Cihu

Huangshi is a beautiful town in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a beautiful lake in the beautiful town. The name of the lake is Cihu, and the traditional name of the local people is zhangjiahu. The name of zhangjiahu is too rustic. Now everyone likes to call it Cihu. The origin of the name Cihu. It is said that there were a lot of magnetite in Cihu in ancient times, so it got its name. The water area of Cihu is 8.4 square kilometers, the catchment area is 62.8 square kilometers, and the average water depth is 1.75 meters. Cihu scenic spot is surrounded by green hills and its coastline is tortuous, with a total length of 38.5 km. The whole scenic spot is beautiful and fresh. Su Dongpo, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, was relegated to Huangzhou because of the Wutai poetry case, the most famous literary prison in the Northern Song Dynasty. His younger brother Su Zhe sailed back to Huangzhou to visit him. Due to the resistance of wind and waves, they went to Cihu for shelter. After hearing the news, Dongpo rushed to Cihu. Su brothers visited Cihu and saw the silver carp pier of "a little mountain in a vast lake", so they tied the boat here. When chanting and singing, people carved their poems on the stele for the Su Gong stone left on the top of the mountain. There are small and exquisite Suzhou style gardens along the lake, and a forest of Steles engraved with the handwriting of famous Chinese and foreign artists. The main scenic spots are sleeping beauty, silver carp pier, Chengyue Island, Yiqu garden, Yingqu garden, Yequ garden and beautiful Hangzhou Road. Cihu scenic area, steep mountains, water vertical and horizontal, surrounded by mountains and water, each other, beautiful.

Transportation: it is located in the center of Huangshi City, which can be reached by multiple buses

Cihu

Cihu, located in the urban area of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, is a beautiful lake in the city, also known as zhangjiahu and Nanhu by local people. It is said that there were a lot of magnetite in the lake in ancient times, hence its name. The water area of Cihu Lake is about 10 square kilometers, the catchment area is 62.8 square kilometers, and the average water depth is 1.75 meters. In 1997, Cihu scenic spot was approved by the provincial government as a provincial scenic spot. Surrounded by green mountains, Cihu scenic spot has a winding coastline, with a total length of 38.5 kilometers. The whole scenic spot is beautiful and fresh.

Development history

Cihu was originally called zhangjiahu, also known as Nanhu. According to the annals of nine regions of Yuanfeng (completed in 1080 in the third year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty), "in the second year (978 AD), Tongshan and Daye counties in Ezhou were subordinate to the army, Cihu and Fuyuan towns. Enriching the people - Qian Jian, a copper field, Cihu, an iron business. There are white pheasant mountain and Cihu Lake According to the records of Yuanfeng jiuyu Zhi, the place name Cihu existed before 978. Other records of literature and history show that the name "Cihu" existed in song, yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China. It was used for about 970 years until the founding of the people's Republic of China.

In addition, according to the records of Daye county (compiled in the year of gengzi in Jiajing of Ming Dynasty) and the genealogy of Zhang's renewal (revised in the year of Jiachen in Guangxu of Qing Dynasty), the name of "zhangjiahu" has existed for about 550 years from the early Ming Dynasty to 1966.

The name of Nanhu has been used since the construction of the inner lake embankment from Chenjiawan to Huaxin Cement Plant in January 1955. The dike and sluice built in January 1956 was also inscribed with the name "Nanhu sluice" derived from Nanhu, which was signed as "Huangshi Municipal People's government". Until March 1988, when the Municipal People's government decided to restore it to Cihu, the name of Nanhu had been used for 33 years.

From 1949 to 1988. The topographic map of Huangshi City compiled in 1954 was marked as "zhangjiahu" at Cihu. From January 1955 to 1965, half of the lake in Hunan is now called South Lake, and the north half is called zhangjiahu. From 1966 to 1987, the current Cihu Lake was called Nanhu. The urban map of Huangshi City compiled by Huangshi City Planning Bureau in 1983 was marked as "Cihu" at the current Cihu Lake. In order to solve the problem of more than one place, on March 30, 1988, Huangshi Municipal People's government unified zhangjiahu lake and Nanhu Lake into Cihu Lake according to the regulations on the administration of place names issued by the State Council.

Celebrity legend

It is said that Su Dongpo, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, was relegated to Huangzhou because of the Wutai poetry case, the most famous literary prison in the Northern Song Dynasty. His younger brother Su Zhe sailed back to Huangzhou to visit him. Due to the resistance of wind and waves, they went to Cihu for shelter. After hearing the news, Dongpo rushed to Cihu. Su brothers visited Cihu and saw the silver carp pier of "a little mountain in a vast lake", so they tied the boat here. When chanting and singing, people carved their poems on the stele for the Su Gong stone left on the top of the mountain. There are small and exquisite Suzhou style gardens along the lake, and a forest of Steles engraved with the handwriting of famous Chinese and foreign artists. According to records, there were Qingfengge and muxiting on the catfish pier, but they were abandoned due to disrepair. The main scenic spots are sleeping beauty, silver carp pier, Chengyue Island, Tuanchengshan Park (Yiqu Park, Yingqu Park, Yequ Park), lover dike (Cihu Tiandi) and beautiful Hangzhou Road. Cihu scenic area, steep mountains, water vertical and horizontal, surrounded by mountains and water, each other, beautiful. In 1997, Cihu scenic spot was approved as a provincial scenic spot by the provincial government.

