Tiger run park

Tiger run park

Hupao Park, also known as hupaomeng spring, is located in Dinghui temple in dacishan, south of the West Lake. It is a landscape with the theme of "spring" and a cultural landscape characterized by the legends of XingKong, Jigong and Hongyi.

Hupao spring, Longjing spring and Yuquan are known as the three famous springs in the West Lake. There are charming natural and cultural landscapes around Hupao spring. You can not only enjoy famous mountains and springs, but also visit famous temples and monks. Hupao temple in the mountains has now become a family garden with Jiangnan characteristics.

Development history

Historical legend

There is an interesting legend about the origin of the name of the temple. It is said that Huanzhong Zen master became a monk in Nanyue Tongzi temple. Later, when he saw the beautiful scenery in Hangzhou, he settled here. Later, he wanted to leave because of the lack of water. I had a dream in the night. In the dream, a man of God said, "Nanyue Tongzi spring should send two tigers to move here." the next morning, when I saw two tigers running to make acupoints, the spring immediately gushed out.

Since then, the spring has been known as "Hupao spring", and this temple is also known as "Hupao Temple". "Tiger running dream spring" is one of the ten sceneries of the new West Lake. There are many scenic spots in Hupao Park, among which Hupao spring is the most famous. Hupao spring belongs to fissure spring, which is a kind of high-quality natural drinking mineral water suitable for drinking and has considerable medical and health functions. It is also known as "West Lake Shuangjue" together with Longjing tea. Hupao is also a place where celebrities gather. Daoji and Li Shutong have left legends here. The Jigong hall, Jigong tower, Li Shutong Memorial Hall and Hongyi jingshe in the park are all built in memory of them. Su Dongpo, Guan Yunshi, Yuan Hongdao and Gao Lian all wrote poems that have been handed down for thousands of years here. Kangxi also played tiger running three times and preferred tiger running spring.

Renovation and reconstruction

Environment arrangement and waterscape construction: the renovated Hupao park has expanded the scope of sightseeing. On the premise of focusing on the main scenery of "spring" and "tiger", it makes the natural materials such as forest, stone and stream closely combine with architecture and sculpture, and become a scenic spot with the old as before, rich content and obvious characteristics. In particular, the renovation of Hupao stream and the construction of waterscape are the highlights of the protection and renovation project of Hupao park. The project not only combs the streams along the path, but also skillfully uses landscape design techniques to make the water surface larger and more hierarchical. At the same time, with the change of terrain, the water surface outlines different shapes and naturally forms a water falling landscape. A hydrophilic platform is also set up beside the stream to meet the needs of tourists to get close to nature, forming a spring to welcome, play, listen, praise, appreciate, appreciate, and enjoy A series of landscapes, such as trial spring, dream spring and tasting spring, make the tiger run spring not only to see, taste, but also to listen and play. In addition, a group of art works created by master Han Meilin according to the historical and cultural heritage of Hupao Park and the characteristics of the surrounding environment - "tiger" sculpture is added in the scenic spot, so that tourists can more vividly understand the allusions of Hupao spring.

Hupao Historical Museum: it was built in 2007 by using the original building. Focusing on the important historical development trend of Hupao, the museum introduces the rise and fall and development of the temple in history, and shows the famous people of past dynasties who enjoy Hupao spring and Daci scenery, vividly representing the historical features of Hupao. "Famous temples and monks" from the creation of the Tang Dynasty, the decline of the Song Dynasty, the expansion of the Ming Dynasty and the development of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, clearly show the context, glory and depression of tiger running; "celebrities and Famous Springs" show the poems and essays describing tiger running from the poet Cheng Yanxiong of the Southern Tang Dynasty to many later scholars such as Su Shi, Guan Yunshi, Nie Danian, Kangxi and Qianlong. In addition, the cultural furnishings of the original spring culture exhibition, Li Shutong memorial hall, Jigong hall and Jigong Pagoda in the scenic area have been adjusted and displayed in different forms, such as multimedia, pictures, objects and sculptures, to comprehensively introduce the historical evolution and cultural accumulation of tiger race. Further enrich the cultural connotation.

Main attractions

With a history of more than 1100 years, Hupao has accumulated rich cultural connotations. However, the phenomenon of aging in the scenic spot is also very serious. Since the renovation in 1985, the wooden components of the old wooden buildings in the scenic spot have been seriously rotten and termite eaten, and the wood surface paint and wall painting layer have seriously fallen off, which has affected the normal use function of the buildings, the landscape and the infrastructure in the scenic spot Old and backward, imperfect supporting facilities, poor drainage, aging lines, hardware facilities and so on have been unable to meet the requirements of modern scenic spots, but also incompatible with the overall environment of the West Lake.

In April 2007, in order to make the old scenic spot shine again, the Hupao Park was protected and renovated. The protection and renovation project is based on the principle of "highlighting ecology, protecting original appearance and displaying culture", the ecological environment of Guyou, Linsheng and Xiqing, the characteristics of "famous spring" and "famous tea", and the cultural connotation of "famous monk" and "celebrity". The goal is to build Hupao Park into a mountain park with the main functions of sightseeing, sightseeing, rest and fitness activities. The renovation project includes the maintenance of old buildings, the improvement of supporting infrastructure, the arrangement of water system and the construction of waterscape, and the excavation and display of human landscape resources. The total land area for renovation is about 131200 square meters, including 21 old buildings with a construction area of about 3800 square meters, nearly 4000 square meters of water system, 110800 square meters of newly added and adjusted green area, and 10830 square meters of roads and hard ground. After renovation, Hupao integrates spring culture, tea culture and Buddhist culture, representing the beauty of mountains and rivers and forests.

Address: No.47 Hupao Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou (near Qianjiang first bridge)

Longitude: 120.132065

Latitude: 30.209422

Tel: 0571-87981900

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