Beautiful view of West Lake

The West Lake is a poem, a natural picture, and a beautiful and moving story. Whether it is people who have lived here for many years or travelers passing by in a hurry, they are all fascinated by this unique beauty in the world. In the spring of March, warblers fly and grass grows. There are two embankments in Subai and peach and willow trees on the bank. On both sides, there are waves and cruise ships. In the distance, there are mountains with empty sky and green indigo. Walking on the embankment at this time, you will be amazed by the scenery in front of you, and even feel enchanted and wonder if you have entered a fairyland.

The beauty of West Lake is not only unique in spring. In summer, the lotus blooms in the sky, the three pools are soaked in moonlight in autumn night, the red plum trees with sparse shadows after snow in winter, and the smoked willow trees. The orioles singing in the gauze, the terraces in the mist of drizzle - no matter when you come, you will appreciate the unusual style.

The Ten Scenes of West Lake were formed during the Southern Song Dynasty and are basically distributed around the West Lake, with some located on the lake. The spring dawn on Su Di, the wind lotuses in Quyuan, the autumn moon on Pinghu, the remaining snow on the broken bridge, the singing of orioles in the willow waves, watching the fish in Huagang, the sunset on Leifeng, the clouds on the twin peaks, the evening bell on Nanping, the moon reflected in the Three Pools, all ten scenes of West Lake are good at their best, and they are combined together. It also represents the essence of the ancient West Lake scenery, so both locals in Hangzhou and tourists from other places talk about it, so it’s better to visit first.

The New Ten Scenes of West Lake were selected in 1985 through the active participation of Hangzhou citizens and people from all over the country, and after repeated deliberation by the expert selection committee. They are: Yunqi Bamboo Path, Manlong Guiyu , Hupao Mengquan, Longjing Wencha, Jiuxi Smoke Tree, Wushan Tianfeng, Ruandun Huanbi, Huanglong Tucui, Jade Emperor Feiyun, Gemstone Liuxia.

Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway

The Su Causeway starts from the foothills of Nanping Mountain in the south and ends at the foot of Qixia Ridge in the north, with a total length of nearly three kilometers. It was the site of the dredging of the West Lake by the great poet Su Dongpo of the Northern Song Dynasty when he was the governor of Hangzhou. , constructed using excavated mud. Later generations named her Su Causeway in memory of Su Dongpo's achievements in managing the West Lake. The long embankment lies on the waves, connecting the southern and northern mountains, adding a charming scenery to the West Lake. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the spring dawn on Su Di was listed as the first of the ten scenic spots in West Lake. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was also called "Six Bridges of Smoked Willows" and included in the ten scenic spots in Qiantang. This shows that it has been deeply loved by people since ancient times.

After the cold winter, Su Di is like a graceful messenger coming to announce spring. The willows are on the bank, the peaches are scorching, and the lake waves are like mirrors, reflecting the beautiful shadows with infinite tenderness. The most touching thing is that when the morning light first appears and the moon sets over the Western Mountains, the gentle breeze blows slowly, and the willow silk curls flutter in the air, standing on the embankment, enchanting the soul.

Magnolia, cherry blossoms, hibiscus, osmanthus and other ornamental flowers and trees are also planted on Su Di, which are colorful all year round. And the time sequence changes, morning and evening, sunny and rainy, the atmosphere is different, and the scenery is different. The picturesque and pleasant scenery makes Su Causeway a place that people visit all year round. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a lake market was formed here. "Old Wulin Stories" recorded the grand tour of the lake before and after the Qingming Festival and wrote: "In the area around Su Di, there are thick shades of peach and willow trees, red and green interspersed, walking ropes, riding horses, flying money, throwing balls, kicking wood, and spreading sand. Swallowing knives, spitting fire, leaping in hoops, fighting with animals and all kinds of animals and insects, there are also people buying and selling at the market, fragrant tea, fine fruits, wine, and puppets with colorful makeup, lotus boats, horses, harp pipes and drums. Trivial playthings are used to entertain children in Chengdu City. "

The long embankment of Su Causeway and the six undulating bridges provide visitors with a leisurely stroll and varied sightseeing route. . Walking on the embankments and bridges, the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains unfolds like a picture, and thousands of customs are available for anyone to appreciate.

