Ailian Lake Scenic Spot

Ailian Lake scenic spot is located on the Bank of Chenjiang River and at the intersection of Chenzhou Avenue and Xiangxue Avenue. It is named after Zhou Dunyi's Ailian Shuo.

The water surface area of Ailian lake is 60 mu, which can store 40000 cubic meters of water. The water of the lake comes from the Chenjiang River, which can be used by large and small cruise ships freely. There are xiangyuanlou, Yiqing Pavilion, Junzi Pavilion and other buildings beside the lake, which are suitable for recreational fishing. Pavilions, plants and trees and the reflection of the lake complement each other. The beautiful natural scenery and the unique artificial scenery become the paradise of the human world. Visitors here feel relaxed and happy, and forget to return.

Ailian Lake Scenic Spot

Ailian Lake scenic spot is one of the sub projects of Xiangnan style garden. It is located in the south of Chenjiang River and the intersection of Chenzhou Avenue and Xiangxue Avenue, covering an area of 148 mu, including 60 mu of lake surface. With a total investment of 146.2 million yuan, the project has been completed recently. The theme of the scenic spot is "the story of love lotus" by Zhou Dunyi, an acting scholar of the Song Dynasty. Centering on "Lianxi academy", the scenic spot focuses on excavating the historical culture of Chenzhou and the architectural features of ancient dwellings in southern Hunan, forming a corridor of folk culture in southern Hunan and creating a new tourist attraction in Chenzhou.

brief introduction

Folk street and Ailian Square: it covers an area of 2400 square meters, with 30000 square meters of folk street in southern Hunan on both sides. Its structure is "two vertical and five horizontal", that is, two main streets and five alleys, all of which are green stone pavement. It is trying to build a "little ancient city" including antique Town God's Temple, yamen, Bell Tower and Drum Tower, water well stage, wine shop, tea house and shops. It integrates the leisure, catering, antique, souvenir market as an integral part of the Ming and Qing Dynasties residential buildings in southern Hunan. In addition, the square is also planned with the theme of "joyful" sculpture and various decorative sculptures.

Main attractions

Qingfeng Bridge

The name of the bridge is derived from Zhou Dunyi's saying "wash the lotus but not the demon". The architectural style combines the style of South Hunan stone bridge such as duopo bridge in Yizhang County, Chenzhou City. The vertical height of the bridge body is 18m, and the span arch larger than the semicircle is 48m long, which is the largest stone arch bridge in the province. The railings and ladders of the bridge are made of exquisitely carved bluestone slabs with a total length of 208m. They are double-sided carvings with the theme of lotus carving. The design of the whole bridge is bold, the shape is exaggerated, and the momentum is like a rainbow, which adds a beautiful scenery to the East urban area.

Ailian square

The scale of the archway is "six columns, five doors and three floors", 44m in width and 18m in height. The span of the middle door is 8m, 7.4M in width and 8m in length. The heaviest single column is 38t, which is the largest pure surface stone archway in China. The archway is a combination of the styles of Jiahe Fengxian archway in Chenzhou, Sima archway in Rucheng, Xiuyi archway in Chenzhou, huangshabao chastity archway in Yizhang, etc. High relief, low relief, hollow out and other artistic forms are used in the carving, and the contents are traditional auspicious patterns, such as double dragons playing with pearls, subduing the dragon and subduing the tiger, lion rolling the embroidered ball, carp jumping over the dragon's gate and so on. The cross beam of the archway is engraved with the name of "Ailian Lake scenic spot of Xiangnan style garden", while the main beam is engraved on the large stone column. The archway stands upright, vigorous and steady, and its carving is exquisite and comfortable. It is quite calm that "I will not stand still when I see the changes of mountains and rivers".

Zhuoqing bridge, Qinglian bridge and Jiuqu bridge: like Qingfeng bridge, Zhuoqing bridge and Qinglian bridge are all named after the sentence "zhuoqinglian but not demon" in Zhou Dunyi's the story of love lotus, while Jiuqu bridge is named after the sentence "Zhongtong WaiZhi, not rambling". The bridge body is built of pure surface stone, and the bridge surface is carefully carved by stonemasons with scattered stone patterns. Although it is newly built, it seems to be weathered. Although the shapes of the three bridges are different, the overall style is simple and natural, elegant and chic, which forms a fresh and natural water picture with the Ailian lake. At this point, visitors will have the relaxed and comfortable feeling of converting to nature and integrating into the hometown of mountains and waters in southern Hunan.

Ailian Island

Ailian island is an artificial island with green trees and flowers. There is a sculpture of lotus girl on the island. Lotus female is a pure white marble sculpture, 6m high, with vivid characters, beautiful shape, fresh temperament, extraordinary and refined. With its pure and lifelike "water out of Hibiscus, natural to carve", it interprets the lotus quality of "out of sludge but not dyed, clean water but not demon". The finishing touch for Ailian island.

Yuangong square

Compared with other landmark and leading-in buildings, yuangongfang is a special memorial building. It was named after the posthumous title of "Yuangong" of Zhou Dunyi, the founder of Neo Confucianism, and was built with reference to the "Lingxing gate" of Confucius Temple in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City. The front and back of the crossbeam are respectively engraved with the words of "guangfengjiyue" and "zhisiqiyou", which are respectively the highest evaluation of Zhou Dunyi's character and official character by Huang Tingjian, the great literary hero of the Song Dynasty, and Zhu Xi, the great Confucianism of the Song Dynasty. There are only eight words, just like the words of bosom friends. The style of yuangongfang is small and exquisite, and the carving content is traditional auspicious patterns. The technique is fresh and simple, full of bookish atmosphere. It perfectly shows people's memory and admiration for Zhou Dunyi, the originator of Neo Confucianism.

