Ink Lake

Ink Lake

Ink lake is located in the west of Guiyuan temple and the south of Hanyang Avenue in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It is composed of more than ten lakes such as Longyang lake and Taizi lake. In ancient times, it was one of the ten sights of Hanyang, namely "Pingtang ancient ferry". It is a shallow lake in Hanyang East Lake system.

brief introduction

Ink lake is located in the west of Guiyuan temple and the south of Hanyang Avenue in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It consists of more than ten lakes, such as Longyang lake and Taizi lake

It's a collection of lakes. In ancient times, it was one of the ten sights of Hanyang, namely "Pingtang ancient ferry". It is a shallow lake in Hanyang East Lake system. Ink lake has a broad surface, zigzag lakeshore, shady old trees and beautiful flowers. From afar, you can see cranes flying on the Green Island, fishing boats and the same color of water and sky. From near, you can see the green waves and fish leaping, green everywhere, and the scenery is natural. Wild and interesting

, full of vitality. The largest area was 30 square kilometers, rich in freshwater fish. Mo Mo lake covers an area of 3.4 square kilometers, with shallow water, generally less than 3m. Located in the west of Guiyuan temple and south of Hanyang Avenue, it is a shallow lake in Hanyang East Lake system. It is composed of more than ten lakes, such as Longyang lake and Taizi lake. In ancient times, it was one of the ten sights of Hanyang, namely "Pingtang ancient ferry". Mo Mo lake has a broad surface and tortuous shores, with an area of 30 square kilometers when it was the largest.

Ink lake is located in the west of Guiyuan temple and south of Hanyang Avenue in Hanyang, Wuhan. It is composed of more than ten lakes, such as Longyang lake and Taizi lake. It is a shallow lake in the East Lake system of Hanyang, covering an area of 1

3.4 square kilometers of lake water is shallow, generally not more than 3m. In ancient times, it was one of the ten sights of Hanyang, namely "Pingtang ancient ferry". Mo Mo lake has a broad surface and tortuous shores, with an area of 30 square kilometers when it was the largest. It is rich in freshwater fish. It is said that once upon a time, there lived a scholar on the Bank of the lake, who often washed ink here and got his name. It is also said that in the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the prince of Zhaoming, after finishing the selected works of Zhaoming, washed his pen in the lake and dyed the water black, so later called it ink lake. There is also a saying that the color of the lake is deeper than that of other lakes. It is now the site of Wuhan Zoo.

Ink lake is a lake with beautiful scenery. The lake is wide and flat, and the old trees are thick and shady, and the flowers are blooming like brocade. Overlooking the Green Island, cranes are flying, fishing boats are flying, and the water and the sky are the same color. Looking at the green waves and fish leaping nearby, it is lush everywhere, and the scenery is natural. It is a beautiful scenery full of wild interest and vitality. There are two small islands in the center of the lake, named "bengke island" and "Tanzhou", covering a total area of more than 20 mu. The island is covered with trees and has unique scenery. There is a legend that the water rises and the island is high. Around the lake, there are also Machang lake, liyuzhou, huanglongzui, big and small guazui and crab clips. At the same time, the topography here is undulating, surrounded by water on three sides, and there is a prominent Peninsula shaped special terrain. There are not only mountain grass inhabited by lions and tigers and other beasts, but also grassland hillsides where antelopes, zebras and elephants run, natural water bodies for all kinds of waterfowls and sea animals to play, and quiet forests where birds soar and jump. The natural scenery of lakes, mountains, birds and flowers is suitable for all kinds of animals; and its location in the suburbs is convenient for tourists and ensures the number of tourists. Wuhan Zoo is located here, which has the advantages of sightseeing, viewing and scientific research. The undulating terrain, dense forest, cultural landscape and natural landscape blend into each other, making it a distinctive and modern amusement zoo.

Ink lake is not only a beautiful lake, but also a treasure house of ancient cultural resources. According to statistics, there are many cultural relics and more than 200 legends in this area. Legend has it that Boya visited friends, Liu Bei collected soldiers, Li Bai wrote poems, Yue Fei herded horses and other beautiful legends.

The origin of the name

There are many sources of names and legends of Mo Mo lake, the most important of which are three: one is that the lake is thick and blue, which is rich in algae and microorganisms. After millions of years of continuous reproduction and death, it has accumulated in the lake, resulting in dark green water. Second, there was a scholar who lived by the lake in ancient times. He wrote books diligently every day and often washed his pen here (it is also said that Prince Zhaoming washed his pen in the lake after he wrote selected works of Zhaoming in the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms). He dyed the lake black and made the lake black. The third kind of legend is a fairy tale

