Slow Tour of Hangzhou (2) West Lake

Bai Juyi has a poem that says, "If you can't throw it to the West Lake, half of it will be this lake", and Su Dongpo also says, "There is a West Lake in Hangzhou, which is like a man's eyes." So whoever travels to Hangzhou, the first choice must be the West Lake! The West Lake has incomparable natural beauty and rich humanistic beauty. Just do your homework before you leave, otherwise it won't be much fun to have a cursory tour.

Based on the crazy talk (Zhang Mid-Autumn Festival), I compiled a travel guide, hoping to help people who come to visit the West Lake.

the scenery of the west lake can generally be summarized as "one mountain, two towers, three islands, three dikes, five lakes and twelve bridges".

a mountain is an isolated mountain. The lonely mountain is on the north side of the West Lake. It is an island rather than a mountain. It is indeed the only natural island on the West Lake, and its east and west sides are connected with the shore by Bai Causeway and Xiling Bridge respectively. Gushan is the largest island in the West Lake, with an area of 2 hectares and a mountain height of 38 meters. Walking on the mountain path has a feeling of forest. So although it is an island, it is still called a mountain.

Among the mountains of the West Lake, the solitary mountain is the smallest one, but it is the only one in the water. The Annals of Lin 'an in the Southern Song Dynasty said that "one island stands tall, and there is no attachment beside it, which is a victory for the lakes and mountains."

There are many cultural and historical sites left on Gushan Mountain, and there are 3 scenic spots. I have been to Zhejiang Museum (Gushan Pavilion), Xiling Printing House, Zhongshan Park (Imperial Palace Garden in Qing Dynasty), Wenlan Pavilion (one of the places where Sikuquanshu is stored), Fanghe Pavilion, Qiujin Tomb and Mucai Pavilion (Su Xiaoxiao Tomb). Of course, Hangzhou's most famous time-honored "Louwailou" is located in Gushan, and the most famous dish of Louwailou is West Lake vinegar fish, but unfortunately I didn't eat it (afraid of being expensive! ）

? Two pagodas, namely Leifeng Pagoda and Baojiao Pagoda. Leifeng Pagoda, formerly known as Huangfei Pagoda and Xiguan Brick Pagoda, was built by King Qian Chu of wuyue on the top of Leifeng Mountain, a very short mountain on the south bank of West Lake. The old tower collapsed in 1924 and was rebuilt in 22. In the legend of the White Snake in China, the beautiful White Snake was suppressed under the tower. In fact, the fame of the Leifeng Pagoda is very famous, thanks to two essays by Lu Xun, On the Fall of the Leifeng Pagoda and On the Fall of the Leifeng Pagoda. Because there were too many people waiting in line to buy tickets, I only took a few photos at the door.

Baokui Pagoda is located at the top of Baoshi Mountain on the north side of West Lake. It was destroyed and rebuilt six times. Now it was rebuilt in 1933, facing Leifeng Pagoda across the lake. The so-called "Leifeng is like an old woman, and you are like a beauty" and "one lake reflects two towers" refer to these two brothers.

Three islands, namely Xiaoyingzhou, Huxin Pavilion and Ruan Gongdun. These three small islands are in the middle of the West Lake, all of which are artificially built. At present, the only place to go by boat is Xiaoyingzhou (also known as "San Tan Yin Yue"). The whole island covers an area of 7 hectares, and the water surface accounts for 6%. It was formed in the thirty-fifth year of Wanli, and Qiantang County ordered Nie Xintang to build a ridge around the beach. Seen from the air, Xiaoyingzhou is like a very large Tian Zi, which forms the scene of "there is an island in the lake and a lake in the island". There are three gourd-shaped stone pagodas on the southwest water, which are famous for enjoying the moon and water gardens. The boatman told us: Huxin Pavilion and Ruan Gongdun are closed, so we can't go!

? Three dikes, namely Bai Causeway, Su Causeway and Yang Gongdi. Bai Causeway was famous for Baishadi in the Tang Dynasty, and Bai Juyi, a great poet, was appointed as the secretariat of Hangzhou, and wrote the sentence "I love the lack of eastbound lake and the Baishadi in the green Liu Yin". Later generations were grateful for this wise local official and renamed Baishadi as Bai Causeway.

? Su Causeway is a long dike built by Su Shi, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, when he was in Hangzhou, to build water conservancy and dredge the West Lake, and it was called Su Causeway by later generations. "Six suspension bridges in the West Lake, one willow and one peach" is Su Causeway's most direct description.

Yang Gongdi was dredged and excavated by Yang Mengying, the magistrate of Hangzhou in the Ming Dynasty. It was once lost because of the siltation of the West Lake. In recent years, it has been "restored as before" and restored the scenic spot. However, this road is endless and full of traffic, and many tourists do not stay.

beyond the three dikes, there are no dikes. There is a fork to the west in the north of Liujinqiao in Yang Gongdi, which leads down to Zhaogong Dike. The environment is elegant and few people walk. Lingyin Road can be connected to the west along Zhaogong Dike.

the five lakes and the west lake are separated by Gushan, Bai Causeway, Su Causeway and Yang Gongdi, and are divided into five water areas, namely Waihu, Xili Lake, Beili Lake, Xiaonan Lake and Yuehu Lake.