The six arch bridges on Su Causeway are named Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Yadi, Dongpu and Kuahong from south to north. What you see at the end of the bridge is that each one is leading the way: Yingbo Bridge is adjacent to Huagang Park, with weeping poplars and rain, and smoke waves are swaying; Suolan Bridge looks at Xiaoyingzhou from up close, and Baoshu Tower from far away, which is near solid and far away; Wangshan Bridge Looking up to the west, Dingjiashan Mountain is lush and green, and the twin peaks stand majestically in the clouds; the Embankment Bridge is located at the golden section between the north and south of Sudi. In the old days, it was the waterway passage for lake boats to go east and west. "Scenery Pavilion is located in the south of the bridge; Dongpu Bridge has reason to suspect that it is a rumor of "Shupu Bridge". This is one of the best spots to watch the sunrise on the lake; cross Hongqiao to see the rainbow flying in the sky after the rain, and the lake and mountains are glowing, such as Entering the fairyland.

To the west of Gushan Temple, the water is flat and the clouds are low.

There are several early orioles vying for warmth in the trees, and some new swallows are pecking at the spring mud.

The wild flowers are becoming more and more charming, and only the shallow grass has no horse hooves.

My favorite lake is eastward, with green poplar shades and white sand embankment.

The wind lotus in Quyuan, with the theme of watching lotus in summer, is ranked second among the ten scenic spots in the West Lake following the spring dawn on Su Di.

"Quyuan" was originally a brewing workshop opened by the imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was located near Hongchun Bridge on Lingyin Road today, close to the shore of the then West Lake. Lotus flowers were cultivated on the lake near the shore. Every summer, when the gentle breeze came, the fragrance of lotus and wine floated everywhere. It makes people drunk even if they don't drink. Wang Wei, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, praised it in a poem: "People who escape the summer return to the cold spring, and the clouds at the port are cool in the evening. The fragrance of the love canal follows people far away, and they can only buy a boat after crossing the high bridge." Houquyuan gradually declined and was abandoned. After Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty inscribed the Ten Scenes of the West Lake, he built the Quyuan Fenghe Scenery Stele Pavilion on the bank of Su Di across the Hongqiao Bridge. All that is left is a small courtyard with a patch of lotus flowers on the lake in front of it. Today's Quyuan Fenghe is a large park gradually built since 1983. The whole park is divided into Yuehu Lake and Zhusu Garden. There are five major scenic spots: Fenghe, Quyuan and Lakeside Forest. Surrounding the park are Yue Fei's Tomb Temple, Guozhuang, Hangzhou Botanical Garden, etc., which together form a tourist hotline that is densely populated by tourists all year round on the West Hubei North Line.

Quyuan Fenghe The most eye-catching thing is still the lotus appreciation in summer. Hundreds of varieties of lotus are cultivated in the large and small lotus ponds in the park, among which the Fenghe Scenic Area is particularly charming. The water here is mainly dominated by red lotus, white lotus and heavy lotus. There are famous kinds of lotus such as golden lotus, lotus flower and so on. There are fields of lotus leaves and enchanting lotuses. Small bridges of different shapes have been erected on the water. People crossing the bridge feel like walking in the lotus. People lean on the flowers, and the flowers reflect their faces. The flowers and the people fall in love.

Yingxun Pavilion is a good place built for tourists to enjoy the scenery from a height. Looking from a distance, you can see the beautiful scenery of "the sky is filled with endless green leaves, and the lotus flowers are uniquely red in the sun." The breeze blows slowly, and the fragrance of lotus refreshes the mind and relieves people's worries. Your Excellency Yingxun opened the Youhe Culture Exhibition Room to show people the noble character and integrity of the "gentleman among flowers" who emerged from the mud, as well as various artistic and literary masterpieces that embody people's value orientation, aesthetic perception and moral pursuit.

