The second spring in the world

The second spring in the world is located in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. A melodious music of "Er Quan Ying Yue" brings you to the famous second spring in the world, where you can make a cup of Er Quan tea and drink it in your mouth. When you pour tea carefully, you can also find that the tea is several millimeters higher than the cup mouth without overflowing. This is due to the high content of minerals. Experts believe that Erquan water has the functions of relieving trouble and thirst and prolonging life. There are many clear springs in Huishan, and there is a saying of "Jiulong thirteen springs" in history. Huishan spring, which is located near Huishan temple, was originally named Yilan spring. It is said that it was dug by Wuxi County Magistrate Jingcheng in 779 ad. there are two pools in total. The upper pool is round, the water is clear and blue, and drinks are drawn from it, But the water quality is not as clear as shangchi. Lu Yu of Tang Dynasty ranked 20 famous springs in his book the book of tea, and Wuxi Huishan spring ranked second. Another water critic, Liu Bochu, thought that "there are seven springs suitable for tea making, and Huishan spring is the second one". Since then, the name of "the second spring in the world" has been recognized by literati and celebrities of successive dynasties, Huishan spring is well-known for its colorless and transparent water, low mineral content, excellent water quality and delicious taste. It is one of the best springs in the world, The famous painter Wang Ji painted for the bamboo stove in the eighth year of hongwugan (1395 A.D.) and wrote a poem: "during the night of cold fasting, you can sit by the stove with tea; you can simmer Castanea mollissima with fire; you can tap the ice to drink the spring; you can turn the white clouds with tiles; the bamboo can produce green smoke; you can sip the Phoenix's armpit, Wen Zhengming, a famous painter, had a tea party with his friends in Huishan on February 19, 1518. He wrote the painting of Huishan tea party. The painting, with color paper, reproduces the scene of poets and painters cooking tea in bamboo stoves and thinking in Maoting, Li Shen, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, loved this spring very much. He took the spring water to Beijing and gave it to Li Deyu, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. PI Rixiu, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, compared Li Deyu's drinking of two springs with Yang Guifei's liking of lychee, and wrote a satirical poem: when the prime minister often wanted to cook tea, it was too late for the prefect to urge him to send out; when Wu Guan went to the country for three thousand miles, don't laugh that Yang Guifei loved lychee. After the Song Dynasty huisong will be included in the two springs of water tribute, month into a hundred altar. Su Dongpo, a famous poet, has a famous saying: "bring a little moon in the sky to try the second spring in the world.". Both Kangxi and Qianlong visited Huishan to chant. A Bing, a blind folk musician in modern times, once wandered around Huishan and composed the song "two springs reflecting the moon", which is widely spread at home and abroad. Over the past 3000 years, the stone sill has been sunk more than 10 centimeters by water users. In the center is the spring Pavilion, in which there are upper and middle pools. Above the spring Pavilion is the Jinghui hall, below the spring Pavilion is the Yilan hall, and in front of the hall is the lower pool. The upper pool, the middle pool and the lower pool form the complete water system of the second spring in the world, The middle pool is square, close to the upper pool, only three feet apart. The stone bottom is "flowing water, clear and lovely, but the water quality is poor". On top of the upper pool and the lower pool, there is a "Erquan Pavilion".

Huishan spring

synonym

The second spring in the world generally refers to Huishan spring

According to the legend of Huishan spring, Lu Yu of Tang Dynasty loved its flavor, so Lu Ziquan was named "the second spring in the world" by Emperor Qianlong. It is located in Xihui park at the foot of Huishan mountain in the western suburb of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province.

Huishan spring was called "the second in the world" by Lu Yu, the "tea sage" of Tang Dynasty. Li Kun, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, called it "human spirit".

origin

Huishan spring was excavated by order Jingcheng of Wuxi from the first year to the 12th year of Dali (766-777). Huishan got its name because huizhao, an ancient monk from the western regions, once practiced in Jielu nearby. In ancient times, the two words Hui and Hui were commonly used, so it was called Huishan. Huishan spring is originated from Ruo ice cave, and it flows out in the form of a spring. The spring pool was first surrounded and built into upper and middle pools. The upper pool is octagonal in shape, with eight small square columns and eight stone bars. The pool is more than three feet deep. The water quality of the spring in the pool is very good, the water color is transparent, sweet and delicious. The middle pool is next to the upper pool, which is square in shape with light water and unique flavor. In the Song Dynasty, there was a large pond under it, which was rectangular and was actually a fish pond. Yang Li te, a sculptor of Ming Dynasty, carved a dragon head on the wall of Xiachi. This dragon head is like a dragon, commonly known as stone dragon head. The spring water of Zhongchi is poured into the big pool through the stone dragon head, and gushes all the year round. In front of the pool, there is a Yilan hall for tea drinkers. Su Dongpo once wrote a poem here, saying: "you can also walk in Yilan hall with enough dust. "

