huqiu is very beautiful, but it is the most famous of Huqiu pagoda and Huqiu sword pool. Huqiu pagoda, built in the Song Dynasty, is called "Oriental leaning tower of Pisa" because of its slightly inclined foundation. The sword pool, where Lu Yu once lived, may be buried with the mystery of the tomb of King Helu of Wu. The water in the sword pool is rated as "the fifth spring in the world" by him. It is said that the four characters "Huqiu Jianchi" were written by Yan Zhenqing.

Huqiu mountain scenic spot

synonym

Huqiu (Suzhou 5A scenic spot) generally refers to Huqiu mountain scenic area

Huqiu mountain scenic spot is located in the northwest corner of the ancient city of Suzhou. It has a long history of more than 2500 years, and has the reputation of "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong" and "the first mountain in Wuzhong". Su Dongpo, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, wrote the famous saying that "it's an eternal thing to have tasted Suzhou, not to visit Huqiu or Luqiu.". It has been rated as one of the first ten demonstration sites of civilized scenic spots in China, national AAAAA scenic spot and national civilized unit.

geographical environment

Huqiu mountain is 34.3 meters above sea level and covers an area of 0.19 square kilometers. The mountain is composed of Jurassic volcanic magma, and rocks such as qianrenshi, shijianshi and Jianchi are rhyolites. Jurassic volcanic rocks are distributed under the Quaternary alluvium in the whole plain area to the East, North and west of Huqiu mountain.

With an area of 100 hectares and a reserve area of 475.9 hectares, Huqiu, as an important tourist window in Suzhou, has won many awards, and has been rated as one of the first ten best civilized scenic spots in China, a national AAAAA scenic spot and a national civilized unit. Huqiu, formerly known as Haiyong mountain, was buried here by King Helu of Wu according to historical records. It is said that "white tiger squatted on it" three days after burial, so it is named Huqiu. Another saying is that "the mound is like a crouching tiger", named after shape. Huqiu mountain is only more than 30 meters high, but it has the style of "the surface of the hills and gullies on the left side of the river". It is unique in rock and gorge, and has many beautiful sceneries. Among them, the most famous are Yunyan Temple Pagoda, Jianchi and qianrenshi: Yunyan Temple pagoda has a history of more than 1000 years, which is the second inclined Pagoda in the world, and has become a landmark building of Suzhou ancient city; Jianchi is buried with the eternal mystery of the tomb of Helu, king of Wu; qianrenshi Shi left a good story of "the lecture of Sheng Gong, there are thousands of people sitting in it.".

The WAN Jing villa, located at the eastern foot of Huqiu, brings together the essence of Su Pai bonsai, which is beautiful and picturesque. The back hill of Huqiu has dense vegetation, rich forest, birds circling around the tower, which is magnificent. In the past two years, two scenic spots, Xixi Huancui and Shutai Songying, have been restored. In 2007, the second phase of lighting project of Huqiu mountain has been completed. The Millennium leaning tower is shining against the background of night, which has become a new highlight of the night scene of the ancient city of Suzhou.

Main attractions

Sword pool

Huqiu is the most famous of the two major attractions, one is Huqiu tower, the other is the sword pool. There are three reasons to call it Jianchi: first, if you look at it from above, it looks like a flat sword; second, it is said that there were 3000 Bianzhu and Yuchang swords buried for Helu, the king of Wu, so it is named; another is that both Qinshihuang and Sunquan came here to dig swords, and the Jianchi was dug by them. In fact, the Jianchi was formed naturally. Jianchi can be said to be the most mysterious place in Huqiu. It is said that the opening of the tomb of King Helu of Wu is here.

The most fascinating historic spot in Huqiu is the sword pool, which is said to be the tomb of King Helu of Wu. Looking north from the stone of thousand people, there are four big characters "Huqiu Jianchi" carved beside the round gate of "bieyoudongtian", which are thick and powerful. It was originally written by Yan Kai, the only son of Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher of Tang Dynasty. On the stone wall of the round cave, there is another inscription "Fenghe Yunquan", which is written by Mi Fu, one of the four greatest calligraphers in Song Dynasty. On the left wall of the cliff, there is the character "Jianchi", which is said to be written by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher.

The two red characters are "Jianchi", which is said to be written by Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The four blue characters are "Fenghe Yunquan", which is written by Mi Fu, a famous calligrapher in Song Dynasty. These four characters completely summarize the scenery here. They mean that you can listen to the wind, look up at the rocks, look up at the clouds, and look down at the Liuquan.

"Fenghe Yunquan" is carved on the cliff beside the sword pool, which is said to be written by Mi Fu, a great painter of Song Dynasty.

