Nanjing Xuanwu Lake, the largest royal garden lake in my country, why is it not more famous than Hangzhou West Lake?
Speaking of the four famous cities in the south of the Yangtze River, generally speaking, everyone agrees that they are: Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Yangzhou. They are all cities with long histories and beautiful scenery. Speaking of the most common points among these four cities, one of them is that each has a lake, namely Jinji Lake, West Lake, Xuanwu Lake and Slender West Lake. They are all well-known urban lakes, attracting people with their beautiful scenery. Many tourists come here to visit.
Except for Xuanwu Lake, which is a national 4A-level scenic spot, the other four lakes are all national 5A-level tourist attractions. The most famous among them is Hangzhou West Lake. Some people may be confused: Nanjing Xuanwu Lake The beautiful scenery of lakes, mountains and humanities and history are no different from Hangzhou West Lake, and they are all free scenic spots. Why is it not as well-known as Hangzhou West Lake? It is even still a national 4A-level scenic spot.
The reason why Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing is not as well-known as West Lake has a lot to do with history. The location of Xuanwu Lake can be said to be excellent in Feng Shui, with Purple Mountain to the east and the Ming City Wall to the west. It has been there for more than 2,300 years. In humanistic history, Xuanwu Lake in the Six Dynasties was a royal garden lake and the largest royal garden lake in my country. Xuanwu Lake in the Ming Dynasty was Huangceku, both of which were royal forbidden areas. They are also the only remaining royal gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, including Jinling. The reputation of "Pearl".
Since it is a forbidden area for the royal family, it has been isolated from the world for more than 600 years. Moreover, Xuanwu Lake has experienced two catastrophes. During the reigns of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Xuanwu Lake disappeared for more than 200 years. In the eighth year of Song Xining, Wang Anshi proposed "abandoning the lake and returning it to farmland", and Xuanwu Lake disappeared for more than 200 years.
During the disappearance of Xuanwu Lake, both the humanities and the scenery were greatly affected. After all, those literati and poets who loved to visit mountains and rivers did not have access to the beautiful scenery here because it was a royal forbidden area, not to mention He used exquisite poems to praise Xuanwu Lake, and most of the words of praise were dedicated to West Lake in Hangzhou.
During the Ming Dynasty, Xuanwu Lake was renamed Yuanwu Lake after Emperor Kangxi. At that time, Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong both visited Xuanwu Lake and left many poems praising Xuanwu Lake. After that, Xuanwu Lake gradually had some Jiangnan garden-style buildings. Zeng Guofan once built the Lake Pavilion, Guanyin Pavilion and other buildings in Liangzhou in Xuanwu Lake.
If you have been to Xuanwu Lake, you may think that Xuanwu Lake is indeed more beautiful than West Lake. Whether it is the scenery of the lake or the layout of the lake, Xuanwu Lake has five continents: Huanzhou, Yingzhou, Lingzhou, Liangzhou and Cuizhou. , and every continent is connected by bridges. Perhaps it is the different positioning between the two that also leads to the difference in popularity. Xuanwu Lake is positioned as a city park, the largest city park in the Jiangnan region, while Hangzhou West Lake is positioned more like an attraction, a national free 5A-level scenic spot.
However, in addition, there are many myths, legends and folk stories about West Lake. Among them, the story of "The Legend of White Snake" is a household name. Broken Bridge has become a must-see for every tourist visiting West Lake.
In fact, there is no need to compare the two. After all, they are both urban lakes with their own characteristics. No matter how you compare them, they are indistinguishable. Xuanwu Lake is a good place for leisure for Nanjing citizens, and of course tourists come here to visit it, while West Lake is a tourist attraction in the eyes of many people. In the eyes of many people, both Xuanwu Lake and West Lake are beautiful places and both are worth visiting.
Speaking of the most beautiful moment of Xuanwu Lake this year, the fireworks show that soared into the sky over Xuanwu Lake on National Day attracted hundreds of thousands of citizens and tourists to watch. Xuanwu Lake at that moment can be said to be the most beautiful. , astonished everyone present.