It is said that Lu Yu of Tang Dynasty rated the water quality of the world as 20, and Huishan spring was listed as the second spring in the world. Later, Liu Bochu, Zhang Youxin and other famous tea people in Tang Dynasty all promoted Huishan spring as the second spring in the world, so people also call it Erquan. Li Shen, a poet in the middle Tang Dynasty, once praised: "in front of Huishan calligraphy hall, under pine and bamboo, there is a spring, sweet and refreshing, which is the soul of the human world and a clear mirror of the flesh and bone. Gargle to open mind, tea get this water, are all fragrant also. "During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, this spring became a tribute to the court. Zhao Mengfu, an academician and great calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty, wrote "the second spring in the world" for huishanquan, which is still well preserved on the back wall of the spring Pavilion. At that time, Zhao Mengfu also wrote a poem about this spring: "Huishan spring, an ancient temple in the Southern Dynasties, came to find the second spring by wrapping its name. He was greedy for the emperor's favor and went north. Wild flowers and birds were lingering. "

history

Huishan spring is famous all over the world. Tea guests from all over the world come all the way to absorb the water from the two springs, and the dignitaries are even more famous. During the reign of emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Deyu, the prime minister, was fond of drinking Erquan water, so he ordered local officials to send people to deliver the spring water to Chang'an, which is three thousand miles away, for him to cook tea through "Diepu" (a special transportation organization similar to a post station). In Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo was well versed in the theory of "the beauty of spring and the different fragrance of tea". During the reign of Xining, he "brought a small group of moon in the sky to try the second spring in the world.". After drinking, he repeatedly praised the wonderful, and compared the spring water to milk water, telling people that "milk water should be for Huiquan.". Zhao Gou, the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, was forced to flee to the South under the pursuit of the Jin army. When he passed through Wuxi, there was still tea at Huishan spring in Yaxing. The Erquan Pavilion beside the spring was built by local officials to welcome Zhao Gou.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, some dignitaries and celebrities in the capital often carried Huishan spring water to Kaifeng by boat. In order to prevent the long journey and the deterioration of water taste, people have explored the method of "washing Huishan spring" in practice. According to the fourth volume of Zhou Hui's Qingbo magazine, Huishan spring was transported to bianzhou and drenched with fine sand. It was called Zhexi Huishan spring just like a new one. Use fine sand to drench, that is, use fine sand to filter the water to get rid of its dust and miscellaneous smell. Huishan spring was also a gift given by people at that time. Ouyang Xiu, a great literary scientist, once wrote ten volumes of the collection of ancient records with 18 years' work. He invited Cai Xiang, his good friend, great calligrapher and scholar of tea art university, to write a preface. Ouyang Xiu called this preface "excellent in character and precious in the world". In order to reward Cai Xiang, he carefully prepared four gifts: a moustache chestnut brush, a bronze brush, a big and small dragon tea, and a bottle of Huishan spring water. In the Ming Dynasty, tea tasters admired the name of Huishan spring, but it was not easy for outsiders to get Huishan spring, so they had to make Huishan spring instead of real Huishan spring. Zhu Guozhen of the Ming Dynasty described this method as follows: first, boil the ordinary water and put it in a big VAT. Then, put the VAT in a shady place where there is no sun in the courtyard. When the moon is bright, open the cylinder head to withstand the moisture of the dew at night. After three nights, gently scoop the water into the porcelain jar with a ladle. It is said that this kind of water is no different from Huishan spring in cooking tea. Therefore, the spring made by this method is called self-made Huishan spring.

geographical position

Wuxi is located in the south of Jiangsu Province, with Taihu Lake in the South and Huishan in the West. The Beijing Hangzhou canal runs through the north and south. The Beijing Shanghai Railway lies in the East and West. With convenient transportation, rich products and beautiful scenery, Wuxi is a famous "land of fish and rice" in China. Located in the west of the city, Huishan, 329 meters high, stretches for 20 kilometers. Its nine peaks are like nine naughty black dragons, huddled together, head east and tail West, submerged in Taihu Lake. "Yijiufeng green, overlooking the waves of Taihu Lake.". The ancient trees in the mountains are towering, and the valley is quiet. Since ancient times, it has attracted many literati. It is a famous scenic spot in Xihui.

There are many clear springs in Huishan. In history, there is a saying of "Jiulong thirteen springs". Huishan spring, formerly known as Yilan spring, is located near Huishan temple. It is said that it was excavated by Yuanxi county magistrate Jingcheng at the end of Dali (779 A.D.). There are two pools, the upper pool is round, the water is clear and blue, and drinks are absorbed here; the lower pool is in the same vein, but the water quality is not clear. In Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu ranked 20 famous springs in his tea classic, and Wuxi Huishan spring ranked second. Another water critic, Liu Bochu, said: "there are seven springs that are suitable for tea making, and Huishan spring is the second.". Since then, the name of "the second spring in the world" has been recognized by scholars and celebrities of all dynasties. Su Shi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, visited Wuxi pinhui mountain spring twice, leaving behind the chant of "bringing a small group of moon in the sky alone to try the second spring in the world"

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