Xuanwu Lake Photography Institute

For Xuanwu Lake, winter is just a season with different scenery from other seasons.

Looking east at Tailing Bridge, the lake is sparkling and calm; The small Jiuhua Mountain in the mist looks a little farther than usual, and the Sanzang Tower on the mountain is absent. In the distance, it is the outline of an ink-like mountain. As the proverb "1March 9th, 949" says, this is the last day of March 9th. The sun has no temperature and hangs dimly in the eastern sky.

It's still early, there are not many tourists in Xuanwu Lake, and a cold wind blows, so I can't help pulling up my collar when I walk by the lake. The tour bus passes by the tailings dike, and the body is covered with a transparent plastic windshield. Although there are not many passengers covered tightly, they are all mobilized by the tour guide with great interest, and their interactive voices can be heard across the bridge.

Wei Zhuang, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, chanted in Taicheng, a quatrain mourning the historic sites of the Six Dynasties: "The rain is falling, and the birds in the Six Dynasties are singing like a dream. The most ruthless thing is Taicheng Willow or Smoke Cage. " Taicheng was the backyard of Wu Dong during the Three Kingdoms period. Later, from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the end of the Southern Dynasties, it was also the political center and harem of various dynasties, probably located in the area of Jiefang Gate Wall south of Xuanwu Lake. The so-called "Taicheng Willow" is the willow on the shore of Xuanwu Lake. Willow is a landscape by the lake. Even if all the leaves are gone, there are only branches hanging from the trunk, standing by the water and facing the wind, but the trunk is calm and the branches are messy, and there is still no lack of charm.

Yingzhou promenade, winding for hundreds of meters, was built in A.D. 1950 and donated by Mrs. Sun Yat-sen Soong Ching Ling. When the flowers bloom, there are often photographers with long guns and short guns in the background of the flower gallery. It's cold and cheerless now, but I'm counting the pillars of the promenade and watching the old man stretch his fist under the cherry tree; The sunshine is getting brighter and brighter, enjoying the comfort of time disappearing with the wind. Cold and cheerless is actually a rare silence.

Walking in Yingzhou promenade, there was a fragrant smell of flowers. I followed the scent and saw wintersweet blooming on the roadside under the slope. Looking from the Nona Pagoda standing on the side of Zhou Huan, the cold plum blossoms complement the yellow flowers and the white pagodas.

The completion of Nano Tower 1937 is to commemorate the famous living Buddha Nano in Qamdo, Tibet, and there is a Lama Temple next to it, which is a memorial hall built at the same time. During the Republic of China, the mage lived in Nanjing for eight years and died in Ganzi on 1936. Nonata and Lama Temple left a legend that the 3-year-old Master Puyou was certified as the reincarnation of a living Buddha, opposed to splitting the motherland, held an important position in the government of the Republic of China, recognized that the Red Army was not hostile to * * *, and ran for national unity.

Xuanwu Lake is a swamp wetland formed by crustal faults, and the lake water comes from the northern foot of Zhongshan. Xuanwu Lake, called Sangbo in ancient times, has a long history of humanities. According to legend, in 448 AD during the Six Dynasties, the "Black Dragon" appeared in the lake twice, hence the name Xuanwu Lake. Xuanwu is the spirit of tortoise and snake, known as the "God of the North", and the lake is located in the north of Beijing. Therefore, Xuanwu Lake is also called Beihu Lake in history.

There are five islands in the middle of Xuanwu Lake, namely Wuzhou, namely Lingzhou, Zhou Huan, Yingzhou, Liangzhou and Cuizhou, which are connected by dikes and bridges, with beautiful scenery.