The Yuehu Scenic Area preserves the small courtyard with the "Quyuan Fenghe" scenic monument inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. That scenic monument is one of the only two original monuments of the Ten Scenic Spots of the Kangxi West Lake. The Zhusu Garden Scenic Area was only completed and opened in recent years. It was originally one of the famous West Lake gardens in the early Qing Dynasty, with bamboo and stone pavilions, surrounded by winding water, quiet and elegant.

The Lakeside Jungle Scenic Area has prepared tents, hammocks, and bamboo huts for tourists. You can have picnics, fishing, entertainment and parties here.

On the north side of the park, close to the Yuefeng commercial area, there is the Fenghe Winery, which houses an antique winemaking workshop and several unique ethnic-style restaurants.

Pinghu Qiuyue Scenic Area is located at the west end of Baidi, at the southern foot of Gushan Mountain, and is close to the Waixi Lake. In fact, as one of the ten scenic spots of West Lake, the Autumn Moon over Pinghu Lake did not have a fixed location during the Southern Song Dynasty. This is because the poems written by literati at that time and in the Yuan and Ming dynasties about this scene were mostly written from the perspective of returning to the lake at night and admiring the moon in the boat. It is not difficult to see that, for example, in Sun Rui's poems of the Southern Song Dynasty, there is a sentence: "The moon is cold and the cold springs cannot flow, so where can I go boating to sing songs?"; Hong Zhanzu of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his poems: "In autumn, people climb the waves and wrinkle, and the dust in the mirror of the fairy mountain pavilion is "Among the woodcut prints of the ten scenes of the West Lake from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty that have been passed down through the ages, the main theme of the picture "Autumn Moon on the Flat Lake" is still that of tourists looking up at the moon in a lake boat.

The current location of Pinghu Qiuyue Scenic Spot was actually determined only thirty-eight years after Kangxi. At that time, the original Dragon King Hall here was used as the Imperial Library. In front of the building, a stone platform was built that jumped out of the lake. There were railings around the platform and a water pavilion next to it. A plaque inscribed by Emperor Kangxi "Autumn Moon on the Pinghu" was hung. Later generations also built a landscape stele pavilion with stone. To his left.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was replanned and renovated, expanded and built year by year. A long and narrow lakeside garden was formed here, planted with flowers and trees of all seasons, dotted with rockeries and stacked rocks, and pavilions and pavilions scattered throughout. It is suitable to admire the moon, drink tea and relax.

The autumn moon night at West Lake has been recognized as a beautiful scenery since ancient times, full of poetic and picturesque scenery. The autumn moon over Pinghu is high in the pavilion, with the windows overlooking the water. The platform is wide and the field of vision is wide. On an autumn night, I can see the bright moon in the sky, the lake and sky are blue, the golden breeze is blowing, the water and the moon are blending together. I don’t know where this evening is. evening. In fact, the beautiful scenery is not only in autumn, but also on moonlit nights. Luo Chengxiang of the Qing Dynasty wrote a couplet: "Coming through the window, the breeze in summer and the sun in winter, the rolling curtain meets the mountains in front and the bright moon in the back."

Although Pinghu Qiuyue Scenic Area The scope may be the smallest among the ten scenic spots in West Lake, but people can still visit and appreciate the historical monuments and cultural connotations here. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Lake View Pavilion was built here. In the Southern Song Dynasty, with the construction of the Four Saints Yanxiang Temple in the Gushan Royal Taoist Temple, the Moon Watching Pavilion was built here. "Looking at the lake" and "looking at the moon", these two "looks" paved the way for Pinghu Qiuyue to be located here in the future.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, when Sun Long, the eunuch in charge of rituals, spent huge sums of money to restore the old scenery of the West Lake, he also made major repairs to the Wanghu Pavilion.