Waihu Lake, also known as Waixi Lake, is the largest part of the West Lake. Xili Lake is in the west of the lake, between Su Causeway and Yang Gongdi; Beili Lake is in the west of Hubei, surrounded by Gushan, Bai Causeway and Beishan Road. Xiaonan Lake and Yuehu Lake are very small. Xiaonan Lake is in the south of Xili Lake, and its core scenic spot is Huagang to watch fish. Yuehu Lake is in the north of Xili Lake, facing Yuewang Temple across Beishan Road in the north, and its core scenic spot is Quyuan Fenghe.

In fact, there are at least four waters in the west of Yang Gongdi, from north to south, namely Hangzhou Garden, Maojiabu, Wuguitan and Yuhu Bay, but the West Lake is so famous that these places are covered up.

bridge 12. From south to north, there are six bridges in Su Causeway, namely "Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Dike, Dongpu and Crossing the Rainbow". From north to south in Yang Gongdi, there are also six bridges, namely "Huanbi, Liujin, Wolong, Yinxiu, Jingxing and Junyuan", which are opposite to the sixth bridge in Su Causeway and are called "Twelve Bridges of West Lake".

But the West Lake is more than the Twelve Bridges. From east to west, there are also broken bridges, brocade belt bridges and Xiqiao bridges in Bai Causeway, Yuliu Bridge on Zhaogong Dike, and long bridges in the southeast corner of West Lake. Among them, the fame of broken bridges and long bridges is far greater than that of other bridges. As the saying goes, "The isolated mountain is not isolated, the broken bridges are continuous, and the long bridges are not long"-two of the "Three Wonders of West Lake" describe bridges. In addition, there are countless long and short bridges in parks around the West Lake.

Sit by the West Lake, drink Longjing tea, watch the lotus flowers in full bloom, weeping willows, and the sun shining on the lake, sparkling. The so-called years are quiet, but that's all. Of course, there are more reasons why you can't resist the West Lake.

(1) A general introduction to the 5A-level scenic spots free of charge will tell you that Hangzhou West Lake is the first batch of national key scenic spots in China and the first batch of 5A-level scenic spots in China. In fact, it doesn't matter. What's important is that West Lake is the only scenic spot that doesn't charge tickets. Even the gardens and courtyards around West Lake, old houses and old residences, many of them don't charge fees.

(2) Is the "beauty pageant China" on the list? Chinese national geography once launched the "beauty contest China" selection, and its selection results are still the most authoritative among the vast number of donkey friends. The results announced in those years suddenly subverted people's traditional cognition, and many famous lakes fell one after another, but, however, the West Lake is still listed. In the "most beautiful lake" selection, West Lake ranked fifth. However, the West Lake is the only one among all selected lakes, which is deeply integrated with nature and humanity. In this regard, the West Lake is still the first.

(3) The size of the West Lake The West Lake is not too big, but it is by no means small. The total area is about 6.39 square kilometers, 2.8 kilometers wide from east to west, 3.2 kilometers long from north to south, and about 15 kilometers around the lake, not counting the surrounding mountains and wetlands. Which city has such a large and beautiful scenery?

(4) The mountains around the West Lake are called "Yunshan on three sides and a city on one side, half city and half city lake in autumn". The southeast, southwest and northwest of the West Lake are surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the northeast is open to the urban area of Hangzhou. The mountains are very important to the West Lake, and the West Lake will never be so beautiful without the mountains. There are more than 7 peaks around the West Lake, large and small. Please list the important ones:

In Hubei, there are Baoshi Mountain, Geling Mountain, Qixialing Mountain and Gushan Mountain; To the west of the lake are Laohe Mountain, Qinting Mountain, Beauty Mountain, Yuquan Mountain, north peak, Nanfeng, Feilai Peak, Laurel Peak, tianmashan, Qipanshan, Tianxi Mountain, Tianzhu Mountain, Lion Peak, Baizijian and so on. There are Huajiashan, Hupao Mountain, Nanping Mountain, Xizhao Mountain, Jiuyao Mountain, Yuhuang Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain in Hunan. To the southwest of the lake are Wu Shan, Yunjushan and so on.

These mountains are connected with each other. Although the geographical scope together is not too large, and most of them are surrounded by plains, these mountains are just a coincidence, which just surrounds the West Lake, and the beauty of the lake and its surroundings is incomparable immediately.

(5) The road around the West Lake is called Beishan Road in the north, Hubin Road in the northeast, Nanshan Road in the southeast and south, and Yang Gongdi (also known as Xishan Road) in the west. If the scenic spots on the west side of Yang Gongdi are included, there are Longjing Road and Santaishan Road in the west.

no one can bypass these roads when traveling in Hangzhou. It must be praised that the scenery along this road is extremely beautiful and has its own characteristics.

(6) Ten views of the West Lake? The ten traditional scenic spots of the West Lake are: Su Causeway Chunxiao, Quyuan Fenghe, Pinghu Qiuyue, Broken Bridge Canxue, Willow Waves Singing, Huagang Fish Watching, Leifeng Sunset, Twin Peaks Inserting Clouds, Nanping Night Bell and Santan Moon Printing. Note that many of these landscapes don't exist at any time, but only at certain times in certain seasons, such as the broken bridge, the autumn moon in Pinghu, the moon in Santan, and the sunset photos of Leifeng.

how can I write my travel notes after I finish my homework? I thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to give up, because it was impossible to describe it in detail, so I had to take a quick look at it and appreciate it with my heart ...