Five dragon lake

Visit the dragon pool, observe the Dragon custom, worship the Dragon ancestor, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the five dragon pools

Five dragon lake

Five dragons pool is located in Tianqiao District, Jinan City, Shandong Province. It is also called Wulongtan and Longju springs in Wulongtan Park, the No.1 spring scenic spot in the world. It is one of the main springs of three spring groups in Jinan and is a national AAAAA tourist attraction.

Wulongtan has a long history. According to shuijingzhu, there was this water before the Northern Wei Dynasty, called Jingchi, which is a corner of Daming Lake. According to legend, Wulongtan used to be a deep and unpredictable lake. Every time there was a severe drought, it was necessary to pray for rain. Therefore, in the Yuan Dynasty, a good man built a temple beside the lake with five dragon gods inside it. Since then, it has been renamed Wulongtan.

In Wulongtan Park, there are 26 ancient famous springs with different shapes, which constitute the Wulongtan spring group of four spring groups in Jinan. Around many spring pools, a huge Wulongtan spring system has been formed, and it has become one of the four famous spring groups in Jinan

The spring group with the best water quality in China.

From September 29, 2019, Wulongtan scenic area will be officially opened free of charge.

brief introduction

Wulongtan is also a miracle in Jinan. It is located outside the west gate of the old city of Jinan, north of Luoyuan bridge. It is named after Wulongtan.

Wulongtan is located in the middle of the park. According to the records of shuijingzhu, this water, called Jingchi, was a corner of Daming Lake before the Northern Wei Dynasty. According to legend, Wulongtan used to be a deep and unpredictable lake. Every time there was a severe drought, it was necessary to pray for rain. Therefore, in the Yuan Dynasty, a good man built a temple beside the lake with five dragon gods inside it. Since then, it has been renamed Wulongtan. In Wulongtan Park, there are 26 ancient famous springs with different shapes, which constitute the Wulongtan spring group of four spring groups in Jinan. Surrounded by many spring pools, a huge Wulongtan spring system has been formed, and it has become the best spring group in the four famous spring groups in Jinan.

The best time to visit is April and October. In April, the park is full of flowers. There is a Tanxi tea house in the park, which is the best place to enjoy tea and spring.

The ancient hot spring, located in the southeast of Wulongtan, is named for its high temperature and long history. In the middle of winter, the wind is cold, the snow is heavy, but the spring is steaming. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a Yiyuan garden beside the spring, which was later abandoned. There is a two-story building on the south side of the spring, which is the location of the leading organ of Shandong Province in the early period of the Communist Party of China.

Xuanqingquan, also known as xianqingquan, is located in the north of Wulongtan. Spring pool 2.4 meters deep, irregular shape, natural stone revetment. The spring is clear and the willows are shady. In a brief account of Xianqing garden, Shen Tingfang, a native of the Qing Dynasty, wrote: Jinan's famous springs are the best in the world, and there are two of the 70 old legends Its author is Baotu, pearl, and Xianqing is actually a body of two springs.

In the Qing Dynasty, there was a unique waterscape garden, langyuan, on the Bank of Xuanqing spring. Now langyuan has been abandoned. People have built lanhong Pavilion on its former site, and the scenery is also beautiful. Tianjing spring, also known as jiangjiachi, is located at the south end of Wulongtan. Because the spring water is clear and bright, and the sun and moon Nebula reflect the water surface like a hanging mirror, it is named. According to the records of Jinan Prefecture by Daoguang of Qing Dynasty: Tianjing spring That is jiangjiachi, Fangguang one mu, can learn from men. Tianjing spring is the second largest spring in Wulongtan spring group, with good water potential. The green algae float in the pool, and the brocade fish shuttle. It's very beautiful.

Seventy three spring is under the grape trellis on the southwest side of Wulongtan. The natural stone revetment of the spring pool is exquisite and unique. The spring water flows out of the stone crevice and flows into Wulongtan. In 1791, GUI Fu, a famous scholar, ordered people to build a jingshe in the west of Wulongtan. When digging the foundation, a spring was dug out. The spring water gushed and the water potential was very good. Guifu is very happy. We have a big banquet. Please name this spring. The names of the people were not ideal. In the end, Guifu had an idea and named the spring 73, which was wonderful to everyone. GUI Fu also wrote a poem: famous spring 72, not counting five Longtan. For Dr. Lao Suan, we need 73 more.

history

Wulongtan is located in the west gate of Jinan old city, north of Luoyuan bridge, south of Baotu Spring and north of Daming Lake. There are many famous springs in tangzhou, forming Wulongtan spring group, which is one of the four spring groups in Jinan. There are 27 spring pools in it. Among them, 11 springs were rated as 72 Famous Springs in Jinan, namely: Wulongtan, Tianjing spring, Yuquan, Yueya spring, Lianquan, dongmizhi spring, Xianqing spring, guanjiachi, Guquan, Huima spring and Qiuxi. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the water area of Wulongtan was quite large. It was a corner of Daming Lake, known as "Jingchi". In Song Dynasty, it was called "Siwang Lake". The water surface shrank in Yuan time. There are many buildings in Tan and Zhou dynasties, and there are "Daming Temple" and "keting" in Northern Wei Dynasty. Qin Qiong ancestral hall was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that after Qin Qiong became famous, a mansion was built here, so it is called Qin Qiong mansion. In the early Yuan Dynasty, there was a "Ningbi Palace" beside the pool, a rain Pavilion in the late Ming Dynasty, and a "shark Pavilion" and "my memory garden" in the early Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the "Tanxi jingshe" was built. The park's garden style has both the essence of the South and North gardening. It is a garden water garden with the characteristics of plain and wild and characterized by the scenery of Tanchi River and so on. The scenery is beautiful and the brocade fish are playful. It has the reputation of "Pinyin peach blossoms and fairyland". The scenery is elegant and unique. The monument of Qin Qiong's former residence stands in Wulongtan.