There is a square bridge between Zhou Huan and Liangzhou, which is the oldest bridge on Xuanwu Lake with a history of more than 600 years. Liangzhou is the earliest continent opened by Xuanwu Lake, which was named after Xiao Tong, the Prince of Zhaoming in the Southern Dynasties, set up a reading desk here. Xiao Tong, Prince of Liang Dynasty in Southern Dynasties, died young due to illness. He loves literature and Buddhism, accepts talents in the position of prince, and is diligent in writing. Xiao Tong is a connecting figure in the history of China literature. The Selected Works edited by him (called Zhaoming Selected Works in history) is the earliest existing collection of poems and essays in China. The Selected Works collected more than 100 authors and more than 700 literary works of various genres from the pre-Qin period to Nanliang in 8900. The Selected Works defined the literary boundary for the first time, which had a far-reaching influence on later generations.

On weekends, there are many young people and small families playing with their children in Xuanwu Square in Liangzhou. The sun rises higher than before, and the temperature is not as wet and cold as before. Tired of walking, find a bench to sit down and rest, and there are also energetic old people waving fists and swords; There are even gray-haired old ladies shouting "ho" and "ho" while doing actions. The child who is playing with a scooter heard the sound, stopped and looked at his grandmother with a probe, his eyes full of curiosity.

Xuanwu Lake was called Houhu in Ming Dynasty. As the name implies, there must be a "front" after. At that time, Swallow Lake was the Qianhu Lake. Qianhu and Houhu are two major lakes in Nanjing. In order to build the palace, most of Qianhu Lake (Swallow Lake) was filled as the foundation, and the rest was blocked outside the city wall, becoming today's Qianhu Lake and Biwa Lake. The size of Qianhu Lake (Yanzi Lake) in those days can be seen through a legend. When I started to fill the lake, I was always dissatisfied. In Jiangning County, an old man named Tian Deman was arrested and filled into the lake alive, saying that he "borrowed the sound to seek luck" and was later named "Lake God".

Coincidentally, the lake temple in Xuanwu Lake has a similar legend, but the hero of the story is deified for another reason.

In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang conducted a nationwide census and measured land, stipulating that the population of the whole country was mainly households, and the household registration files were compiled with "Li" (1 10 households) as the unit, and detailed information such as Ding Kou, property, township affiliation and surname was recorded as the basis for tax collection, which was uniformly managed by the central household department and handed over to the household registration management book of the household department. The island in Xuanwu Lake is surrounded by water, which is convenient for closed management and is chosen as the storage place of yellow books. From 139 1 to 1642, all the land and household registration files are hidden here, which is the largest archives in ancient China.

In the process of building the yellow book warehouse, it is said that an old man surnamed Mao suggested building the warehouse in the east-west direction to increase the lighting time and prevent the yellow book from becoming moldy. Zhu Yuanzhang took his advice, and at the same time, because his surname was Mao and "cat" was homophonic, he was buried alive to prevent rats.

We can't completely take the legend of gang-busting seriously, but since the establishment of Huangshucang and Xuanwu Lake as a royal forbidden area, it has been completely isolated from the world. This also makes it a miracle in the history of archives. Until the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were about 960 yellow book warehouses on the island in the middle of Xuanwu Lake, with more than 7900 copies of yellow book/kloc-0. However, with the change of dynasties, most of the efforts of the rulers of past dynasties turned to ashes and disappeared in the long river of years.

The lake temple on Liangzhou has been unrecognizable. There is a yellow book exhibition hall on the site of the former Lake Temple, trying to restore history by modern means and show it to future generations.

Speaking of plum blossoms in Nanjing, everyone knows that there are plum blossom mountains in the Ming Tombs. In fact, the exotic feelings of plum blossoms in Xuanwu Lake are even more commendable. There are still half a month before the Spring Festival. Although there are sporadic plum blossoms, after all, most plum trees are in bud before the season changes. But before Ming entered Liangzhou, people had been exploring:

"Soon, soon!"

-the old man said to his companion with glasses.

"It's enough before the Spring Festival!"

A group of aunts in red are talking.

"Mom, the tree is so old!"

The little girl tried to touch the trunk, but her mother stopped her.