The writer Zhang Dai recorded in "Looking for Dreams in the West Lake": "Repairs It is gorgeous and has a terrace, which can be used for enjoying the wind and the moon. It can also be used for banquets and operas. It is now transformed into the Dragon King Hall."

The lake and sky are all blue in the west of the scenic spot. The building was originally a relic from the private villa "Luoyuan" of the wealthy Jewish businessman and "adventurer" Hartung in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It later became the seat of the Eight Arts Society, the cradle of the emerging modern woodcut movement in China. Nowadays, this place has been turned into Xiling Painting and Calligraphy Academy, adding a bookish atmosphere to the scenic lake and mountain scenery

The Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow

The Broken Bridge is now located at the east end of Baidi. Among the many large and small bridges in West Lake, both ancient and modern, she is the most famous. It is said that the broken bridge was built as early as the Tang Dynasty. The word "broken bridge" was included in the poem "Inscribed on Gushan Temple in Hangzhou" by Zhang Hu at that time.

Ming Dynasty Wang Keyu's "Remaining Talk on Picking Green from West Lake" has a witty saying about the scenic beauty of West Lake: "The beauty of West Lake is that the clear lake is not as good as the rainy lake, the rainy lake is not as good as the moon lake, and the moon lake is not as good as the snow lake... ...How many people in this world can truly master the beauty of mountains and rivers? "Hangzhou, located in the south of the Yangtze River, has a short snow season every year, and heavy snow days are even rarer. Once covered with silver makeup, it will create a snowy lake scene that is completely different from the usual scenery.

There are several explanations for the remaining snow on the Broken Bridge. The more common one is that whenever it clears up after the snow, you can look west and north on the Broken Bridge, and you will see the top and bottom of the towers in the Gushan and Geling areas, such as Paved with jade, it is crystal clear and has a cool beauty.

Some people think that when the heavy snow has just begun, when you climb Baoshi Mountain and look south, you will see that the White Causeway is as white as a chain. In the sunrise, the snow on the broken bridge toward the sun melted, revealing a brown mark on the bridge deck, as if the long white chain had been interrupted, so it was named "Remnant Snow".

Liulang Wenying Park is located on the shore of the southeast corner of West Lake, covering an area of ??about 21 hectares. Her predecessor was the Jujing Garden, the Imperial Garden of the Southern Song Dynasty. It ranged from outside the Qingbo Gate of the Old City of Hangzhou in the south to under the Yongjin Gate in the north. It leaned against the city wall in the east and the water of the West Lake in the west. It also included several islands close to the lake shore, such as Liuzhou, Shuixin Temple Base (the predecessor of Xiaoyingzhou), etc.

At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the Jujing Garden became the "Scattered View Garden". The southern part of it was chosen as a cemetery by the Hui people who moved south to Hangzhou with the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry; A swampy pond in disarray, the original Lingzhi Temple, Xianying Temple and other splendid temples in the northern part of it also cannot escape the bad luck along with the landscape. By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, only the Liulang Bridge and the Huaguang Pavilion were dilapidated and dilapidated. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was an even more desolate scene. The first half of the poem "Youth Tour" by the Qiantang poet Xu Fengji, written by the old man Zishan, was devoted to the scene of the no longer grand occasion; "Snake coils in the well, foxes scurrying through the tombs, the chariot road has been destroyed." "Desolate. The swallows are flying, the peach blossoms are silent, and they have experienced many vicissitudes of life." By 1949, there were only famous scenic monuments, a stone monument square, a stone pavilion and an old Shapu tree, indicating loyalty (Qian Wang Temple). The first area of ??the old house and the two entrances to the pond in front of the temple. The nearby residents simply call it Fengshan Nest.

