Travel Documentary (42) Walking into the endless Taihu Lake

Poetry says: Taihu Lake is boundless, and Tianshui is connected by a line. From a distance, the mountains are foggy and the myopia layer is foggy. The camphor trees on the shore reflect green shadows, and the cherry blossoms by the pool are in full bloom. Tourists go to the waves to enjoy the light, and idle guests return to the boat at sunset.

At the beginning of an ancient style, it is said that Taihu Lake is vast and endless. It is located in the south of Jiangsu Province, south of the Yangtze River, bordering Wuxi City in Jiangsu Province in the north, Huzhou City in Zhejiang Province in the south, Yixing City in Jiangsu Province in the west and Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province in the east, and is located in the Yangtze River Delta. In ancient times, Tiaoxi and Jingxi rivers merged into lakes, and the Yangtze River, Qiantang River and two rivers flowed together, forming many lakes such as Taihu Lake, Yangcheng Lake and Dianshan Lake. Taihu Lake, known as Zhenze and Tuju in ancient times, also known as Wuhu and Lize, is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China.

1975, when Guo Moruo visited Taihu Lake, he left a beautiful poem "The essence of Taihu Lake is at the source after all". In the spring of March, we came here, took a bus from Wuxi and went straight to the Pearl River, the source of Taihu Lake, in the afternoon. After walking on the road for half an hour, I came to the parking lot of the round-headed bamboo. After parking, go to the ticket office, buy tickets and walk into the scenic spot.

When we walk, we can see the vastness, boundless and misty of Taihu Lake, which is connected with Tianshui. Looking out from the shore, the lake in the Wang Yang rippled with the breeze. Fares in the distance shuttle across the lake, and some disappear on the edge.

This used to be the land of ancient wuyue, and many stories happened here in history, such as the story that Zhou Taibo abdicated to King Wen and built Wu here. Wu Zixu's father was killed, fled Chu to Wu, avenged his father, sent troops to attack Chu, the King of Yue Gou Jian restored the country, and the doctor and history all happened here, giving people infinite reverie.

Taihu Lake has many scenic spots, the most famous of which are Fairy Island and Sakura Valley. Seeing the fairy island of Taihu Lake from the source pearl. There are four small islands connected in the lake, the largest of which is Sanfeng, and there is Tianjie on Sansan. To go to Xiandao, you need to take a boat at the pier. Because we have been there, we didn't go this time. Sakura Valley has also been there.

Besides Xiandao and Sakura Valley, there are other places by the lake that I haven't been to, such as Yin Xiushan's light, Yuanyuanperfect place, Zhu Yuanchuntao, Yuanyuanzhu Lighthouse, Baoyu wuyue and Taihu Evening News. The main goal this time is to see these scenic spots. So we walked around the shore of Taihu Lake.

Along the way, there are many cruise ships moored at the shore pier, which provides convenience for pedestrians to swim the lake by boat at any time.

These ships are both big and small. Many docks on the shore have plank roads built on the water, so you can take a boat.

There are tall and ancient camphor trees, sycamore trees (also known as French phoenix trees), elm trees, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Podocarpus, water wax and so on. There are also low boxwood and wild camellia. Lush, pedestrians can walk in the shade, especially comfortable.

There are also cherry blossoms in full bloom here, which are very bright among the green trees. Especially the reflection in the water is beautiful. People who come here to travel take pictures as a souvenir. People are under the flower trees, overlooking the misty Taihu Lake.

There are commercial shops on the shore, where there are various local specialties and handicrafts, as well as various restaurants and snacks. There are many empty corridors on the shore for tourists to relax.

There are lush trees and well-proportioned trees and shrubs here. There is also a natural hollowed-out Taihu stone configuration, which makes the lakeshore scenery a beautiful picture. There is a small mountain ridge next to it, and there is a boulder in front of the headland, on which are written four big characters: "Yin Xiushan Guang". It is really beautiful to see the mountain scenery here.

I came to a gazebo with five characters on it: "The Great Place of Taihu Lake" is said to be Guo Moruo's ink. It can be seen that observing Taihu Lake here has the best visual effect.

On the right wall of the pavilion is the ink of Guo Moruo's poem "Bird Head Tour", which reads: "Walking on the bird head, the turtle mound floats on the water. Surrounded by waves, thousands of hectares are covered with gold. Fan Li's cave is still there, and the female barbarians are thriving. Where there is no light, the sail will see the boat. "

There is a scenic spot that people must stop to watch. A huge stone stands. There are four big blue characters on the book: "Zhu Dao" and three small characters "Liu Chunlin" below. It is said that this Liu Chunlin was the top scholar in the late Qing Dynasty.

Going forward is the lighthouse of the source pearl. There is a black plaque on the tower, on which is the poem "Inscription on the Bamboo Lighthouse at the Source": "Surprised by thousands of miles, you spit on Kyushu. Wu Yuezhi is also a fisherman. It's dusk, and the wind horn is particularly good. Hongbo is angry and worried about life. Good worship structure, a huge sky floating. The light shines everywhere. Refers to a lost road and feels safe on the shore. Le Ming is here, dare to tell the boat. " Signature: Yi Wu.

Further on, there is a mountain surrounded by water, with a steep cliff and a pavilion on it. There are four big red characters on the cliff facing the lake under the pavilion: "Five Mountains are pregnant". It is said that it was written by Liao Lun, a scholar and magistrate of Wuxi, during the Guangxu period in the late Qing Dynasty, when he took a boat trip to Taihu Lake. The moral is that this place is the land of ancient wuyue, praising the vast Taihu Lake, and raising thousands of children of Taihu Lake with a broad mind.

As the sun sets, we just go to see the sunset photos of Taihu Lake. The sunset glow dyed half the sky red and shone on the surface of Taihu Lake, reflecting the orange lake light like a mirror. Bridges and flowing water, trees set each other off, is an excellent landscape. An anonymous poet in ancient times once wrote the poem "Sunset in Taihu Lake": "The sail floats in the sky, sparkling and clear; Fei Xia is dyed in color and surging with sunset red. " A beautiful sentence. Because of the time, I had to go back to Wuxi by bus.

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