Gehu Lake

West Taihu Lake

synonym

Gehu Lake generally refers to the West Taihu Lake

Gehu Lake, also known as the West Taihu Lake, is also known as the Sand Lake, also known as the West Gehu Lake and the West Gesha lake and the West Taihu Lake. Located in Wujin District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Gehu Lake is the second largest lake in southern Jiangsu Province, next to Taihu Lake, Yixing in the south, Yangtze River in the north, Taihu Lake in the East and CHANGDANG Lake in the West. 164 square kilometers of blue waves, ancient and modern, have brought up countless children of Wujin in Changzhou; 215 million square meters of lake water, including Wuyue, has infiltrated the incomparable depth. Since its completion, the Langyue Bay scenic spot in the north of West Taihu Lake has been the focus of local people's attention because its lowest level platform has been submerged by the lake water for many times. In 2013, Langyue Bay invested 19.04 million yuan to transform the artificial landscape and improve the hydrophilic platform.

Overview of lakes

Gehu Lake, also known as West Taihu Lake, also known as sand lake, also known as West Gehu Lake and West Gesha lake and West Taihu Lake, is located between the southwest of Wujin and the northwest of Yixing, which is shared by Wujin and Yixing. The formation time and the origin of the name of West Taihu Lake (Gehu Lake) have always been a mystery. It is of great significance to make clear the formation time and the origin of the name of West Taihu Lake (Gehu Lake) for the scientific utilization and full play of the value of Gehu Lake tourism resources.

West Taihu Lake (Gehu Lake) is located in the upper reaches of Taihu Lake. It spans Wujin and Yixing cities. It is adjacent to Taihu Lake in the East, CHANGDANG Lake in the west, Yixing Lake in the south, and the Yangtze River in the north through Biandan River and Desheng river. It is the second largest freshwater lake in southern Jiangsu after Taihu Lake and one of the five largest lakes in Jiangsu Province. Gehu is 25 kilometers long in the north and 6.6 kilometers wide in the East and West, with an existing water area of 249000 Mu and an average annual water depth of 1.3 meters. The surface of Gehu Lake is shaped like a long eggplant, and its bank is smooth and neat. The lake is a shallow dish with a flat bottom. Along the lake, rivers and ports crisscross, water network crisscross, ponds scattered, beautiful natural environment.

Formation time

Local records of Jiaze

There is no doubt that the West Taihu Lake (Gehu Lake) was formed due to the ground subsidence caused by the earthquake. This is not only proved by historical records, but also confirmed by the discovery of Gehu farm built around the lake. However, there are different opinions about the specific time of the formation of Gehu Lake. There are two kinds of opinions. One is that Gehu Lake was formed in the Jin Dynasty. For example, in Jiaze Township annals, it says: "in the Jin Dynasty, (Gehu Lake) was an ancient city, which was collapsed by the earthquake and became a lake." Second, the formation time of Gehu is Tang Dynasty. For example, it is said in the genealogy of Sun family recorded in the annals of Nanxiashu township that Gehu was trapped in Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty The author believes that the two theories that Gehu was formed in the Jin and Tang Dynasties are not credible because they lack the support of historical and archaeological data. According to the existing historical and archaeological data, the formation time of Gehu should be in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, which can be confirmed by the following research.

Yuejueshu

The yuejueshu, which records the historical records of Wu and Yue, only records Taihu Lake, shegui lake, Wuxi lake, Shihu lake, Xiaohu lake, Qihu lake, Chenghu lake, Youhu lake, Yuzhao lake, zuohu lake, kunhu lake, Huwang lake and danhu Lake in the Han Dynasty. There is no record of Gehu Lake, which indicates that Gehu Lake had not been formed when the yuejueshu was finished, It will be included in the book.

Analytical Dictionary of Characters

In ShuoWenJieZi written by Xu Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is no "Ge", which shows that "Ge" is a later character. Xu Shen's ShuoWenJieZi was written in 100 A.D. in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, it can be proved that Gehu had not been formed in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. The Gehu Lake was not formed in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, which can be confirmed by archaeological data. In June 1993, an ancient tomb of Han Dynasty was found in Gehu farm. A batch of five baht coins unearthed in the tomb were regular in the word "five baht", stretched out in the shape of "five baht", and round in the middle of the folded square beside the "baht", which has the typical characteristics of the five baht coins in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, it can be concluded that the exact burial time of the owner of the tomb should be in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Gehu farm used to be a part of Gehu Lake. In 1971, it became a dry land because of the reclamation of land around the lake. Tombs of the early Eastern Han Dynasty were found there, indicating that Gehu Lake had not been formed in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Otherwise, the tombs of the early Eastern Han Dynasty would not appear in Gehu. Based on the above research, we can conclude that Gehu was not formed in Jin Dynasty or Tang Dynasty, but after the early Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the existing historical records, Yu fan, a Confucian scholar of the eastern Wu Dynasty and a native of Kuaiji (now Zhejiang Province) in the Three Kingdoms period, was the first person to come to Gehu. For example, in Yuan Zhizheng's Jinling new Annals, Yu Fan said: "Taihu Lake has five lakes, so it's called five lakes. Gehu Lake, Taohu lake, Shehu lake, Guihu Lake and Taihu Lake are five lakes, and they are a small branch of Taihu Lake, so Taihu Lake has the name of five lakes." Yu fan has already said that Gehu Lake must exist when Yu Fan arrived. Yu Fan was born in 164 A.D. and died in 233 A.D. that is to say, the latest time for the formation of Gehu Lake should be before 233 A.D. According to the fact that Gehu had not been formed in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, it existed before Yufan's death in 233 ad, and the first year of the Three Kingdoms was 220 AD, it can be concluded that the formation time of Gehu should be in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty.