Qin Qiong, named Shubao, was born in the fifth year of kaihuang (585 A.D.) and died in the 12th year of Zhenguan (638 A.D.) in Licheng County, Shandong Province. In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor shuzong of the Sui Dynasty made great contributions to the war. He went to the zuowuwei general and was granted the title of Duke Hu. After his death, he was buried in Zhaoling. According to legend, after Qin Qiong became famous, she built a mansion beside Wulongtan, and later generations built ancestral temples on the spot. Besides, there is a stone tablet of "the former residence of Qin Shubao, the Duke of Hu state, the great general of zuowuwei in Tang Dynasty". After liberation, it was designated as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Jinan in 1979. Wulongtan was regarded as Qin Qiong's former residence in the Yuan Dynasty, which was followed by Guifu's Tangxi jingshe Ji. According to the inscription: "the former residence of Tang Yiguo Gong outside the west gate of Licheng Turn into an abyss overnight The site of the ancient pavilion is located in the west of Wulongtan and the south of the West exhibition hall of Wuzhongqi's calligraphy and seal cutting works.

The ancient calendar Pavilion, or calendar Pavilion, got its name from Lishan (Qianfo Mountain was called Lishan in ancient times). Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei dynasty recorded in shuijingzhu: "the north of Luoshui is Daming Lake Then the water becomes a clean pool with guest pavilions on it. " According to the records of Qi Cheng written by Yu Qin, Jingchi is Wulongtan. It can be seen from the historical facts that the Shixia Pavilion in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is called the guest Pavilion in shuijingzhu, was built by the officials to welcome the guests and receive the imperial edict. Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "accompany Li Beihai to feast in Lixia Pavilion", which has been known as an ancient pavilion since then. According to the records of the old Tang Dynasty, in the first year of Tianbao, Qizhou was changed to Linzi County, so this pavilion was also called Linzi Pavilion at that time. At the end of Tang Dynasty, Lixia Pavilion collapsed with the disappearance of ancient Daming Lake.

legend

Wulongtan is related to the legend of Qin Qiong, the hero of Shandong Province in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties. It is said that Qin Qiong's house sank after a heavy rain, forming Wulongtan. It is said that there was a stone tablet of "Qin Qiong's former residence" beside the pool before, which is probably a good thing. Wulongtan, also known as Jingchi, Wulongtan and longjuquan, was once a part of Daming Lake in ancient times. It is said that in the past, Wulongtan was quite spiritual. Every time there was a drought, praying for rain by the pond would be spiritual. Therefore, in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, a temple was built at the edge of the pool, in which the five dragon gods were molded. Since then, it has been called the five dragon pool. GUI Fu, an exegetist of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in the book of Tangxi jingheji: "outside the west gate of Licheng, the former residence of Tang Yiguo Gong turns into the abyss overnight, that is, Wulongtan."

formation

On the formation of Wulongtan, Yuan Dynasty Sanqu writer Zhang yanghao said in his Fu Long Xiang Guan Shi Tian Ji: "I heard the old saying that this site of Qin qiongdi, Duke of Hu state in Tang Dynasty, collapsed into an abyss in a thunderstorm." In 1792, GUI Fu said in the book of the fine house in the west of the pool: "the former residence of Tang Yiguo, outside the west gate of Licheng, turns into an abyss overnight, that is, Wulongtan. The name of Tan was first found in Qin's Qicheng. " The above record is only a legend, not a letter.

According to Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, this place was called "Jingchi" at that time. In Song Dynasty, it is also called "Siwang Lake". According to the research of Qin's descendants, there is no qinqiong mansion in Wulongtan, only the qinqiong ancestral hall built by the local sages, and it is not owned by the Qin family in Wulongtan (October 1987).

The formation of the pool should be due to geological changes. According to drilling, there is a 21.5-meter-thick Quaternary clay layer in the upper layer of the ground. Under it is a 40 meter thick diorite. Under the diorite is Ordovician limestone. Because limestone is eroded by groundwater for a long time, karst cave is formed. As time goes by, the bigger the cave is, the upper clay and diorite will collapse and form a deep pool under the action of gravity.

characteristic

This pool, the scenery is excellent, rippling blue waves, clear as a mirror, Shuimu mingse, Jinyu play tour. In the evening, the moon wheel rises, the reflection enters the pool, and the curved column painting bridge shakes with the waves, just like a fairyland. When it is sunny after rain, the water is blue, the moss is indigo, the trees are full of shade, and the poplar is green. It is especially quiet. It is known as "the rain of life" and is one of the 16 sceneries in the old calendar.

Because of the beautiful scenery, there are many buildings in the past dynasties. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was "keting" (Lixia Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty, or Lixia pavilion where Du Fu and Li Yong had a banquet in the fourth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty), followed by "shuilian village". In the Yuan Dynasty, the Wulong temple was built and expanded in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was renamed "Longxiang Temple" and was successively presided over by Taoists and monks.

In Ming and Qing Dynasties, Lingyu Pavilion (also known as Linyu Pavilion), Jiren Pavilion, Zhangying Pavilion and Yizhang Pavilion were successively built

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