Head gate

The most exquisite chaomen with the characteristics of southern Hunan, the architectural style draws lessons from the entrance chaomen of Sanyang village in Guiyang. Its characteristics are also reflected in the construction of the first two levels and the last four levels of non lining horse head wall, which is a mixture of brick and wood structure. It is composed of stone threshold, stone drum, stone pillar foundation, large plaque and eaves arch.

Courtyard: there is a courtyard between the front gate and the front gate. In the middle of the courtyard, there is a "red copper Zhou Dunyi sculpture" and the full text of AI Lian Shuo is engraved. According to the ancient records, the statue was made by artistic processing. The overall grasp is moderate and the production is clear and profound. The essence, spirit, spirit and rhyme of the founder of Neo Confucianism are ready to come out and seem to be reborn. Osmanthus trees are planted in the courtyard. The fragrance of Osmanthus fragrans and the freshness of lotus flowers "once the Golden Phoenix and jade dew meet, they will win countless in the world.".

Lianxi Academy

Lianxi academy is the core building of ailianhu scenic spot, covering an area of 3600 square meters. Its function is memorial building. The scale of the building is the largest academy commemorating Zhou Dunyi in China, and it is higher than Lianxi academy built in Guangdong and Jiangxi. Its architectural structure adopts the layout of imitating ancient academy, which is spread out on both sides of the central axis. The architectural content includes gate, courtyard, screen wall, wing room, main hall, Ailian pool, etc. All the buildings are connected by corridors, which are integrated and integrated. The whole academy is full of elegant atmosphere and Book atmosphere. Architectural decoration focuses on the horse head wall, cornice angle, brick carving, wood carving, stone carving, color painting, color carving and other residential elements in southern Hunan.

Best tour sequence

Entering along the central axis, the scenic spots of the academy are in the gate, courtyard, screen wall, wing room hall, Ailian pool, etc.

The gate adopts the architectural art and architectural elements of southern Hunan dwellings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are lotus stone carvings and a pair of stone couplets on both sides. The couplet was written by Li Dalun, Secretary of the municipal Party committee. The couplet shows the influence of Zhou Dunyi's theory on later generations and his lofty position. The four characters "Lianxi academy" are engraved on the large plaque. When visitors come here, they feel a sense of commemoration for Zhou Dunyi and respect for his character and scholarship.

Along the main gate is the largest photowall in southern Hunan. The photowall refers to the construction style of Zhu's ancestral hall in Rucheng. The front of the photowall is decorated with brick carvings, and the back of the photowall is engraved with "Introduction to Lianxi academy".

The wing rooms on both sides are built symmetrically, and the left and right sides are named jiyuexuan and hefenglou respectively. The first floor of Hefeng building is Zhou Dunyi's life exhibition room, the second floor is Chenzhou literati exhibition room, the first floor is lotus culture exhibition, and the second floor is academic lecture hall. The first floor of the wing rooms on both sides of the gate is the folk custom exhibition of southern Hunan, and the second floor is the temporary exhibition hall. The sculpture of the fancies of men of letters combines the essence of stone carving, wood carving and brick carving in South Hunan. The wood carving material is the imported wood of Indonesia, and the pattern is the lotus carving pattern of southern Hunan. It includes dramas, farming culture, fishing and woodworking, Mei Lan Zhuju, Qin chess, calligraphy and painting, and dark eight immortals. With its rich carving content, exquisite carving technology, simple carving style and profound cultural heritage, the whole wing room has brought an amazing and yearning artistic charm to the Academy.

The main hall: built with the architectural elements of ancient dwellings in southern Hunan and the architectural art of temples, it is 14.7m high, with large columns of 11.5m high. Ailian hall is located in it, with the relief image of Zhou Dunyi. It is the core building of Lianxi Academy. The doors and windows of the wood carved lattice doors and windows improve the cultural taste and architectural level of the whole hall. It also brings visitors a dignified and solemn, calm and elegant style.

Stage: the stage is all wood structure, which draws lessons from the architectural style and art form of ancient stages in Chenzhou, Yongzhou and other counties (urban areas). It is a rare art ornament in the scenic spot of Ailian lake, bringing people's thoughts to an artistic world and reverie space. Its architectural structure is rigorous, the layout is exquisite, and the carving is excellent.

Ailian Lake: the water surface area of Ailian lake is 60 mu, which can store 40000 cubic meters of water. The water of the lake comes from the Chenjiang River, which can be used by large and small cruise ships freely. There are xiangyuanlou, Yiqing Pavilion, Junzi Pavilion and other buildings beside the lake, which are suitable for recreational fishing. Pavilions, plants and trees and the reflection of the lake complement each other. The beautiful natural scenery and the unique artificial scenery become the paradise of the human world. Visitors here feel relaxed and happy, and forget to return.

The core of the scenic spot is Ailian lake and Lianxi Academy. The main scenic spots are: Folk street, Ailian square, Qingfeng bridge, Ailian square, Zhuoqing bridge, Ailian Island (Lotus female sculpture), Yuangong square (Zhou Dunyi memorial archway), Qinglian bridge, Toumen, courtyard (Zhou Dunyi sculpture), Lianxi Academy (gate - Zhaobi - wing room - main hall and Ailian Hall), stage, Ailian Lake (Lake)

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