Fuzhou West Lake Park

West Lake Park is located in Hubin Road in the northwest of the city. It has a history of more than 1700 years. It is the most complete preserved classical garden in Fuzhou. In the third year of Taikang in Jin Dynasty, the governor Yan Gao drew water from the mountains in the northwest to irrigate the farmland. Because it was located in the west of the city wall in Jin Dynasty, it was called West Lake. Later, it was expanded in Jin Dynasty, so it had its present scale. There are three small islands in the West Lake: Kaihua Island, Xieping island and Yaojiao island. The dragon boat race is held every year on the West Lake of Fuzhou during the Dragon Boat Festival. At that time, the fierce and spectacular scene of the race will be unfolded in the vast water and sky, and the sound of gongs and drums will be heard through the sky. In addition, Fujian Provincial Museum and food exhibition hall are also in the West Lake Park.

Fuzhou West Lake Park

Fuzhou West Lake Park is located in the central area of Fuzhou City, with a history of more than 1700 years. It is the most complete classical garden in Fuzhou. With the unique style of Suzhou gardens and the strange stone spectacle of rabbit ear ridge, it is the best place for Fuzhou citizens to go for leisure. Fuzhou West Lake was chiseled by Yan Gao, the prefect of Taikang in the third year of Jin Dynasty (AD 282), and it was already a tourist attraction in the late Tang Dynasty. In the Five Dynasties, Fuzhou West Lake became the Royal Garden of Wang Yanjun, the second son of Min King Shenzhi. In the Song Dynasty, it was more prosperous. In 1828, Lin Zexu built stones for the lake bank and rebuilt it. In 1914, it was turned into West Lake Park.

Development history

Fuzhou West Lake Park has a history of more than 1700 years. It is the most complete classical garden in Fuzhou. It is known as the "Pearl of Fujian garden" and ranks among the top 36 West Lakes in China. It now covers an area of 42.51 hectares, including 12.21 hectares of land and 30.3 hectares of water.

According to historical records, in the third year of Taikang in Jin Dynasty (282 A.D.), when the prefect Yan Gao built Zicheng, he dug the West Lake and drew water from the mountains in the northwest to irrigate the farmland. Because it was in the west of the city wall of Jin Dynasty, it was called the West Lake. In the Five Dynasties, King Shenzhi of Fujian expanded the city and connected the West Lake with the South Lake. His son, Yanjun, was called emperor. He built a Crystal Palace (near the present Shuiguan gate) on the lakeside, built pavilions, platforms, buildings and pavilions, and dug a compound road between the palace and the West Lake, which was convenient for carrying the Hougong to visit the West Lake. The West Lake became the Royal Garden of Min Dynasty. Since then, it has gradually become a tourist area. During the reign of Chunxi of Song Dynasty (1174-1189), Zhao Ruyu, the patriarchal clan of Southern Song Dynasty, the magistrate of Fuzhou and Fu Shi of Fujian Province, built Chenglan Pavilion on the lake, with the title of "eight sceneries of West Lake in Fuzhou": the willow color of Xianqiao, the sound of big dream pines, the setting sun of ancient battlements, the first moon of crystal, the singing evening of lotus Pavilion, the dawn bell of Western Zen, the spring rain in the center of the lake, and Chenglan warbler.

The literati of the past dynasties praised the beautiful scenery of the West Lake and left many excellent articles. Xin Qiji, a poet of the Song Dynasty, praised in his poem "congratulating the bridegroom on a journey to the West Lake in the rain in the three mountains": "it's better to have sunny weather in the misty rain, but it's better to have Xi Shi unmarried.". "The willows are like silk in ten li, and the light of the lake is even more strange at night," was praised by Xie Zhaohe of Ming Dynasty. In 1914, Xu Shiying, the governor of Fujian Province, set up the West Lake as a park with an area of only 3.62 hectares. After liberation, the West Lake Park expanded several times. The West Lake is famous for its beautiful scenery. It is a collection of Fuzhou classical garden style, the use of natural landscape shape, and the configuration of local tree species, pay attention to poetry and painting. The restored and newly added scenic spots include Xianqiao liuse, crape myrtle hall, Kaihua temple, Wanzai hall, dressing booth, "West Lake Beauty", poetry Gallery, waterside pavilion, Jianhu Pavilion, Hutian ferry, spring rain in the middle of the lake, golden scale garden, ancient battlements setting sun, fangqin garden, lotus Pavilion, guizhai, Junhu monument, basin garden, etc.

