Su Causeway

Su Causeway

Su dike, formerly known as Su Gong dike, is a tree lined dike running through the north and South scenic spots of West Lake, located in the West Lake District of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. In 1089, when Su Shi (Su Dongpo) was the governor of Hangzhou, he dredged the West Lake and built it with dredged mud. In order to commemorate Su Dongpo's achievements in harnessing the West Lake, Hangzhou people named it "Su dike".

history

Su dike is the second time that Su Shi (Su Dongpo), a famous scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, came to Hangzhou as an official. He commanded more than 200000 people to make use of fennel grass and silt excavated during the dredging of the West Lake. Su Dongpo presided over the construction of the embankment, which is about the rudiment of the embankment from the foot of Nanping mountain in the south to Qixia mountain in the north. Although it is a rudiment, the six most famous bridges that make up this embankment, namely Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Yadi, Dongpu and kuahong, have already been built. Since the Southern Song Dynasty (13th century), "SUDI Chunxiao" has been the first of the "ten sceneries of the West Lake". The long dyke, which runs through the north and south sides of the lake, adds a charming scenery to the West Lake. The Yuan Dynasty, also known as "Liuqiao Yanliu", was listed in the ten sceneries of Qiantang, which shows that it has been loved by people since ancient times.

In 1089, when Su Shi (Dongpo) came to Hangzhou for the second time (1089-1091), he saw that the grass of the West Lake was long and the water was dry, and Fengtian had already occupied half of the West Lake. So he wrote to the court the next year and asked to dredge the West Lake. By virtue of the imperial court's "Dudie" given to his 100 monks, he raised people to open the lake by means of work relief. It took more than 200000 people to clean up the Fench grass, and built the dike with the Fench grass and mud. In memory of him, later generations called this dike "Su Gong dike", or "Su dike" for short. During the Southern Song Dynasty, pavilions and pavilions were built on the levee, which became a noisy place to visit on the lake. In 1988, a memorial hall of Su Dongpo in Hangzhou was built at the south end of the dike, with a statue of Su Dongpo and an exhibition hall of Su Dongpo's historical materials.

position

The whole dike crosses the long dikes on the north and south sides of the West Lake. The dike body is made of fennel grass and lake mud. The dike body is north-south, starting from the northern foot of Nanping mountain in the South and reaching Beishan in the north, and running through the lake. It is about 500 meters away from the West Bank and 2300 meters away from the East Bank of the lake. The lake is divided into two parts (the area ratio is about 1:5).

The dike is connected by six bridges, with a length of 2797 meters, a width of 30-40 meters and a height of 0.4 meters above the lake. It is the only channel connecting the north and south sides of the lake, crossing the whole water area of the West Lake, which is the best area for viewing the whole lake landscape. Ornamental trees such as willows and peach trees and a large number of flowers and plants are planted along the embankment. There are also six single hole semi-circular stone arch bridges built in the Northern Song Dynasty. From south to north, they are Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Yadi, Dongpu and kuahong.

scenery

Su dike, formerly known as Su Gong dike, is a tree lined dike running through the north and South scenic spots of the West Lake, with a length of 2797 meters. It was built with lake mud and Fench grass when Su Shi, a scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty, was appointed governor of Hangzhou in 1089. On the dike, there are six bridges: Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Yadi, Dongpu and kuahong. Su Dongpo once had a poem: "I come to Qiantang to develop the lake green, and the gentry of the dike strive for prosperity. The six bridges cross the sky and the Han Dynasty, and the North Mountain leads to Nanping. " There are more than 40 varieties of flowers and trees beside the dike, such as weeping willow, peach, Begonia, hibiscus, wisteria, etc. Whenever the cold winter passes and the spring breeze blows, Su dike is like a spring Messenger, willows and peach.

When the weeping willows are green and the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the green willows are like smoke, the red peaches are like fog, and the red emeralds are staggered, as brilliant as brocade. The most moving thing is that at the beginning of the morning, the lake waves like a mirror, the shadow of the bridge shines on the water, the birds chirp, the willows curl and flutter, and the peach blossoms greet each other with a smile. When the moon sinks into the west mountain, the breeze blows slowly, with infinite tenderness. At this time, the scenery is especially beautiful. Visitors stroll on the embankment and watch the West Lake wake up in the mist. The new willows are like smoke, the spring breeze is rolling, the birds are singing harmoniously, and the artistic conception is moving. The beautiful scenery of the lakes and mountains unfolds like a picture, with multi-faceted looks, like a dream Therefore, it is called "Su Di Chun Xiao".

Many ornamental plants such as magnolia, cherry blossom, hibiscus and Melilotus are also planted on the Su dike. They are colorful all year round. But the time sequence transformation, the morning and evening sunny rain, the atmosphere is different, the scenery is different. The poetic and picturesque scenery makes SUDI a place for people to visit all the year round. During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was once a market in the lake.

