Shahu Park

Shahu Park

Shahu Park, located behind Dingjia village in the east of Fengcheng City, Jiangxi Province, has been a scenic spot in Fengyi. The land and water area is 103300 square meters, and the lake is shimmering and vast. There is a small island in the center of the lake, also known as "cloud island". On the island, there are hundreds of flowers, pines and bamboos, green grass and quiet environment. Sheng wenruyong, a famous scholar of Song Dynasty, described in his poem "four sceneries of shengjiazhou", the scenery of "willows on the bank, birds singing, flowers drunk, spring breeze extraordinary, a section of fragrance with good things, boundless scenery full of courtyard".

Historical heritage

There are many ancient buildings in Shahu. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was an island in the Sand Lake, called Duzhou, or Xingdui. Around the island, there are "Pan Guan", "Wuhua Pavilion", yunqi Pavilion (Xiaqi Pavilion), Yicao Pavilion, "wenqingxuan", "Chishu Pavilion" (Huguang Academy), "shiting", "Yuxiu overlooking linlou", "Dengying bridge" and other buildings, which are scattered between pine and bamboo, with beautiful scenery. According to Ding's genealogy, a grass Pavilion is built on it, standing in the middle of the lake like a lotus. On the top of the garden, the pavilion is octagonal, covered with copper tiles and a short wall with inner tiles. On the top is a window, surrounded by a wooden fence and painted with red chalkiness. The plaque says: a grass Pavilion is just in the middle of the lake. From the east of Hubin to the west of Qiaoxi, climbing on the stone level. Southeast, Zhulan Huadong. Perched on the lake is yunqi Pavilion, with a small dike on its east side to connect Yunzhou. Outside is the lower lake, and in the middle is a tower rising above the clouds, which is the imperial Book Pavilion. Lianhu is several times wider than Shahu, with shengjiazhou and Yunzhou separated by a dike. To the west, there are old trees and dense residents. It is a place for scholars to give lectures and banquets. In the Song Dynasty, Sheng Wenru, a famous scholar, lived here to give lectures and founded academies. On the lakeside is the five Flower Pavilion, facing a grass Pavilion, covering an area of about 300 square meters. It is a place for officials to read and chant. In Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi visited Sheng Wenru three times, and wrote the poem "Fu Guo Sheng Jia Zhou", which called Shahu "ten thousand hectares of waves contain the universe". Ding Youjun of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his poem "a vast expanse of lake light", which said: "there is a lake in the east of Jianshui City, and the clear light is horizontal. The tide flows through the spring, the wind grows green, and the moon flows through the cold pool. Several gardens become islands, and I get a pot from the city. Yunzhou peach and plum year after year, more than a few anti painting Later, the ancient buildings in Shahu were in disrepair and gradually destroyed. In the period of the Republic of China, it became a desert island.

Today's Sand Lake

In 1982, the people's Government of Fengcheng County successively set up a special fund to build a park in Shahu. After several years of continuous construction, the new park has begun to take shape, and the old and famous Shahu has changed into a new look and reappeared its glory. Officially opened in 1985, the new Shahu park is surrounded by weeping willows, surrounded by walls, clear water and red walls, and colorful. At the entrance of the park, there is a curved bridge with a width of 4 meters and a length of 30 meters. There are hollow silver railings on both sides of the bridge to connect the park. The main buildings in the garden are sword box Pavilion, standing in the center, base eaves, exquisite and elegant shape. There are carved wooden gold-plated couplets hanging on the pillars of the pavilion: "in memory of the past, the sword city and the dragon are shining, after all, the old county; today, the rich city is full of purple, and it is really Jinfeng city.". Inside the pavilion, there are colorful dragon and Phoenix paintings on the upper wall, caisson pictures of the opera group, and magnificent hall. In the pavilion, there are ancient sword boxes and "inscriptions on the pavilion with sword boxes". Visitors can have a rest here to enjoy the sword boxes, read the inscriptions and remember the past and the present. In the west of the park are children's Park and roller skating rink with bumper cars. In the East, the rockery is rugged and connected by meanders. The flowers are gorgeous, the grass is green, and the garden is full of famous flowers and trees. Under the shade of willows hanging on the stone bank around the garden, stone tables and stone steps are set up for tourists to have a rest. In 1989, an open iron fence was built on both sides of Hubei and Huxi, with a total length of 520 meters. In 1990, a new pavilion was built in the middle of the lake, with antique shape, eaves, glazed tiles, two floors and six columns. It covers an area of 182 square meters and is 12 meters high. You can see the lake from the tower. In 1991, a new Jiuqu bridge was built to connect the pavilion in the center of the lake. It is 117 meters long and 3.1 meters wide, with railings on all sides. Tourists can walk freely and open a wide field. There are small boats in the blue water lake for people to visit the lake scenery.

"Fengcheng is a land of natural beauty, and Shahu is a spring"

Since its opening, the park has received nearly ten thousand visitors a month, especially on Sundays and holidays.

Address: Friendship Avenue, Wuchang District, Wuhan

Longitude: 114.334378

Latitude: 30.56559

Tel: 027-88118798

Ticket information: free.

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