Zhenniang tomb

Zhenniang tomb: zhenniang is a real person. She was originally named Hu, Ruizhen, from the north. Her parents died when she was a child. During the an Shi rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, she fled with her relatives to Suzhou. Unfortunately, on the way, she fell into a brothel outside the gate of changmen in Suzhou - "Le Yun Lou". Although she was a brothel woman, she was as good as jade. She only accompanied her guests in singing, dancing, calligraphy and painting. She was a beautiful lady in Suzhou. At that time, there was a rich man named Wang Yinxiang in Suzhou. He bribed the procuress with a lot of money and tried to stay with zhenniang. Zhenniang knew it was hard to escape this time. In order to keep her chastity, she hanged herself. This shocked Wang Yinxiang, so he built the tomb for zhenniang and vowed that he would never marry again in this life. Many scholars sympathize with zhenniang and inscribe some poems on her tomb. Zhenniang also has her place in Chinese history. She is as famous as Su Xiaoxiao, another prostitute in Hangzhou, and is known as "fragrant soul".

In the tenth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1745 AD), Chen Zhen of the Hailing mausoleum visited the site and built a pavilion. On the pavilion, there was a stone inscription with the words "Tomb of guzhenniang".

Duanliang Hall

"Duanliang hall", also the ershan gate of Huqiu, is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. The main beam above is broken. It is made of two pieces of wood. It is mainly built by using the lever principle in mechanics. Under the broken beam, there is a row of bucket arches supporting each other. Through the bucket arches, the force borne by the middle is dispersed to all sides. The "cantilever beam" construction method is adopted, and then the pipa cranes on both sides and chessboard grids on the four corners are used to support the four sides, so as to save big wood The purpose of the materials is that when building this hall, the whole hall is not strong with metal components, only with bamboo and wood nails and tenons, so it is more precious. It is known as the broken beam hall that will not collapse for thousands of years. There are four stone tablets in the hall, which record the history of Huqiu and the construction of Yunyan Temple Pagoda. Gently tap on the gravel, there is a Dong Dong echo, so it is called the monument.

Huqiu pagoda

Huqiu pagoda is the second leaning Pagoda in the world, the first leaning Pagoda in China, and the symbol of Ancient Suzhou - "Yunyan Temple Pagoda", commonly known as "Huqiu pagoda". On March 4, 1961, it was designated as the national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. It was built in 959 A.D. in the sixth year of Zhou Xiande after the Five Dynasties and in 961 A.D. in the second year of song Jianlong. It has a history of more than 1000 years. The tower has seven floors and eight sides, and is 47.7 meters high. It is an inclined tower. How much is it inclined? The top of the tower is 2.34 meters away from the center, with a maximum inclination of 3 degrees 59 minutes. Huqiu tower is also known as the "Leaning Tower of Pisa in China". This pagoda is the earliest existing Pagoda in Jiangnan with large scale and exquisite structure. However, the tower is inclined but does not fall down, so it is even more precious. Because this is the only case in the country, the tower has a unique and important position in Architectural Science, plastic arts, historical research and other aspects. Huqiu is the witness of 2500 years of vicissitudes in Suzhou. The Huqiu tower standing high on the top of the mountain has become the symbol of Suzhou. Therefore, it confirms Su Dongpo's words that you have to visit Huqiu in Suzhou.

Yongcui Villa

Yongcui villa, on both sides of the wall engraved with "dragon, tiger, leopard, bear" cursive characters, stone carving four, vigorous and powerful, majestic. It is said that it was written by Tao Maosen of Guilin in the eighth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1858 AD), and it was moved here from other places. Yongcui villa is the only garden without water in Suzhou. It was initiated by Hong Jun, Sai Jinhua's husband and Suzhou champion in the late Qing Dynasty. The general plan of the building is a vertical rectangle, covering an area of more than one mu. Combined with the natural hillside of Huqiu mountain, it is a platform garden pattern. It is divided into four levels according to the mountain situation. Each level has different layout and the scenery is full of changes. It is unique in Suzhou classical gardens.

Han Han spring

There is a beautiful legend in this scenic spot. Han Han is a famous eminent monk in the Liang Dynasty of China. At that time, his eyes were bad and he suffered from eye disease, which is now called "cataract". The abbot of Huqiu mountain took him to be a water carrying monk because he pitied him. But at that time, he had a long way to carry water. Once, because he was tired, he sat here to have a rest In his dream, he dreamed that an eminent monk told him that there was a spring that could lead to the sea. When he woke up, he touched the ground with his hands and found some moss. He thought that moss meant there must be water in the ground. So he dug here with a water carrying pole for about seventy-nine days. Finally, a spring came out and cured his silly eyes This well is his

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