Fuzhou west lake park, with a history of over 1700 years, is the most complete preserved classical garden in Fuzhou. Known as the "Pearl of Fujian Gardens", it ranks among the 36 West Lakes in China. Now it covers an area of 42.5 1 hectare, including land area 12.5438+0 hectare and water area of 30.3 hectares.
According to historical records, in the third year of Jin Taikang (AD 282), the county magistrate Gao Yan dug the West Lake when he built Zicheng, and injected water from the northwest mountain into this area to irrigate farmland. Because it is located in the west of the wall of the Jin Dynasty, it is called the West Lake. During the Five Dynasties, King Fujian expanded the city and connected the West Lake with the South Lake.
Yan Jun, his son, proclaimed himself emperor, and built a crystal palace (near today's Shuiguanmen) on the lakeside Bichi, with pavilions and pavilions, and dug a back road between Wang Fu and the West Lake to facilitate the harem to visit the West Lake. The West Lake became the royal garden of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, it has gradually become a tourist area. During the Song Dynasty (1174-1189), Zhao Ruyu, an envoy of the imperial clan of the Southern Song Dynasty, Fuzhou Prefecture and Fujian Prefecture, also built a pavilion on the lake, entitled "Eight Scenes of the West Lake in Fuzhou": the willow color of Xianqiao, the pine sound of great dreams, the ancient setting sun and the crystal.
Scholars of all ages marveled at the beauty of the West Lake and left many excellent works. Xin Qiji, a poet in the Song Dynasty, praised "rainy weather is better, stone is unmarried" in his poem "He Xinlang travels to the West Lake in three mountains and rains". The West Lake Evening Plate, which was metabolized by Ming Dynasty, praised: "Ten miles of willows are like silk, and the night lake light is more strange." In the third year of the Republic of China (19 14), Fujian asked Xu Shiying to turn the West Lake into a park, with an area of only 3.62 hectares at that time.
After liberation, West Lake Park has been expanded several times. It combines the gardening style of Fuzhou classical gardens, takes advantage of natural landscape, gives priority to local tree species, pays attention to poetry and painting, and "sees the big from the small", making the scenery of the West Lake more beautiful and famous. The restored and newly-added scenic spots include Six Colors of Xianqiao, Weizitang, Kaihua Temple, Wanzai Hall, Dressing Pavilion, "Beautiful West Lake", Poetry Gallery, Waterfront Pavilion Gallery, Jianhu Pavilion, Lake Race, Spring Rain in the middle of the lake, Xiao Yuan in Jinlin, Sunset in the Ancient City, Qin Fangyuan, Lotus Pavilion, Guizhai, Lake-seeking Monument, and Pottery Garden.
Expansion and reconstruction
Fuzhou west lake park has a history of over 1700 years, ranking sixth among the 36 West Lakes in China, and it is also the best preserved classical garden in Fuzhou.
After repeated dredging and reconstruction, fuzhou west lake park has become a famous classical garden with beautiful scenery. Scholars of all ages admired the beauty of the West Lake and often gathered here to recite poems and paint. After Song's visit, Xin Qiji wrote: "If the rain is better, Shi is unmarried." 1830, Lin Zexu rebuilt the Lotus Pavilion in the West Lake, leaving a poem: "Walking among the willows and in the fragrant shadows of the lotus". It can be seen that fuzhou west lake park has unique charm.
Shang Shijie, director of fuzhou west lake park Management Office, told the reporter that since the West Lake Park was opened for free, the number of tourists has rapidly increased from 600,000 per year to more than 2 million per year, and the daily passenger flow has reached thousands. He said that fuzhou west lake park is not only a tourist attraction, but also a main place for people to relax and keep fit. However, with the acceleration of urbanization and the increase of residents around West Lake Park, the original scale of West Lake Park has been difficult to meet people's leisure needs. Therefore, the expansion and transformation of fuzhou west lake park is ready to go.