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This long-lived plum tree, which is over 600 years old, can be called "King Mei" and is the oldest Gu Mei in Nanjing. At first glance, the scale of the tree is not large, and the sparse branches are covered with buds; Look closely, the trunk is rough and old, the flesh and blood are intertwined, and the color is deep or light. The whole tree looks upright and crooked, as if it were congenital deficiency; Careful observation shows that the crown is neat and well-proportioned, which is obviously carefully maintained. I suddenly remembered the sentence in "The Story of the Sick Plum Restaurant", "Mei takes pleasure as beauty, and is straight without posture; Take beauty as beauty, and the law has no scenery; Sparse is beautiful and secret is stateless. " It's rare that this plum has been ill for 600 years, and it still blooms every year, and the older it gets, the redder it gets!

There is also a plum blossom tunnel in Liangzhou. Although the road is not long, it is famous and belongs to the network celebrity scenic spot. The flower season, with its unique charm and crowded people, is now as quiet as a paradise.

When I entered the Meihua Tunnel, I passed a building of the Republic of China called "Friendship Hall". Now it is a bookstore. I want to go in and look through the books, but I have to bypass the corridor before business hours. I'm sorry, but we will meet again! The seemingly ordinary "Friendship Hall" is actually not simple. Built in 194 1 year, formerly known as "Han Bixuan", it is a place to receive Wang puppet government and guests. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the government of the Republic of China changed its name to "Xuanwu Hall" as a "place to entertain people from all walks of life and foreign guests"; After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was used to receive Chinese and foreign guests. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed "Friendship Hall". It is said that Song Meiling was here in those days. Later, Mao Zedong, Zhu De and others all received guests here. Premier Zhou also accompanied Sihanouk and his wife to visit here.

At the end of Meihua Tunnel is Wenji Pavilion, an antique building. I thought the Smelling Chicken Pavilion had something to do with Zu Ti, a famous soldier in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He smelled chickens dancing and was determined to recover lost ground. I didn't know there was another story until I read the introduction. In the Southern Dynasties, Xiao Ze, Emperor Wu of Qi, liked hunting, and often went out of the palace late at night to hunt animals in Langya Mountain. When I arrived at Xuanwu Lake, it was just dawn and the crow of chickens had just arrived here. So a chicken-smelling pavilion was built here.

Standing to the east of Wenjiting, you can see Nanjing Railway Station from the water. And when passengers entering and leaving Nanjing Railway Station take a nap in Xuanwu Lake, can they feel the flowers blooming and falling in the middle of the lake?

Liangzhou Jinling bonsai garden was originally a greenhouse in the Republic of China, and now it is a centralized display place for Jinling School bonsai. There are different bonsai exhibitions in the bonsai garden every season, and there are many plum blossoms with a history of more than 100 years in the plum blossom bonsai exhibition in early spring every year. "Plum comes first with potential", which means shape and potential, while bonsai pays attention to shaping the shape and potential of plants, so bonsai plum blossom is closest to the aesthetic requirements of ancient literati for plum blossom.

There used to be a building of the Republic of China in Liangzhou, which was the "Monument to the Anti-Japanese Soldiers of the 17th Army", but following the signs, I only saw the "old site" of the monument!

1933, Gubeikou fought against Japan, and soldiers of the 17th Army bloodbath the Great Wall fortress, which was generous and tragic. 1935 In May, Xu, commander of the 17th Army, proposed to build a monument to the 17th Army's anti-Japanese soldiers in Liangzhou, Xuanwu Lake. In fact, the last thing Nanjing should forget is war!

Every major festival, red lanterns are always hung on Xuanwu Lake, and the Spring Festival is approaching. As usual, red lanterns are hung on the tall paulownia trees, which are eye-catching and festive.

I wonder how Guo Pu, a geomantic master, evaluated Xuanwu Lake more than 0/000 years ago. Did he predict his indissoluble bond with Xuanwu Lake when he was walking by Xuanwu Lake? The marriage corner near Xuanwu Gate is bustling, and most people are worried about their children. This is how China people have come from generation to generation.

There is a pink train in Lingzhou of Xuanwu Lake, which is a paradise for children. I wonder how many adults like me are willing to sit there?