scenic spot

West Taihu Lake Ecological Leisure Tourism Resort

Four major leisure and holiday sectors

Xiaxi region: Xiaxi flower and tree market, China Xiaxi flower and tree culture and Art Museum, Jiangnan Huadu Industrial Park, Fengze villa, bonsai garden and rose garden

Jiaze District: ancient town commercial street, Zhuangyuanfang, Jiangjun Temple

China Flower Expo area

Langyue Bay area of West Taihu Lake

Wujin West Taihu Lake ecological leisure zone in Changzhou City is located in the southwest of Changzhou City, with a total area of 33 square kilometers. As the only undeveloped natural resource in southern Jiangsu, the West Taihu Lake has a good and pleasant natural environment, which is full of beautiful scenery, water, fishing sails, and flood waves. Therefore, Wujin decided to plan and build the West Taihu Lake ecological leisure area, which sounded the clarion call of lakeside development.

The West Taihu Lake ecological leisure zone will be built into a RBD (leisure business district) in Wujin District, one of the leisure tourism destinations in the growth triangle region, integrating ecology, recreation and leisure

Leisure, vacation, scientific research, high-end living in one of Hubin new city. After more than a year of transformation, the West Taihu Lake has shown its charming style. During the long holiday, there are shocking water screen movies, and there is an endless stream of Changzhou citizens. It can be predicted that in the near future, the beautiful scenery of Suzhou Jinji Lake will reappear here.

A city should be like a good book or a scroll of paintings. You can read it, appreciate it, feel it, read its history, appreciate its charm, and feel its changes. Changzhou Wujin, as one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, a modern manufacturing base and a famous cultural tourism city, has experienced the canal era along the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Yangtze River era along the Yangtze River. With the economic transformation of Yangtze River Delta and the rapid development of leisure industry, the West Taihu Lake, as the only undeveloped natural resource in southern Jiangsu, has a good and pleasant natural environment, which is full of smoke, water, fishing sails and clouds. Therefore, the West Taihu Lake ecological leisure zone is established in Wujin District of Changzhou City.

Moon Bay

Langyue Bay Plaza in West Taihu Lake is full of sparkling water and ripples. Large fountains with a diameter of 88 meters and a height of 100 meters soar into the sky and are full of changes. Music, fountains, lasers and lights weave a beautiful water landscape in Langyue Bay of West Taihu Lake. Langyue Bay of West Taihu Lake creates a beautiful "Moonlight water city", a quiet extension of West Taihu Lake and the most pleasant riverside walk.

China Flower Expo Park

It is mainly "one field and five gardens". The "one field" refers to Xiaxi flower and wood market, the Sixth China Flower Trade venue. The market is planned to be built to 800 mu, which will be the largest flower and related material marketing and logistics center in China. "Five gardens" refers to Jiangnan flower Capital Industrial Park, crape myrtle garden, rose garden, art forest garden and bonsai garden.

In the construction of auxiliary exhibition area, the South expansion project of Xiaxi flower and tree market has been fully started; five flowers have been introduced into Jiangnan flower Industrial Park; infrastructure construction of rose garden has been fully started; underground works and theme buildings of crape myrtle garden have been fully completed; more than 70% of the transformation of art garden has been completed. At the opening of the 8th China Flower Expo, "a five garden" will be presented in front of the world with a new look, turning a beautiful page for the flower expo.

Major events

It was flooded in the first half of 2010

In the middle of April 2010, the first level viewing platform of Langyue Bay scenic spot in Wujin District of Changzhou City, which is closest to the water surface, was "disappeared", and some plank roads around were also engulfed by the lake water. The water depth is more than 50 cm. Landscape project completion acceptance, the construction unit with pumping method, these landscapes to "save" out. However, the watermark left at the scene shows that not long ago, it was a scene of water country. In addition to the stone platform and metal railings, there were some lamp posts and flower beds soaking in the water.

According to his introduction, the water level of West Taihu Lake is about 1.4 meters in dry season and 1.7 meters in normal season. The whole square is designed according to the water level in normal season. The reason why the primary viewing platform was flooded at that time was due to continuous heavy rain at the end of March.

reason

According to the person in charge of the West Taihu Lake Management Committee, at the beginning of the design, the reason why the lowest platform was designed so low is that

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