Today, Sing the Orioles in the Willows, after nearly 40 years of continuous development and construction, it has evolved from an imperial garden enjoyed by emperors to a paradise for ordinary people. She still uses the green willow color and the melodious warblers as the keynote of the park's landscape. On the thousand-meter-long embankment along the lake and along the main road of Yuan Road, she planted weeping willows, lion willows, drunken willows, Huansha willows and other characteristic willows. A Weeping Orioles Pavilion was built in the main scenic area in the middle of the park, and a giant cage "Bird Paradise" was installed not far from the Wenying Orioles Pavilion, creating an atmosphere of fireworks in March, fluttering willow silks, and the clear sound of orioles. To the east of Wenying Pavilion, the Friendship Garden scenic area is mainly composed of lawns and dense forest belts. A group of Japanese cherry blossoms have been introduced. On the north side of the lawn, there is a stone platform and the "Japan-China No longer War Monument" stands. To the west of Wenying Pavilion, there is When the Orioles in the Willows were rebuilt, the large lawn was built by filling in the swamp. The grass color is far away from the blue waves of the West Lake and the green mountains. On the north side of the lawn is the Kangxi imperial inscription of the Pavilion of the Orioles in the Willows that was moved here. A tall tree forest was planted on the south side. Together with the lawn, willow banks, lakes and mountains, it forms a vivid picture with rich layers and changing angles.

The former Qianwang Temple in the northern part of the park was renovated into a Jiangnan private garden style, and the layout of the courtyard scenic area follows the "Jujing Garden". "It was named after the old name. In the garden, there are pavilions, terraces, pavilions, rockery springs and pools, small bridges and flowing water, low walls and leaky windows, and exotic flowers and plants, all according to their positions, forming a scenic view. The whole garden has winding paths leading to secluded places, making it a unique world.

The southeastern part of the park has been opened as a place for mass recreational activities, and an open-air stage has been built. It has become a good place for Hangzhou citizens and tourists from all over the world to exercise in the morning, relax during holidays, and celebrate festivals. Every summer and autumn, this is a "night garden" for cooling off, with songs, dances, operas, movies and various content and forms. Various flower shows, lantern festivals, folk custom performances, etc. are held from time to time, attracting people.

Huagang Fish Viewing Park is located to the west of the southern section of Sudi, on a peninsula between Xili Lake and Xiaonan Lake. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the chamberlain Yun Sheng built a private garden at the foot of Huajia Mountain not far from here. The garden was filled with flowers and trees, water was diverted into a pond, and fish of five colors were raised for viewing. It gradually became a place frequented by tourists. It was called Lu Garden at that time, and also named Huagang because of its proximity to Huajia Mountain. When the court painter created the group of ten scenes of West Lake, he included it in it. In the 38th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1699), Emperor Xuanye visited the West Lake. As usual, he wrote about the fish sights in Huagang and built a stone monument beside the fish pond. Later, when Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River to visit the West Lake, there was another poem inscribed on the stele. There is a line in the poem that goes: "Huagang flows under Huajia Mountain, and the flowers are like fish bodies and fish sucking flowers.

Today's fish watching in Huagang is A large park covering an area of ??more than 20 hectares, the whole park is divided into five scenic areas: Red Fish Pond, Peony Garden, Flower Harbor, Large Lawn, and Jungle.

The Red Fish Pond is located in the south of the central part of the park. It is the central area for sightseeing in the whole park. The bank of the pool is naturally curved, and the earth is piled up in the pool to form an island. There is a curved bridge on the pool. Looking down from the bridge railing, thousands of golden-scaled red fish are passing by in groups, splashing in the water. , the flowers and trees along the bank of the pond are colorful, floating on the water, like a moving picture of "flowers with fish bodies and fish sucking flowers", no one can help but envy the fish.