"In ancient times, from wulidun to qilimiao in Hanyang, there was a marsh and Lake branch with reeds and Artemisia. An Oolong often made waves here, and the people suffered a lot. In order to subdue the dragon, the people decided to build a long dike to trap the dragon to death. They worked hard day and night. As soon as they built the dike, they were swept to the top by oolong. At this time, an old man with white beard came. Seeing that everyone was dejected and looking at the Lake branch in a daze, he stood still, twisted his beard, and said to everyone with a smile: "it's better to nail the dragon's waist with steel nails than to do it in the daytime and at night.". Then, the old man and the villagers worked together for the 49th day of July. They made a big steel nail three feet long. They raised it and aimed it at a place between wulidun and Qili temple. They suddenly let the young and strong people take turns to hit it with a hammer. Suddenly, the ground was shaking, the wind and rain were raging, and there were rolling and Howling sounds from the ground. After a while, oolong struggled to show his head and spewed out a big stream After the death of black blood, the black blood instantly stains a black Lake outside the Qili temple. It turned out that the old man with white beard was the God of heaven sent by the Jade Emperor to help people cut off the dragon. What's amazing is that the lake ink black can be used for writing and painting. All the students nearby come to take the water from the lake, so the local people call it ink lake. "

Related Legends

The peninsula shaped part of the land protruding into the lake is like the mouth of an animal stretching into the lake to drink water. Therefore, the place name of this place often carries the word "Zui" and is named after the main surnames of Murakami, such as "gaojiazui" (on the West Bank of ink Lake), "hejiazui" (on the north side of ink Lake), "tangjiazui" (on the northeast side of ink Lake), "nijiazui" (on the West Bank of ink Lake), "lijiazui" (on the north side of ink Lake) (the northwest corner of ink Lake) and so on; and also named after the local rich things, such as "haobazui" (in the South Bank of ink, famous for its rich Artemisia). Some are also named after local characteristics, such as "gonggongzui" (on the West Bank of the connecting port of Mo Mo Lake). Because there used to be a temple of earth, the God of land was commonly known as "gonggonggong", so this place got its name from "Gonggong Temple"; and because the terrain there was long and narrow, curved, and stretched into the lake like a green dragon, it was also called "qinglongzui". Also named for the terrain is "daguazui" (North Bank of ink Lake), which is shaped like a melon, so it is also called "daguazui" (North Bank of ink Lake).

If the lake concave into the formation of bay fork place, its place name and often with a "bay" word. For example, "Miaowan" (on the South Bank of the ink Lake), where there used to be a temple called "Longmen Temple", is still called "Miaowan".

Introduction to scenic spots

Longyang Lake

It has been developed into Hubei Provincial Resort and Wuhan Longyang Lake Resort. It is located in the southwest of Wuhan City, adjacent to the Yangtze River in the East, Han River in the north, Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone in the South and Three Gorges in the West. The total area is 10 square kilometers. Longyang lake is located between the Yangtze River and the Han River. Surrounded by mountains, it is green and luxuriant. The lake water is clear without industrial pollution. The climate is cool, the air is fresh, and the temperature in summer is 3-4 ℃ lower than that in the urban area. It is a treasure place for leisure and vacation. The resort is divided into eight functional areas, including cultural entertainment, villa apartments, landscape browsing, sports and leisure, rehabilitation and water recreation.

Prince Lake

It got its name from a folk legend. It is said that more than 700 years ago, Genghis Khan's third prince wokuotai, accompanied by Minister Muhua Li, came here. At the top of Zhuma mountain, he saw a clear lake surrounded by North and South Mountains, surrounded by green trees. The lush grassland is full of badger and roe deer, flowers and cool wind. After that, he often went out of the palace to play here. So it is named Prince lake. The water of the lake is rippling and the fish are playing in it. You can enjoy the scenery of the plateau "water town" of "the river is more red than fire at sunrise, and the river is as green as blue in spring".

Bengke Island

Covering an area of 0.01 square kilometers, it is named for its island shape resembling a clam shell. At present, there are fishermen on the island, weaving nets and drying boats, cooking smoke curling up, and shade covering houses. At night, looking at the faint fishing fire in bengke island gives people a mysterious reverie.

Wuhan Zoo

Built on the Bank of the ink lake, Wuhan Zoo was included in the list of the eight zoos in China in July 1978. The park is surrounded by lakes on three sides, forming a peninsula with a land and water area of 48.3 hectares. It has a natural landscape of lakes, mountains, birds and flowers. It is a comprehensive semi natural zoo integrating scenery, animals, plants and recreation. At present, there are more than ten animal exhibition areas, such as bird Museum, medium-sized beast Museum, deer garden, Shihu mountain, etc. Children's amusement park, water park and scenic park are the parks in the zoo, which have many characteristics such as science and education, amusement, sightseeing and so on.

Ink Lake Park

Ink Lake Park is the largest lake park in the main urban area of Wuhan, with a total area of 411 hectares, equivalent to nine liberation parks. The overall structure of the park is "three platforms and five gardens" and "one ring and eighteen sceneries", with beautiful scenery and unique landscape.

In addition, the ink Lake greenway is also a highlight of the park. The total length of the greenway is 28.2 km, which is composed of the main line greenway and the branch line greenway. It can be basically completed this year. The ink Lake greenway after the completion of the whole line will meet the multiple needs of people such as walking, cycling, leisure and sightseeing.

In the next five years, Hanyang will pass the water environment protection, key pollutant prevention and control, green environmental protection

Chinese PinYin : Mo Shui Hu