Mengshan scenic area was enlarged in 2009. The Dameng mountain landscape project covers an area of 5.2 hectares, including 3.7 hectares of the original Fuzhou zoo and 1.5 hectares of Hutou street and riverside green space.

Mengshan Pavilion, Xihu society and Xihu academy, the ancient buildings of Ming Dynasty restored in this reconstruction, are also decorated with such classical garden elements as pavilions, fine water, water lilies and paths in the forest. He also pumped water from the West Lake to pingzhangchi, passed the pingzhangxi River to Mochi, and then passed Xiongbing bridge to return to the West Lake. In this way, the whole small water system will meander around the West Lake academy and West Lake society, setting off the charm of classical gardens.

Main attractions

LiuDi

Enter the gate, the long dyke lying wave, weeping willow road. The original dike was built in 1930, 8 meters wide and 139 meters long. The middle section of the dike is a bridge, namely Xianqiao. In 1985, the embankment was widened to 18 meters with stone railings, weeping willows, peach trees and flowering shrubs. In spring, the willows are green, the peach blossom is like fire, and the distant view is like a ribbon in the lake. In 1994, it was changed into an arch bridge, 10 meters wide and 36 meters long. Several natural islets in the lake are connected by Feihong bridge, Buyun bridge and Yudai bridge.

Kaihua Island

Kaihua island is the core tourist area of the West Lake. To the north of Kaihua island and across Yudai bridge is Yaojiao Island, with Fujian Museum, art exhibition hall and other buildings. To the west of Kaihua Island, cross Feihong bridge to Xieping island. Xiepingyu used to be a children's amusement park.

Crape myrtle Hall

In the south of Kaihua Island, it was built in 1914 and got its name by planting Lagerstroemia indica all around. Rebuilt in 1952, brick and wood structure, is now the park service department.

Kaihua Temple

Located in the center of Kaihua Island (a small isolated mountain), it is the oldest building in the park. It is said that it was built in 1037, the fourth year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), Wang Wensheng, the magistrate, donated money for reconstruction. The existing building is rebuilt by governor Jin Shirong in 1705, with the main hall in the middle and the Zen hall in the back, the bell and Drum Tower on both wings, the Keliao on the left and the Abbot's room on the right. In the temple, there used to be "Eighteen niangs" litchi, which is quite famous. According to song Caixiang's litchi genealogy, "it's said that Wang, the king of Fujian, had the 18th daughter. She liked to drink this product, so she got the name.". There is still an ancient Li tree in front of the temple. The temple is in the middle of the lake with red flowers, green willows and blue waves. After renovation in 1986, it was integrated with the bonsai area. Rare flowers and trees, flower bonsai, root carving, etc. are planted in the courtyard.

Wan Zai Tang

In the east of Kaihua Island, it is the Minzhong poet memorial hall, which was built by Fu Ruzhou during the Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty (1506-1521). Gao Yu, a poet friend, came to live in seclusion. Wanzaitang has three wooden couplets, named after the poem "solitary mountain, wanzaitang in the middle of water". For a time, poets gathered and spread stories. In 1702, it was rebuilt into a pavilion in the center of a lake. In 1748, Huang Ren proposed to rebuild the hall and set up a poetry niche in the hall as a gathering place for Fuzhou poets. Later, the hall was destroyed by the flood. It was rebuilt in 1824. In the seventh year of Daoguang (1827), Lin Zexu's father, Ding you, returned home, re dredged the West Lake, and took Wan Zaitang as his office. In 1914, after the West Lake was turned into a park, Wan Zai Tang was renovated. Since then, there have been elegant collections in the spring and Autumn period.

