Baiquan scenic spot

Baiquan scenic spot is located in Huixian County, Xinxiang County, Henan Province, 2.5km northwest of the city. It is known as Zhongzhou for its beautiful water, green mountains and historical sites. Baiquan scenic area is composed of Sumen mountain and Baiquan lake. Baiquan scenery is interesting in spring water, beautiful in Sumen and prosperous in scenic spots. As a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province, Sumen mountain is a branch of Taihang Mountain and a mountain top formed by the eastward extension of the root of Wanxian mountain. The water systems in Taihang Mountain extrude eastward along the stone crevices of Wanxian mountain. When they reach Sumen mountain, they spray upward from the stone sinus at the southern foot of the mountain, forming the rippling Baiquan lake. This mountain and water, interactive, formed a beautiful natural landscape. For thousands of years, it has been loved by the broad masses of people. Baiquan is named after Baiquan lake. It dates back to the three emperors period and is famous in the Shang Dynasty. In the book of songs, the first collection of poems in China, the working people have sincerely sung poems praising Baiquan. "Xunzi. Ru Xiao Pian" says: "King Wu killed Zhou and stayed in Baiquan at dusk." It strongly proves that Baiquan was a scenic resort as early as 3000 years ago. Zhu Youjie, a famous scholar, also called Baiquan scenic spot "a quasi scenic spot for fishing" more than 3000 years ago "in his article on the form, development, nature of the concept of landscape architecture and the special function of aesthetics". After the renovation and transformation of the working people, Baiquan became a famous classical garden in the Central Plains. There were more than 90 ancient buildings of various types, large and small. Its architectural style is not only small and exquisite in the south, but also magnificent and magnificent in the north. It integrates the architectural art of the South and the north, and with the beautiful natural landscape, it is known as "Zhongzhou Summer Palace" ”"Small West Lake in the north". The water of Baiquan lake is kept at about 17 ℃ all the year round. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. The spring water gushes out from the stone gap at the bottom of the lake. It looks like a string of pearls. Under the sunlight, the golden light shines like gold and jade, so it is also known as "Yongjin spring" and "Pearl Spring". Wang Qing, a poet of the Yuan Dynasty, praised in his ode to the source of the spirit of the hundred springs: "the 72 springs of Jinan are scattered on the slope of the hundred Li River, not like the water of the Gongcheng temple, and a thousand nests are in front of the painting column."

Baiquan scenic spot

Baiquan scenic spot, located at the south foot of Sumen mountain, two kilometers northwest of Huixian City, is the largest and best protected ancient garden building group in Henan Province. Baiquan after digging, into a rectangular spring lake, fishing Pavilion, Lake Pavilion, South Hall and other places dotted in the lake, beautiful scenery.

The origin of history

Baiquan scenic spot, located at the south foot of Sumen mountain, two kilometers northwest of Huixian City, is the largest and best protected ancient garden building group in Henan Province. It is known as "Zhongzhou Summer Palace" and "Beiguo Xiaoxihu".

Baiquan lake has a history of more than 3000 years since it was excavated in the Shang Dynasty. It is named after the numerous springs at the bottom of the lake. It is also called pearl spring because the springs gush out from the bottom of the lake. The spring water is sweet and clear, with the title of "father of sweet spring" in the local records, covering an area of 34000 square meters.

Tourist value

Celebrities of all ages visited and lived in seclusion here, leaving behind countless poems praising Baiquan. As we all know, sun Deng of Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shao Yong of Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Wang pan of Yuan Dynasty, sun Qifeng of late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, and Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty left some famous sites, such as xiaotai, anlewo, EIFU tomb, sanbeiting, Qinghui Pavilion, Weiyuan temple, Confucius Temple, shaofuzi temple, etc.

main features

Baiquan after digging, Qing Qianlong 15 years, stone around the bank, into a rectangular lake, Lake Center has a path paved with bluestone, twists and turns, the lake pavilions and bridges together. Fishing Pavilion, Huxin Pavilion, South Hall, Xiama Pavilion, kesang Pavilion, Yongjin Pavilion, spray jade Pavilion, Lingyuan Pavilion, dotted in the lakeside, unique jade stand in the lake, exquisite and beautiful, very good-looking.

Great significance

Today's Baiquan lake, beautiful scenery, pleasant scenery, rippling water, clear and pure.

The newly renovated spray jade, Lingyuan, Fangyu, dismount and Zhuting stand along the lake. Su Shi, a litterateur of the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote six big characters of "Yongjin Pavilion in Sumen mountain" in the Yongjin Pavilion. The monument of "people's Baiquan" standing high in the Huxin pavilion built by Feng Yuxiang, a famous patriotic general in 1928, is engraved with Baiquan's experience of vicissitudes. Qinghui Pavilion, built in the Yuan Dynasty, was originally the garden of Guo Zizhong in the Yuan Dynasty, surrounded by ancient cypresses and green willows.

Address: Huixian City, Xinxiang City, Henan Province

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