Cihu is like a pearl inlaid in Huangshi City, bearing the civilization and history of Huangshi. It is a precious wealth and rare environmental resource endowed by nature to Huangshi people. It is located in the heart of the city. The natural landscape composed of the Yangtze River and Huangjingshan is harmoniously intertwined with the urban architectural complex, forming an ecosystem of mountains and rivers and lakes. It is a pearl on the South Bank of the Yangtze River.

Main attractions

Overview of scenic spots

The main scenic spots of Cihu are sleeping beauty, silver carp pier, Chengyue Island, Tuanchengshan Park (Yiqu Park, Yingqu Park, Yequ Park), lover dike (Cihu Tiandi), etc. Cihu scenic area, steep mountains, water vertical and horizontal, surrounded by mountains and water, each other, beautiful.

Tuanchengshan Park (Yiqu Park)

Located on the South Bank of Cihu Lake, it starts from yiquyuan bridge in the East and ends at the customs bridge in the west, extending from the northeast entrance of yiquyuan to the lakeside, with a total length of about 1800 meters, providing visitors with an excellent urban lake view. Yiqu garden is one of the main parts of Cihu scenic spot. Yiqu garden, Yingqu garden and Yequ garden are called Huangshi three gardens. Later generations praise it with poems. Yiqu Garden: "from a distance, you can see the misty water of Yunshan mountain, from a close view, you can see the winding corridor; from a micro perspective, you can see the wonder of the macro universe; from a kite flying, you can see the fish leaping..." The park is divided into four areas: Landscape Bridge viewing area; wetland viewing area; sparse forest and grassland viewing area; square viewing area; the four landscape areas form an ecological landscape corridor Organic ecosystem.

Chengyue Island

Different from the naturally formed catfish pier Island, Chengyue island is a personal work island. It is a gift from Daye Special Steel, a large state-owned enterprise, to the citizens of Huangshi. The two islands in the center of the lake are located on the north and south sides of Hangzhou Road, which runs through the center of the lake. The lake is green and picturesque End, you can see "thousands of hectares of smoke wave to a body, beautiful appearance from the concentration.". Three thousand women in Afang Palace are ashamed to see the sleeping beauty in Cihu. "

Lover's Road

In the 1960s, Valentine's road had only a small ridge, no name and no trees. Even so, in summer, it became a paradise for everyone.

Later, the embankment in the middle of the lake was widened and raised, with flowers, grass and green trees planted. The wind of the lake was blowing gently, and the shadows of the trees were swaying on the surface of the lake. It was poetic and picturesque. More and more people came here for leisure. Especially at night, it became a place for love. Unconsciously, the romantic name of "lover's road" was called. In December 2009, Huangshi Municipal government officially launched the reconstruction project of Cihu landscape (Cihu Tiandi), which cost 160 million yuan. The project connects Hangzhou Road in the south, Hubin Avenue in the north, Yaguang new village in the East and Cihu Lake in the West. It is shaped like a harp. It is 1152 meters long from the north to the South and 250-400 meters wide from the east to the West. The dike connecting Cihu Lake in the southwest is 1215 meters long. It is the lover's road that leaves many Huangshi people happy memories. After more than two years of ecological environment restoration, waterfront landscape and hydrophilic platform construction, "lover road", once covered with weeds, has undergone earth shaking changes. Today's Valentine's road is a new landscape pattern of "one road, three bridges and nine sceneries", which is composed of modern Hui style buildings, waterfront green landscape belt, pavilions and pavilions. It is like a ribbon lying on the Cihu Lake. There are 16 different types of businesses involved in wedding dress, tea art, food, health and so on, which have brought new consumption experience to the public. As the highlight of Cihu world, the flying egret performance center, which integrates mining and metallurgy culture exhibition hall and performance bar, will lead the city to another "Moonlight" lifestyle.

Dock

On the national day of 2013, Cihu added two yachts and two painted boats, among which Dayu yacht is 21 meters long, with 44 seats and small yacht is 11 meters long, with 12 seats; Dayu yacht is 16 meters long, with 40 seats and small yacht is 11 meters long, with 23 seats. After the vogue yacht Cihu No.1 swam into Cihu, Cihu cruise ship added four new recruits of Renzhi Shanshui, providing convenience for citizens to enjoy the beauty of Cihu. Both boats and yachts are limited to 40 km / h. The tour route is: Tuanchengshan Park Wharf - flying egret Wharf - renzhishan Wharf - Polytechnic University wharf. It takes about 30 minutes to circle the lake.

Tuanchengshan Church

Huangshi Catholic Church is located on the west side of Tuanchengshan Park and the north side of Sleeping Beauty Mountain, surrounded by green hills on three sides and surrounded by Cihu Lake

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