At the west end of the red fish pond is. The peony garden is quite ingenious in gardening. It has a raised mound and a peony pavilion at the highest point. Around the pavilion are planted hundreds of peonies and peonies. It is divided into more than ten small flower areas according to different varieties. Every year before and after the Grain Rain, Showing the king of flowers, the country is beautiful and fragrant, and its reputation is well-deserved. On one side of the path beside the Peony Pavilion, an ancient plum tree is planted. Under the plum tree, black and white pebbles are used to create this plum shadow pattern on the road, which is called a modern Confucian horse. It is called "Plum Shadow Slope".

Looking from the Peony Pavilion, you can have a panoramic view of the east, south and north sides of the park. On the east side, there are green trees and the traces of lake waves in the distance. The lush green scenery of Pingshan Mountain is "borrowed" into the park. Behind the dense forest, there is a bay of green water, an arched bridge, and a harbor branch connecting Xili Lake and Xiaonan Lake. The waterscape of the whole park is therefore more vivid. Bamboo trees are luxuriant along the water. The noisy branches reveal the mountain scenery. To the north, the large lawn has a wide view, and the shimmering shadow of Xili Lake attracts people's imagination. On the lawn, there are mainly large trees and woods, which not only increase the layered changes of the spatial forest edge. , and provides visitors with shelter and a place to rest.

Leifeng Sunset

Leifeng, located in front of Jingci Temple, is the remnant of Nanping Mountain extending to the north, and it is majestic near the lake. The trees are lush. Although it is small and exquisite, it is one of the best on the lake, because there was the Leifeng Pagoda built during the Wu and Yue Dynasties on the top of the mountain. It is the most beautiful and elegant among the many ancient pagodas in West Lake. Unfortunately, it has been more than seventy years old. The front fell down, the tower collapsed and the mountain was empty, and the name of the mountain was changed to Xizhao Mountain.

This famous peninsula-shaped mountain on the south bank of the West Lake was once occupied by the Imperial Garden of the Southern Song Dynasty. Nine years later, a large number of camphor, liquidambar, elm and other ornamental trees were planted on the mountain, and the scenery was still magnificent under the setting sun. Unfortunately, the ancient pagoda was nowhere to be seen, and Lei Feng became an "absent" in the ten sceneries of the West Lake. The Peak Pagoda has experienced too many hardships. It was originally called Xiguan Brick Pagoda, also known as Huangfei Pagoda. It was built in the eighth year of Kaibao's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty. The pagoda was struck by lightning and was repaired in the early Southern Song Dynasty, minus two levels from the original pagoda. Five-level pagoda. This is a pavilion-style tower with eight sides. The core of the tower is made of brick, and the eaves, flat verandahs, railings, etc. are made of wood. Each side of the inner wall of the tower is inlaid with stone inscriptions from the Avatamsaka Sutra. There is an underground palace under the tower. , dedicated to the Golden Cave Arhat. After the Southern Song Dynasty, the wooden eaves of Leifeng Pagoda were repeatedly destroyed and repaired. At that time, painters such as Chen Qingbo vividly painted the picture "Leifeng Sunset", and there was an imperial garden under the tower. The setting sun shines down, the golden wheel rises from the tower, and there is nothing comparable to the dusk scene on the lake. Naturally, it has a good place among the ten sceneries of the West Lake. Unexpectedly, during the reign of Emperor Xijing of the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates invaded Hangzhou. Suspecting that there was an ambush hidden in the Leifeng Pagoda, they set fire to the wooden verandah. Only the brick body of the tower was left, and the top of the tower was also damaged. The old trees were whistling, and there were people. The poem titled "Leifeng Pagoda looks like a drunken man amid the purple smoke." Only the core of the Leifeng Pagoda is left, but it still stands tall in the sky, with a special style of incomplete beauty that has stood for more than 400 years.

