Qingqi Village, located on the north bank of Lihu Lake in the southwest suburb of Wuxi, covers an area of 8.2 hectares, of which the water surface accounts for 3.5 hectares, hence the name Lihu Lake. Lihu Lake, also known as Wuli Lake, is said that more than 2,400 years ago, Fan Li, a doctor of the State of Yue, helped Gou Jian, the king of Yue, to destroy Wu and retired. He went boating with the beautiful woman Shi in Wuli Lake, where he lived in seclusion. Later generations changed Wuli Lake to Lihu Lake in memory of Fan Li. Lihu Lake is long and narrow, covering an area of 9.5 square kilometers. The 300-meter-long Jie Bao Bridge spans the lake, separating Li Lake from the east. Dongli Lake is 5.3 square kilometers, which is about the size of Hangzhou West Lake. The Ming people compared Lihu Lake with Hangzhou West Lake, and thought that "the victory of the West Lake: beauty, beauty, gardens, dikes, bridges, pavilions, ancestral tombs, pheasants, peaches and willows, like singing and dancing, like beauty; Wuli Lake is spacious, ancient, easy to escape, swaying and desolate, but in the snow, the moon, the misty rain and the long wind, the eyes are fast. " At the beginning of this century, Qing Qi people planted peaches and willows and lotus roots in Xunzhen, and built a thatched cottage by the lake, hence the name "Eight Scenery of Qing Qi", which was later built by him and became a "pear garden". Later generations built a "fishing village" next to the "Liyuan". 1952, a long corridor was built between Liyuan and Yuzhuang, and the two gardens were combined into one, collectively called Liyuan. The park can now be divided into four tourist areas: the western scenic spots include Baihua Mountain House, Moon Bay, South Embankment Xiaochun and Four Seasons Pavilion. The Four Seasons Pavilion is the main landscape of the West Garden. Four square pavilions with the same shape were built around a red pond. Taking the meaning of time sequence, flowers and trees in different seasons are planted beside the pavilion: plum blossoms in spring, cool bamboo peaches in summer, sweet-scented osmanthus in autumn and wintersweet, which are full of fragrance and unique taste. The eastern scenic spots include Qianbu Promenade, Sunny Red, Smoky and Green Shore, Ningchun Pagoda and so on. Qianbu Gallery is 289 meters long. There are 80 hollowed-out flower windows with different patterns on the powder wall in the gallery, and 38 celebrity stone carvings are embedded in the east wall. The new area consists of three areas: fish watching area, fishing area and lawn area. Scenic spots include Spring and Autumn Pavilion, Shuixie Pavilion, Fish Counting Gate, Inviting Fish Pavilion, Luyi Pavilion, Liu Yin Pavilion, Yueying Bridge and Yuyan. The Spring and Autumn Pavilion, which rises from the ground, is three stories high, with windows on all sides, smooth and full, with towering pavilions and cornices. There are rockeries, Lian Fang, lotus ponds, covered bridges and ear washing springs. The rockery group is between the entrance of the pear garden and the overlapping shadows of layers of waves. There are many strange peaks and deep valleys, and a mountain road twists and turns, ups and downs, flickering, and being in it, you can't see people and scenery, just like entering a maze. Rockery is full of the word "cloud", including "cloud nest", "cloud foot", "cloud crossing", "cloud opening", "cloud returning" and "cloud staying". Guiyun Cave is at the head of the rockery, and tourists stand on it. Looking up from the bottom, it looks like the picture of the "big wall sculpture" in the temple-the Buddha statue of mountains and seas.
[Modern Prose]
On a foggy morning, we went to the pear garden to see the fog in the pear garden. When you step into the garden gate, you will pass through the foggy "stone gallery". The stone screens on both sides, looming, are really unique.
Out of the stone gallery, across the Qulan Bridge and around the pool pavilion, we came to a wonderful place. "There are mountains and mountains, and Maolin Xiuzhu. There is also a clear stream that reflects around. " In the past, these famous sayings of Wang Xizhi described the beautiful scenery here very aptly, but today, it seems that there is more than that. The diffuse smoke, like a white curtain hung four times, puts a layer of plain yarn on these charming scenery, making it more mysterious in the wonderful show, more astringent in charm and more charming. In this fascinating world, we walk slowly on the stone road, as if we were in a mythical world. Along the way, through the clouds, I came to "Guiyunfeng". In the fog curtain, "Returning to Yunfeng" looks like a mighty and handsome boy, holding his head high and staring ahead. Climbing the stairs, hovering to the summit, I looked up and saw the foggy sea, the trees in Zhongshan and Yue Yue, vaguely, vaguely, and pavilions. A gust of wind blew and the silver fog drifted away, only to see the graceful "wearing Yunfeng", just like a beautiful and affectionate fairy, gently dancing her gauze and looking at the mighty and handsome "returning Yunfeng" with deep affection. What a beautiful scenery!
