Is Hangzhou Gushan fun? Brief introduction of Gushan scenic spot

Located in the northwest corner of West Lake, surrounded by water, there is a unique mountain. Although the mountain is not high, it is the best place to enjoy the scenery of the West Lake.

Gushan Mountain is not only a scenic spot, but also a gathering place of cultural relics. There are Wenlan Pavilion, West Lake World Scenery, Zhejiang Museum and Zhongshan Park in the south, Xiling Yinshe in the west, Qiujin Tomb in the west and Hefang Pavilion on the northeast slope.

Among them, the pavilion was built to commemorate the hermit poet of the Song Dynasty, and there is a legend of "Mrs. Mei He". Plum blossoms are widely planted outside the pavilion, which is a scenic spot to enjoy plum blossoms on the lake. Gushan Mountain, 38 meters above sea level, is the lowest mountain in the West Lake, but it is the largest island and the only natural island in the lake. Bai Causeway in the east and Xiling Bridge in the west. It is like a cow lying in the water, floating in a lake full of blue waves. Autumn moon in Pinghu, one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake, is the place where Gushan meets Bai Causeway.

Lonely point of view

This is a scenic spot and cultural relics gathering place in the West Lake: Song Lizong built the West Taiyi Palace here, and Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty built palaces here; In the south corner of Shandong, there is Pinghu Qiuyue; Zhongshan Park, a beautiful garden with a lake in the south and a mountain in the back; On the east side of the platform are the beautiful West Lake Tianxia Garden Pavilion, Zhejiang Library with four books, the former residence of Qing scholars Lou Yu and Yu Muyue, the Zhejiang Provincial Museum of Cultural Relics and History, the Song Dynasty scholar Ouyang Xiu Memorial Hall, Wenlan Pavilion, one of the seven largest bookstores in China in Qing Dynasty, and the buildings outside the century-old store. On the west side of the mountain, there is a famous academic group in China that studies inscriptions and seals-Xiling Seal Society. Next to it is the tomb and statue of Qiu Jin, a female revolutionary in the late Qing Dynasty. He Fangting at the northern foot was built in memory of Lin Hejing, a reclusive poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. The story of Mrs. Mei, which has been passed down through the ages, happened here. On the top of the hill is Zhao Siting in Song Jian, which was rebuilt in recent years after it was abolished.

As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, the scenery of Gushan was widely known. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, has Gushan Temple in the north and Jiating in the west. Horizontal feet are low. Lingyunhan in Ming Dynasty has a kind saying that the scenery of isolated mountain is better than that of Pitu. An ancient poet said: "Penglai is an isolated mountain on earth, where there are plum blossoms." Surrounded by mountains, rippling blue waves, lush flowers and trees in the mountains and unique pavilions, it is a three-dimensional garden integrating natural beauty and artistic beauty. Hangzhou Gushan is famous for its name. This is an island in the lake. Bai Juyi called it Penglai Palace in the water.

The four holy temples, Xiangyan Temple and West Taiyi Palace, were built as royal gardens in the Southern Song Dynasty, and palaces were built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

Gushan Mountain has excellent natural scenery and profound historical and cultural accumulation. Poetry proves that Qiantang is better than the West Lake, and the lonely mountain is strange in both China and the West.

If you can see flowers soon, you can visit the West Lake, Zhongshan Park, Hefang Pavilion, Xiling Silver House and Qiujin Tomb in half a day.

At noon, you can also taste hangzhou dishes in the restaurant outside the building. In the afternoon, if you are not satisfied, time permits.

You might as well make a cup of Longjing tea in Zhao Sige of Xiling Printing Society, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Lake, and enjoy the interest of loving each other and embracing mountains around the water.

Scenic spot information

Tickets:

Free admission ticket

Opening hours:

07:30 - 17:30

Address:

Gushan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Best travel time:

The scenery in the four seasons is different.

Every year from March to May.

The sun is shining and the weather is fine.

September and October

Autumn is crisp and there are no clouds in Wan Li.

winter

Broken bridge snow, wrapped in West Lake, is boring.

Information:

Take 1, 2, 3 buses to Yuemiao Station.