Golden Lake Lotus Garden

Golden Lake Lotus Garden

Jinhu hehuadang is a national AAAA scenic spot. Located in the southeast of Jinhu County, Huai'an City, by the beautiful Gaoyou Lake, surrounded by the lake on three sides, the ecological environment is beautiful, with a total area of 12000 mu. It is a comprehensive eco-tourism scenic spot integrating agricultural sightseeing, leisure vacation, science education and health recuperation. It has many honorary titles such as "National Water Conservancy Scenic Spot", "national agricultural tourism demonstration site", "Jiangsu Province Taiwan exchange base", "national science popularization education base", "Huai'an high-level talent Recuperation Base", "Jiangsu Province assured consumption demonstration block". In the midsummer, the scenic spot is full of blue leaves and thousands of lotus, which perfectly interprets the beautiful scene of Yang Wanli, the great poet of the Song Dynasty.

In order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of "anti epidemic", tickets for medical workers in the scenic area will be free from the date of resumption of operation to December 31, 2020.

Brief introduction

It's a good place to go in the heat, cool Golden Lake Lotus Dang.

Jinhu is famous for its lotus flowers. The total area of Jinhu lotus pond is 22.4 square kilometers. The green lotus leaves in the pond are endless, and the colorful lotus flowers are blooming, sending bursts of fragrance from time to time. There are more than 300 kinds of lotus, basically including the world's best. There are also many rare and famous products, such as red scarf, Dahongpao, guanyinlian, peony lotus, etc. These rare species all have their own unique life experiences and stories, such as the space lotus in the lotus garden, which once roamed in space when it was a seed. Nearly one million tourists come to watch the lotus every summer.

historical origin

Lotus root, as an ornamental and edible aquatic plant, has been cultivated for more than 3000 years in China. Lotus root and lotus seed are not only fresh and crisp fruits, but also delicacies; lotus leaf is fragrant and antiseptic, which is the "fresh-keeping bag" of food packaging, and also the ingredients of many famous dishes. In particular, the lotus "out of the sludge but not dyed, Zhuo Qinglian but not demon" quality, has always been the spiritual sustenance and praise object of many literati.

Lotus Dang with its unique cultural background, showing attractive style. Wei Zheng, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, left ink treasures in the Dongzhi temple. Cao Changheng, the great master of Buddhism in Singapore, became a monk here. Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, sailed here at night during the Mid Autumn Festival to enjoy the wine and the moon. He left behind "hengdang bridge and Qingshan Temple", "Zhalong River", "Xi'an Temple", "Dongzhi monk Zhichuan", "Fenghuang Dun", "tanzijing", "jimingdang" and so on“ Water full relief to the state capital and other stories.

Film culture

The beautiful scenery of lotus pond also attracts film and television works to shoot here. The movie "love in Lotus capital" takes lotus pond as the scene. The story outlines that Fang Yu, a self driving "literary model" in Nanjing, meets Su He, a local girl sketching by the lake. Under the beautiful scenery, Fang Yu's heart is moved, and a battle for love begins. The plot is full of twists and turns, and the ending is happy beyond all expectations.

Scenic spots

In the lotus pond, dozens of scenic spots have been built, including lotus fairy square, lotus Expo Garden, lotus culture experience hall, aquatic world · agricultural experience hall, Baihe garden, lotus chanting stele corridor, Bailian garden, Shaoyou recreation garden, Qingshan temple, etc.

Ten thousand mu lotus, natural scenery, beautiful!

The gate of the scenic spot is a tall and elegant archway, on which the three characters of "hehuadang" are inscribed by master Cao Changheng, a monk from Jinhu who is a monk in "Xi'an Temple" of hehuadang and the current president of Singapore Buddhist Association. After passing the archway, along the road is the Gaoyou Lake embankment. Walking on the Gaoyou Lake embankment, there are a lot of fish boats on the right side of the harbor, and on the left side of the lotus pond.

It is located in the northwest of Gaoyou Lake. It is remote and quiet. In the red era of war, people in hengqiao carried on their shoulders and planted paddy fields by connecting ten thousand mu of lakes and shoals. In recent years, a variety of lotus roots have been planted in this vast lake. Every summer, the wind rolls the lotus leaves, the green slope bursts, the lotus flowers come out of the water, and the fragrance overflows, forming a wonderful natural scenic spot.