Changing booth

It was built in the southeast of Kaihua island in the Five Dynasties. It is said that Wang Yanjun, the king of Fujian, changed his clothes and had a rest here every time he took a boat trip with his queen Jinfeng and Gong E.

Singing at the lotus Pavilion

It is one of the eight old sceneries. At the foot of Dameng mountain on the west side of the lake. In ancient times, Dameng mountain was surrounded by water on one side and water on three sides. There was a long dike across the lake. From the south to the north, it connected with meitingpu and reached Wan'an bridge (near Hongshan Bridge). It was a post road to Beijing. Lotus is planted on the East and west sides of the dike, and the lotus Pavilion is built in the prominent area of the dike. Facing the lake, the pavilion has a broad vision. The pond is surrounded by peach trees and weeping willows. The summer night is cool and fragrant with lotus. In ancient times, it was a place for drinking tea, appreciating lotus and listening to music. In ancient times, there was Huanghua Pavilion in the north of the pavilion, and Yingen Pavilion in the east of the pavilion, which was the residence for the reception of the Imperial Envoys. In 1830, Lin Zexu rebuilt the lotus Pavilion and rebuilt the Huanghua Pavilion in the north of the pavilion into the Li Gang ancestral hall. The existing square lotus Pavilion is a Qing Dynasty building.

Guizhai

On the northwest side of the lotus Pavilion, it is backed by "the sound of big dream pines", next to "Lotus Pavilion singing at night", facing "spring rain in the middle of the lake" in the north and "Xianqiao willow color" in the East. When Lin Zexu built Li Gang's ancestral hall, he built three rafters and planted two GUI trees in it. He took the name of Li Gang's residence in Fuzhou in his later years and called it "Gui Zhai". In 1905, it was renamed "Lin Wenzhong Gong's reading room". Later, a room and a non-smoking Pavilion were built beside the Zhai. The seal stone inscription "Lin Zexu's reading room" was embedded on the wall. In 1985, in order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lin Zexu's birth, the guizhai was rebuilt and the school was moved to the post Zhai.

Dameng mountain scenic spot

Now it is determined as the landscape structure of "one belt, three scenic areas and twelve scenic spots". "One belt" refers to the lakeside sightseeing belt, which is transformed from Hutou street; "three scenic spots" are composed of three scenic spots of West Lake, namely "big dream Songsheng", "Lotus Pavilion evening singing" and West Lake academy; "Twelve scenic spots" are composed of three scenic spots, namely Lotus Pavilion, guizhai, pingzhangchi (formerly Yuanyang pool of Fuzhou Zoo), West Lake Club (above belongs to "Lotus Pavilion evening singing" scenic spot); houchi, guizhai, pingzhangchi (formerly Yuanyang pool of Fuzhou Zoo), West Lake Club (above belongs to "Lotus Pavilion evening singing" scenic spot) West Lake academy, Mochi (formerly Swan Lake), Xiongbing bridge (above belongs to "West Lake academy" scenic area); Qiqu platform (Qiqu Square), Songtao Pavilion, Mengshan Pavilion, Songtao Charm (above belongs to "big dream Songsheng" scenic area) Dameng mountain scenic area has been rebuilt.

Walk around the lake

The walk around the lake in Fuzhou West Lake Park starts from the langqiaoyun scenic spot in the south, along the green space on the north side of Hubin Road to Fujian hall, and takes the form of walk outside to the West Lake Hotel. Along the walk around the lake, the green space of the walk around the lake in Fuzhou West Lake is about 25 meters wide and goes north to Zuohai Park via Beihu island.

The walking road around the West Lake goes south to Fujian Museum (including "ancient battlements setting sun" and "golden scale small garden") via fangqinyuan. It goes west along the green space on the south side of the museum to Hutou pedestrian street, and then goes south to the "Lotus Pavilion evening singing" scenic spot. It takes one week around the West Lake

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