"Old stories of Wulin" records the grand occasion of touring the lake before and after the Qingming Festival: "in the area of the Su Causeway, peach and willow trees are thick and overcast, red and emerald trees are at fault, rope walking, hussars, flying money, throwing balls, kicking wood, sanding, swallowing swords, spitting fire, jumping circles, fighting and all kinds of games of birds and insects are gathering. There are also business markets, fragrant tea, fine fruit, wine needed. The puppets with colorful makeup, the lotus boat, the war horse, the Sheng and the drum, and the trivialities are used to lure the children and Cao to Chengshi. "

The six stone arch bridges on the Su dyke, as seen at the end of the bridge, have their own characteristics: Yingbo bridge is adjacent to Huagang Park, with willows and rain, and misty waves; Suolan bridge has a close view of xiaoyingzhou, a distant view of Baoru pagoda, and a distant view of reality and emptiness; Wangshan bridge has mountains on the west of the lake, with overlapping peaks, such as water and ink landscape painting, with Dingjia mountain in the near view and bimodal clouds in the far view; Yadi bridge is located in the south of the Su dyke The golden section of the north is the passage of Lake boats from east to West in the old time. The yubeiting Pavilion of "SUDI Chunxiao" is in the south of the bridge. Dongpu bridge has reason to suspect that it is the false rumor of "Shupu bridge", which is one of the best places to watch the sunrise on the lake. Crossing Hongqiao to see the rainbow flying in the sky after the rain, the lake and mountain are like entering a fairyland.

name

According to the records of the history of the Yuan Dynasty, when Su Dongpo was appointed governor of Hangzhou in 1090, he dredged the West Lake and built a north-south bank with Fench grass. Su Dongpo presided over the construction of the embankment, which is about the rudiment of the embankment from the foot of Nanping mountain in the south to Qixia mountain in the north. Although it is a rudiment, the six most famous bridges that make up this embankment, namely Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Yadi, Dongpu and kuahong, have already been built. It is said that these names come from Su Dongpo's jinxinxiukou.

guide

Classification of scenic spots: cultural landscape

Ticket price: Free

Address: west side of West Lake, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Best time: spring morning

Opening hours: all day

Suggested time: half an hour

Warm tips: if you are at the south end of the Su Causeway, you can visit the Su Dongpo memorial hall nearby or the "Huagang fish watching" Park, another of the ten sceneries of the West Lake.

Historical Site

Six bridges

Built in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the single hole semi-circular stone arch bridge has a clear span of about 3-8m. The body of the bridge is made of stone and the balustrade is carved with exquisite workmanship.

Yingbo Bridge

Yingbo bridge: the six bridges on the Su Causeway are from south to north. "Yingbo" is the first bridge. Standing at the head of the bridge, you can see the reflection of pavilions and pavilions in the fish watching area of Huagang. In the ninth year of the Republic of China, the bridge deck was changed into a slope. Now the bridge hurdles are decorated with leaping lion, butterfly and Huiwen patterns. Yingbo bridge is called Wu chaomianshu.

Close to Nanshan Road, the newly-built Leifeng Pagoda can be seen on one side, and on the other side is another West Lake scenic spot "fish watching in Huagang". All the way through the roadside clumps of bamboo, you can see from the embankment across the bridge into the Huagang bridge, that is the famous Jiangzhuang, called "Lanxin villa". Yingbo bridge is a semi-circular stone arch bridge with a length of 17 meters, a clear width of 7 meters and a single span of 7.40 meters. It was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the ninth year of the Republic of China, the bridge deck was changed into a slope. In the old days, Hong Kong was connected to Chishan church.

Suolan Bridge

The second bridge of SUDI, not far from the lake, is located in Wangzhuang. The bridge is 16.9 meters long, 6.4 meters wide and 6.2 meters long. It is a semi-circular stone arch bridge. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. From the ninth to the eleventh year of the Republic of China, the stone grade was changed to slope. In 1954, the arch bridge was changed to bluestone hurdle. In the old days, it was connected to mailing road in Chishan.

Wangshan Bridge

The third bridge of SUDI is not far away from Huagang fish watching park. On the other side, you can see Santan Yinyue island. The bridge is 16.9 meters long, 7 meters wide and 4.7 meters wide. It is a semi-circular stone arch bridge. It was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty. From the ninth to the eleventh year of the Republic of China, the bridge deck was changed into a slope. In the old days, it was connected to Huajiashan port.

Embankment Bridge

The fourth bridge of SUDI is a semi-circular stone arch bridge with a length of 16.9 meters, a clear width of 4.0 meters and a single span of 6.3 meters. It is one of the best places to overlook the whole lake, so it is called "pressure dike". In the old days, it was connected to Maojiabu port. It is said that the water under the bridge is very deep, so when you go to Lingyin Tianzhu, you must go there. There used to be stone lanterns beside the bridge to light the boat at night. In the lake by the bridge, there used to be Brasenia schreberi.

Dongpu Bridge

The fifth bridge of SUDI is called "Dongpu bridge", but it is also called "Shupu bridge". The bridge was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It connects Quyuan port and is opposite to Liujin bridge on the West Bank. The whole bridge is 16.8 meters long, 4.3 meters wide and 5.9 meters wide. It is a semi-circular stone arch bridge. From the ninth to the eleventh year of the Republic of China, the bridge deck was changed into a slope.

Cross Hongqiao

From the gate of Shangri La Hotel on Beishan Road, you can see the sixth bridge of Su dyke beside the house, "cross Hongqiao". The bridge is a semi-circular stone arch bridge with a length of 21.1 meters, a clear width of 4.3 meters and a single span of 8.1 meters. Built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the bridge site moved slightly in the Ming Dynasty. It is the only one of the six bridges in SUDI with the longest length and large single span. After 9 years of the Republic of China, the bridge deck was changed from stone grade to slope.

In the old days, it was connected to gengjiabu port. If you don't want to walk the Long embankment, just want to

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