Wen Qixiang, a celebrity in Hangzhou in the late Ming Dynasty, once commented on it together with the Baoshu Pagoda on the other side of the lake: "There are two pagodas on the lake, with thunder peaks like old monks and precious stones like beautiful women." ] As soon as this statement came into being, people called it this. "History of the West Lake" written during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty praised the sunset scene of Leifeng Mountain like this: "The solitary tower stands alone, the bricks are all red, and the vines pull it, it is green and lovely, the sun shines in the west, the pavilions are golden and green, and they reflect the mountain light, like a golden mirror. Open it, and the fire beads will be attached. Although Akagi was in vain for Xia, it is not an exaggeration].

At about 1:40 pm on September 25, 1924, there was a loud noise on the south bank of West Lake. [Lao Na] suddenly [fell down], for a moment the sky was covered with dust, crows flew in fright, and the top of Leifeng was piled with tens of thousands of broken bricks. Thousands of people in Hangzhou came to see the excitement, and many people took advantage of the chaos to hide in the pile of bricks. Taobao], there are actually people who make unexpected fortunes. It turned out that before the tower collapsed, the remains had been damaged and put in danger by those who dug up the bricks. Because folk rumors said that the bricks of Leifeng Pagoda had the power to ward off disasters and suppress evil, the thieves continued to excavate them, which eventually led to a catastrophe. disaster. In his diary of September 29, 1918, the romantic poet Xu Zhimo left us with the dangerous things [Lao Na] wrote before his death: [On the way we visited the Leifeng Pagoda—the four big bricks in the tower. The column has been dismantled into an inverted cone shape, which looks extremely dangerous.

More than seventy years have passed. As history and culture have been integrated into the scenery of the lake and mountains, the Ten Scenic Spots of the West Lake have been nurtured and developed. The [absence] of Lei Feng Sunset will eventually be filled by Lei Feng Sunset.

Two peaks sticking into the clouds

The towering Tianmu runs eastward, and one branch of the other veins meets the West Lake and branches to the north and south, forming the Nanshan Mountain and the North Mountain of the West Lake Scenic Area. Among them, the South Peak and the North Peak were occupied by monks in ancient times. Buddhist pagodas were built on the top of the mountains, facing each other from a distance, and they were significantly higher than the other peaks. On a beautiful day in spring and autumn, the mist is green and white, and the top of the tower reaches into the clouds, sometimes disappearing and sometimes appearing, and the momentum from a distance is extraordinary.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Two Peaks Chasing the Clouds was listed as one of the ten scenic spots in West Lake. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty renamed it Shuangfeng Chasing the Clouds and built a landscape stele pavilion beside the Hongchun Bridge. At that time, the ancient Shuangfeng Pagoda had been destroyed for a long time, and even the original connotation of this scene was once difficult to be known. "Insert the clouds" is just a lie. Setting up a landscape monument and pavilion here is actually a temporary measure. The floating map is opposite Xiao Cui Wei, and the accumulated greenery is floating in the sky. Try looking towards Fenghuang Mountain. The sky is high in the south and the smoke is low in the north. This is the poem "Two Peaks in the Clouds" by Wang Wei, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. It tells people: the landscape of two peaks in the clouds.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, one could only appreciate its beauty by looking at it from Fenghuang Mountain. Li Liufang of the Ming Dynasty advocated going to the Wangshan Bridge on the third bridge of Su Causeway to enjoy this scene. He wrote the inscription and postscript of "Chen's Tour of the West Lake". It is written in the Picture of Two Peaks Breaking the Fog: [The three-bridge Dragon King Hall, looking at the mountains in the west of the lake, is quite stunning. The misty forest and mist, the layers of gnat ribbons, the light strokes and thick strokes, are all different in an instant, and it is not enough to convey its charm without Dong's or Ju's wonderful brush.] After the Qing Dynasty, there were no towers on the top of the twin peaks, and the viewing position was moved to the lake. Although there is a scenic monument pavilion beside the Hongchun Bridge, visitors here only see green trees and no shadows of the twin peaks. It would be better to go boating on the lake and point to the peaks in the clouds, and be fascinated by the sight of climbing to the top. Look at the vastness and loftiness of this world. Therefore, Chen Can's poem "Shuangfeng Chaoyun" says:

