The legend about Huizhou West Lake

There is a beautiful lake in Huizhou in the south of Lingnan. The scenery is very similar to the West Lake in Hangzhou. The locals also call it West Lake. There are also various legends about Huizhou West Lake. The following are the legends about Huizhou West Lake that I have compiled for you. You are welcome to read them.

The legend about Huizhou West Lake Chapter 1

According to legend, a long time ago, a fairy with a blue scarf on her head and a bronze mirror came to the world. She came from the upper reaches of the Dongjiang River along the river. When I drifted down to Huizhou, I was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of me, so I settled down and farmed with the local people, so that the people of Huizhou could live and work in peace and contentment and have a good harvest.

This incident alarmed the fairy world. Because of the Sea Dragon King's false accusation, the Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers and generals to capture the fairy back to heaven. The fairy reluctantly left Huizhou.

On the way, in order to provide Huizhou with water for farming and leave its beautiful scenery in the world, she threw her beloved bronze mirror on the bank of the Dongjiang River. The precious mirror broke into five pieces and turned into five lakes. The crane he rode turned into the "Fei'eling" on the shore of the West Lake, forming the beautiful scenery of the West Lake today where the lakes and mountains complement each other.

Of course, this is just a beautiful folk legend... The legend about Huizhou West Lake Part 2

Not far from the Pinghu Gate of Huizhou West Lake, walk across a small bridge covered with gravel , passed through a circular arch, and came to the Red Cotton Water Pavilion. Today, there are no pavilions or pavilions in the Red Cotton Waterside Pavilion, but several red cotton trees are still standing. Whenever the sun is warm and spring is bright, thousands of flowers on the red cotton tree bloom like a fire cover in the clear sky; the wind blows the flowers and falls, dyeing the green waves like flowing red water chasing the water. ? said. Praise from the predecessors: "The clouds and water in the sky are covered with grass and trees, and the lakes and mountains are quiet and beautiful in the evening." The flowers around the pavilion are as red as the fire, and the kapok can be seen among the green bushes. ?

The location of Hongmian Waterside Pavilion is Hongmian Island on Pinghu Lake. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Kai, the governor of Huizhou, built a pavilion on this round island, named "Huguang Pavilion". It was also called "Chun Pavilion" because its shape resembled a boat. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Fang Yao, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, and Zhang Liangui, the prefect of Huizhou, jointly built a new pavilion on this round island, named "Water Pavilion". According to "Huizhou West Lake Chronicles" compiled by Zhang Youren: During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were two tall kapok trees in the Red Cotton Waterside Pavilion. In ancient times, when literati visited the West Lake in Huizhou, they would row boats from Mingyue Bay to sit in the pavilion and admire the moon. There were several frost trees decorated with kapok, and the waterside pavilions were decorated like painted boats. The general drinks heavily and banquets the guests, but money is not a concern in this place. The legend about Huizhou West Lake Part 3

When Su Dongpo, the great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, was exiled to Huizhou, he traveled around Huizhou West Lake and left his footprints on several islands. Fanghua Island enjoys the reputation of "Fanghua Autumn Beauty". It is surrounded by lakes and mountains, and the trees on the island are lush. In late autumn, the trees are dyed in layers and complement each other, making it dizzying for the eyes, so it becomes the characteristic of "Autumn Beauty".

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiaoyao Hall was first built on Fanghua Island, which was the residence of He Zongyi, a Taoist priest of Tianqingguan in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Shaosheng's reign in the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo lived in Huihui and often visited here. In Dongpo's "Poetry on the Moon", he climbed up to the Hejiang Tower at night, or visited Fenghu Lake with his guests, visited the Qi Zen Temple, visited the Luofu Taoist Temple, and climbed to the Xiaoyao Hall. ? records. Dongpo often gathered here with Huang Tao, the official of Huizhou, Xigu, the monk of Qichan Temple, and Tan Ying, the monk of Baoji Temple. They drank and sang, talked about scriptures, or planted vegetables and fished. They lived a leisurely pastoral life and wrote Really? There is nothing wrong with searching in the secluded area. Go alone and your thoughts will grow. Fishing on Fengle Bridge, picking up Qi Xiaoyaotang?'s meaningful poems.

On Piyun Island and Fabi Island, not far from Fanghuazhou, there is a Xixinyuan (now the location of Huizhou Hotel). It was originally a lakeside village. It was built with donations from Su Dongpo during the Northern Song Dynasty. The bridge was named "West Village". Su Dongpo's "Xixinqiao Poem" refers to this place in "Xicun" where he drank for three days and killed all the chickens in Xicun. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, intellectual Li Xueyi built a garden to live in the village, named it "Xixin Garden". Xixinyuan is surrounded by lakes, lush trees, floating greenery across the lake, a flying bridge, stone forest and bamboo paths, and a unique cave. It can be called a summer resort.

Li Xueyi once wrote a poem called "Tong Pan Xiao Jing Summer Vacation in the West New Garden", which describes the scene of summer vacation in the garden with friends: "The summer is bitter and hot, and you can go boating to take advantage of the good wind." The west is new, clear and victorious, just like resting in a penguin. There is also a poem written by Wu Qian in the Qing Dynasty: "There are weeping poplars among the bamboos beside the embankment, and the green and tender shades of the summer scenery are fragrant." The window of the flying pavilion is open without the summer coming, and the sound of cicadas evokes the coolness of the lake. ?Xixin summer resort? Hence its name. The legend about Huizhou West Lake Chapter 4

Walking through the Jiuqu Bridge of Huizhou West Lake, you will come to Diancuizhou. Diancuizhou is the largest island in Pinghu. It is named after the characteristics of Liudan Pavilion and the vast Diancui Island in Pinghu. Overlooking the West Lake, Diancuizhou is like a piece of jade placed in the middle of Pinghu Lake, appearing exquisite and clear. Here, the lake is lingering, the ancient trees are green, the red walls, red walls, green tiles, and vermilion columns are hidden among the sparse green leaves. It is said to be "green with red leaves".

Diancuizhou has been famous as early as the Song Dynasty. In the third year of Emperor Yingzong's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1066), Chen Kai built the Guyu Pavilion on the island, which was rebuilt into the Diancuizhou Pavilion during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. People in the Song Dynasty once praised the beauty of Diancuizhou with their poems: "I've heard that Fenghu is more beautiful recently, and the surrounding pavilions and terraces reflect the island." Kong Shao'e, a talented woman in the Ming Dynasty, praised the beauty of Diancuizhou in her "Poetry on Diancuizhou": "The two lovers in the West Lake and the West, The lake surface is more suitable for Cuizhou. A period of youth cannot be described, the moon is as graceful as a brow. ?

In 1913, in memory of the martyrs who died in the Revolution of 1911 and the Battle of Ma'an, Liudan Pavilion was built on the island. In 1963, the then West Lake Management Committee expanded Liudan Pavilion into a pavilion, doubling its original area. There is a verandah waterside pavilion in front of the pavilion. You can overlook the beautiful scenery of Huazhou Yu in the Pinghu Lake and the spring drunkenness of red cotton. It is a couplet of Su Dongpo and Wen Tianxiang's poems. The pavilion is slightly cool, you can breathe the lake light and drink the mountain. There are heaven and earth. Be upright and leave a loyal heart to reflect history? Express your nostalgia and admiration. From then on, "Leu Dan dotted green" became a scene in the West Lake.