In the central square of hehuadang stands a white marble "Lotus Fairy" sculpture, which has a sad and moving love story. It is said that in the Sui Dynasty, there was an old scholar surnamed he in the west of Gaoyou Lake. In his 40s, he had a daughter, named "Lotus", who loved her like a pearl in his palm. In a flash, 17 years later, lotus has become an outstanding girl. The matchmaker almost broke the barrier, but the lotus girl always refused to answer. It turns out that lotus already has a husband in mind, called "Qin Ting". They fell in love with each other for a long time. When the old scholar saw that they were a perfect match, he agreed to the marriage and was ready to get married. Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected situation. At this time, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went to Yangzhou to see Qionghua. Seeing that the women in this area were very beautiful, he ordered a large number of beautiful women to be recruited to enrich the harem. This lotus is just one of the candidates. At the time of parting, lotus and the Qin court wept bitterly. The lotus gave him a ribbon, and the Qin court gave her a Yusheng as a keepsake. After entering the palace, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty saw that the lotus was extremely beautiful and beautiful, and the dragon was very happy. He named her "Princess Furong" and specially built a palace for her, named "lotus root Palace". But the lotus girl was born noble, not willing to enjoy the glory and wealth, not to mention the dragon and the Phoenix. She was tearful and depressed all day, just missing the Qin court.

The day of imperial fortune is coming, and the lotus is determined to fight against death. Thinking of this, I calmed down and fell asleep. In my dream, I seem to see an old woman saying to her, "Princess Furong, I'll give you a dress. After you put it on, you will not dare to lean on me." Lotus wake up a look, there is a green clothes. It fits her perfectly. It turned out that the old woman who gave her clothes was Guanyin Bodhisattva. That night, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty saw the beauty lying on the bed in lotus root palace. He was very happy and rushed to undress. Who would have thought that the lotus was covered with needles, and the prince cried out, and the Dragon Yan was so angry that he immediately put the lotus in the cold palace. Lotus suffered a lot after being put into the cold palace. In addition, the Qin government took the opportunity to go to Beijing to visit the lotus this year. It is said that the lotus has long thorns and has been put into the cold palace. Qin Ting was suspicious and thought that even if she had thorns all over her body, I would marry her. On this day, he disguised himself as a firewood delivery worker and sneaked into the palace. Where can I find lotus? Just hesitating, I suddenly heard someone playing Yusheng. His voice was sad and moving. Qin Ting followed the sound and saw the lotus. They hugged each other tightly and told each other the pain of parting. At this time, the needle on the lotus also fell off. They were really surprised and happy. Unfortunately, they were found by the guards when they were running away. Poor Qin Ting was killed alive, and the lotus was desperate to die. He also fell into the pool to die. After the lotus died. Beautiful flowers bloom in the water. People call it "Lotus" or "Lotus". Yusheng falls into the water and turns into lotus root, and green clothes turn into lotus leaves. After Qin Ting died, he became an insect - "Dragonfly". Whenever the lotus comes out of the water, it is always reluctant to leave, flying around in the lotus pond, refusing to leave for a long time. What you can see is the statue of lotus girl in legend.

"Lotus Fairy" square is not only a place for nostalgia, but also a place for sightseeing. It is the center of the whole scenic spot, where Lotus can be seen and photographed during the day, and moon can be seen and dance can be sung at night. Standing in the square, the breeze blowing, smell fragrance bursts, refreshing. If it's a moonlit night, you can hear frogs. The wine moon, floating light shining silver, thoughts, really "a piece of autumn cloud, a little Xia, very lotus leaves ten thousand flowers. There's no need to close the door to sleep by the lake, and the cool breeze fills the house at night. On both sides of the road is a forest of lotus chanting steles. On the right side of the road is an inscription of lotus Dangji written by the famous poet Zhao Kai and the county calligrapher Zhou Simin. The article recounts the thousands of years of history in ancient China, and describes in detail all kinds of Customs in the water town, which can be called the combination of literature and poetry. On the left side of the road, there are dozens of lotus poems and calligraphy inscribed by a group of local scholars, expressing the deep appreciation of the natural scenery of the people in the water town.

In the southeast corner of the square, there is a four corner Pavilion, which is "Bihe Pavilion". On both sides of the railing is written the verse of Yang Wanli, a great poem of the Song Dynasty: "the lotus leaves are boundless blue in the sky, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun.". When you visit the pavilion, you can feel the green and refreshing lotus fragrance.

Leaving the lotus fairy and the lotus chanting stele corridor, and going south along the corridor, let's first take a look at the windmills and wooden houses standing on both sides. Do they have the rural style? Take another look at this simple log arch bridge. It's called the lotus appreciation bridge.

After crossing the bridge, the lotus field in front of us is called "Lotus Garden". According to statistics, there are 1000 Lotus Varieties in the world, and our "Lotus Garden" has cultivated more than 30 rare varieties at home and abroad. You see, the snow-white lotus is the Sino US friendship lotus, the red scarf is the local red, and the rose red, yellow and white water lilies are the most attractive. They are all open and colorful, which makes people forget to return.

The corridor is the central road of hehuadang scenic area. Above the road, there is a 1400 meter long milky white corridor of hehuadang, which is mainly planted with wisteria, green branches and leaves, forming a green channel. People in the corridor, cool

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