[The north and south peaks are high in the sky, and the two peaks are not connected to each other. When the new rain comes in late, the mountains are covered with clouds. ] Later Zhong Yulong also pointed out in "Speaking of Hangzhou": "When it rains but it doesn't rain, the four mountains are in the clouds, and the south and north peaks are still exposed because of their height." This is a distant view of the lake. In the early Qing Dynasty, the emperor wanted to find a place to erect a monument, so he placed it beside the Xing (Hong) Chun Bridge. ] The scene in the lake became a scene on land. Although the location and method of viewing the "Shuangfeng Chaoyun" have changed many times since ancient times, the three peaks on the south and north sides are famous peaks in the West Lake Demon Mountain that are very popular for climbing. The southern peak faces the West Lake and is 257 meters high. During the climb, steep rocks are exposed and the cliffs are majestic. Climbing to the top of the mountain and looking eastward, the panoramic view of the West Lake is vividly visible, which is better than drawing a picture. The North Peak is 314 meters above sea level. It is the mountain where Lingyin Temple is located. Climbing up the mountain from the west side of the temple, there are thousands of stone steps, winding and twisting around thirty-six bends. Along the way, the mountains and streams are clear and the trees are overlapping. There is a poem by the ancients. He praised: [The sound of pine trees along the way is accompanied by rain, and mist clouds form in the air]. On the east side of the mountain, there is the West Lake Bayi manned ropeway, which is more than 60% long. It only takes six or seven minutes to go up and down the mountain.

The Nanping Evening Bell may be the earliest sight among the ten scenic spots of West Lake. Zhang Zeduan, a famous painter at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, once painted "Nanping Evening Bell Picture". Although this picture is far less famous in the painting world than his "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it was recorded in the Ming Dynasty's "Tianshui Ice Mountain Record".

Nanping Mountain stretches across the south bank of West Lake. The mountain is only a hundred meters high, but the mountain extends for more than a thousand meters. The strange rocks on the mountain are towering and the green trees are pleasant to the eyes. On a sunny day, the mountains are full of lush greenery, which is beautiful and delicious against the blue sky and white clouds. On rainy and foggy days, the clouds and smoke cover the mountains, and the mountains seem to be dancing, misty and ethereal, as if they are far away. In the first year of the Later Zhou Dynasty (954), Qian Hongshu, the leader of the Wuyue Kingdom, built the Huiri Yongming Temple, a Buddhist temple at the foot of Nanping Mountain. It later became the Jingci Temple, one of the two major Buddhist temples in the West Lake, which stands side by side with Lingyin Temple in the north and south.

Santan Mirrored in the Moon

Santan Reflected in the Moon Island is also known as Xiaoyingzhou. Together with the Pavilion in the center of the lake and Ruan Gongdun, it is collectively known as the three islands on the lake. The entire island including the water surface covers an area of ??about seven hectares. There are curved bridges connecting the north and south, and earth embankments connect the east and west. The bridge embankments intersect in the shape of a "ten", dividing the island's water surface into four, and the periphery of the water surface is a circular embankment. Viewed from the air, the land on the island is shaped like a large "field" character, showing the characteristics of an island in a lake, a lake in an island, and a stunning waterscape. It is unique among the ten scenic spots of the West Lake and is one of the most popular water gardens in the south of the Yangtze River in my country. 's classic.

The predecessor of Santan Yinyue Island was Shuifan Baoning Temple. There is a line in the poem "Send Off the Monk Returning to Baoning Temple" written by Qin Guan, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty: "The banks of the West Lake are surrounded by embankments, and the pavilions are as dim as lying on a shawl." . Baoning is in the best place, the water and light are everywhere, the car and the dust are not coming, and the sea and the moon are always there. "It can be seen that the moon viewing on the island has been around for a long time.