After getting off the "Back to Yunfeng", we walked on the "cloud foot", crossed the "cloud nest" and strolled to the scenic spot of Liyuan-Qianbu Promenade. It's like entering another magical world. Looking down from the railing, the sky, smoke and lake are all the same; On the misty lake, masts and sails are scattered all over the place. A few vigorous Bai Ou, flying freely on the lake, moving silently, very lively. Suddenly, at the junction of water and sky, a white light flashed. It turned into a white practice in an instant, and then the lake was sparkling. Just when I was surprised, it all disappeared in the fog. It turned out that the sun, like a shy girl, just leaned out of her smiling face and hurriedly hid behind the white gauze.
Farewell to the 1000-step promenade, we once again wandered on the Wuli long embankment in Liyuan. At this time, the fog is thick or light, or gathered or scattered; The sun flickered in the fog; On the vast lake, it is sometimes golden and sometimes gloomy. In the distant fog, the green hills and sails are constantly changing their postures and figures. This confusing and unpredictable scenery can't help but take my thoughts to distant years. At that time, the feudal lords were fighting for hegemony, and the two countries, Jiangnan and wuyue, were at war. The vast Taihu Lake has become a battlefield. In a battle, the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, entered Wu for three years, and suffered great humiliation. After returning home, with the assistance of ministers Fan Li and Wen Zi, after ten years of unity and lessons, Wu finally perished ... With the passage of time, the former battlefield became a paradise for people today, and the past became a historical relic. This is a dark cloud of history.
Bypassing the long levee around the lake, we finally went boating in the clear water of Wulinei Lake. Looking around, the four seasons pavilions in the east, west, north and south, and the swaying green trees on the shore are still shrouded in illusory veils and mist. On the quiet lake, sparkling, the boat seems to be rippling between willows and clouds, as if in an illusion and dream. Liyuan is a place I often go to. I am no stranger to its lakes, mountains and picturesque scenery. However, it is the first time for me to appreciate the fog in the pear garden and Wuli Lake. I was intoxicated by its mysterious beauty. Until the smoke clears and the sun shines on the earth, when we set foot on our way home, my thoughts are still roaming in that wonderful realm. ...
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[Folk Literature] It is said that Gou Jian, the King of Yue, finally destroyed the State of Wu and dominated the Central Plains after ten years of reunion, ten years of lessons, hard work and swearing to break the national humiliation. After the victory, Gou Jian held a banquet and made great achievements in Daqing. At this time, the civil and military officials are all happy, and the whole country is happy. However, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, was preoccupied, and Gou Jian's wife was also smiling. Fan Li and Gou Jian have been together for many years, knowing that Gou Jian is full of doubts and jealousy. He can only share the joys and sorrows, not the joys and sorrows. I thought: since I have avenged my country, I might as well run away. Considering that Shi has completed the mission of saving the country and seeking revenge, he also has the idea of staying away from the dynasty. So, that night, he hired a boat, left Qimen, turned to Shihu, entered Taihu Lake and came to Wuli Lake.
After Heshi entered Wuli Lake, he hid in the lake and lived in seclusion. They often go boating on the lake. Therefore, future generations renamed Wuli Lake "Lihu Lake". When they lived by a stream in the southeast of Lihu Lake, they heard that Gou Jian, the king of Yue, executed Wen Wen and other founding heroes, and that Mrs. Gou Jian drowned the beautiful women in the palace in the river. The two men were so sad that they sailed to the stream and sighed three times. So this stream is called "Three Sighs". Later, Shi climbed up the small mound in the stream, stood on tiptoe to see the capital, and tears ran down his skirt. Later generations called this pier "Xi Stone Pier". Later, Heshi also lived in the western suburbs of Wuxi, and people called their place "Xi Shizhuang". Shihe has also been to Mashan, Yuantouzhu and other places, but the place where they have lived for the longest and most is now Lihu Lake. It is said that when Heshi was here, he also planted bamboo with farmers and built dikes to raise fish. They domesticated the wildest fish in Lihu Lake artificially, propagated fry and raised domestic fish. So everyone calls it carp (carp) fish. Now, there are still two words circulating among the masses: "Growing bamboo and raising fish will make a thousand times of profits, thanks to stones and gifts." And lived in seclusion here all his life. After their death, they were buried near Lihu Lake. Later generations called Hehe's residence in Wuli Lake "Liyuan".
(Zhu Hairong)