Today, Baokui Pagoda and the rebuilt Leifeng Pagoda are still the representative scenic spots of the West Lake, and Lingyin Temple, with the largest wooden Buddha statue in China, is one of the most popular scenic spots in the West Lake.
Literary works
The West Lake, with its beautiful lakes, mountains and deep cultural background, attracted the attention of literati in past dynasties, so it also left many literary masterpieces and classics. Biography of Wulin, West Lake Dream, West Lake Collection, records of the west lake, Notes on Hushan, etc. Recorded a large number of historical sites and stories about the West Lake and ancient Hangzhou. In addition, many writers in modern times also became attached to the West Lake. In terms of poetry, poets such as Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Liu Yong, Yang Wanli, Lin Bu, Xu Zhimo and Hu Shi left countless quatrains. In prose, famous writers such as Zhang Dai, Lu Xun, Yu Pingbo, Yu Dafu and Zong Pu have written many famous articles. The following are some literary works closely related to the West Lake.
Couplets written on scrolls and hung on pillars in the hall
Xiu Xiu is covered with mountains and rivers; Sunny, sunny and rainy, always curious. -Huang Wenzhong's "Gu Shan West Lake Tianxia Pavilion"
Castle peak is fortunate to bury loyal bones; White iron casts innocent courtiers. -Xu's daughter "Wang Yue Temple"
Xiuyu was buried in Hushan. Flowers and the moon can cast gold. -Chen Zengluo's "The Wooden Pavilion by Xiqiao Bridge"
I recall my family's negative attitude towards Meihe; Tianjiao Chu Shi leads lakes and mountains. -Lin Zexu's "Flying Crane Pavilion Couplet"
The mountains overlap and the roads are winding; Under the tall tree, there are tinkling springs. -Yu Yue's "Nine Rivers and Eighteen Rivers"
Since when does spring get cold? Where does the peak come from? -Dong Qichang's "Cold Spring Pavilion under Feilai Peak"
Poetry (Excerpts from Famous Sentences)
"Mottled shadows hang obliquely on the clear shallow water, and their fragrance spreads peacefully in the moonlight dusk." -Lin Bu's Xiao Mei in the Mountain Garden
When will the singing and dancing in the West Lake stop? -Lin Sheng's "Title Lin 'an House"
I didn't throw it into Hangzhou, and half of it was this lake. -Bai Juyi's Spring on the Lake
I love the beauty on the east bank of the West Lake, and I can't get enough of it, especially the white sand embankment under the green poplar. -Bai Juyi's Spring Tour in Qiantang
If there are more dead beauties in the West Lake, C+ is so appropriate. -Su Shi's Rain after Drinking on the Lake.
It is the scenery of the West Lake in June, which is really different from other seasons. -Yang Wanli's "Chu Xiao Jingci Temple sends Lin Zifang"
Recalling Jiangnan, I remember Hangzhou best. Looking for laurel trees in Zhongshan Temple in the month, watching the tide on the pillow in the county pavilion. When will you revisit? -Bai Juyi's Jiang Nanyi
Qiantang with a long memory is not a world, but a paradise. Thousands of families are hiding in green rooms. There is gurgling water everywhere. -Pan Lang's "Recalling Yuhang"
Southeast shape wins, Sanwu city, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times. Smoke willow painting bridge, wind curtain and green curtain, interlaced with 100 thousand people. -Liu Yong's "Watching the Tide"
essay
"Southeast landscape, Yuhang County is the most. As far as the county seat is concerned, Lingyin Temple is the best. The cold spring pavilion next to the temple is a "-Bai Juyi's cold spring pavilion"
"The gentleman's jersey, is only v? If you make a person, you can get hundreds of stories. Try to climb the lonely mountain and see the five mountains with my son. If you drink this water with the joy of singing in the mountains, the strength of the legacy is also seen in Siquan. " -Su Shi's Liu Yiquan Ming
"However, when Hangzhou people visited the lake at noon, noon and Shensan, in fact, the work of dyeing the lake with green light and the beauty of color setting in Shan Lan all started from Asahi, which was extremely charming from the beginning." -Yuan Hongdao's "West Lake Spring Tour"
"The West Lake is a special soil, called Linger. The boy rowed to get it, peeled it and sold it. It is like a water chestnut, as big as a broad bean, delicious and unique in the world. " -Fan Zushu's "Exploring Plums in the West Lake"
"At that time, my only hope was that the Leifeng Tower fell down. Later, when I grew up, I went to Hangzhou and felt uncomfortable when I saw this dilapidated tower. " -Lu Xun's "On the Collapse of Leifeng Tower"
"The West Lake is like a fox as crisp as a woman's body, so Hangzhou can't decide a good child." -Yu Dafu's Hangzhou
"On the beauty of mountains and rivers, the West Lake does have a place in the world. There is an intoxicating thing in the mountains and waters, and people have to love it. " -Xu Zhimo's Ugly West Lake
"The grandeur of the West Lake, in short, lies in its extremely complex collection of China cultural people." -Yu's West Lake Dream
novel
Two episodes of West Lake (Ming and Editor)
Rebirth, by Chen Duansheng.
Tea Man Trilogy, Wang Xufeng.
The White Maiden's Forever Zhen Leifeng Pagoda is included in Feng Menglong's Warning.
drama
Jade Zen master, written by Xu Wei, takes the West Lake tour as the theme.
The legend of Leifeng Tower was written by lying in the banana window.
"The Legend of the Righteous Demon" (Tanci), the author is unknown.
art
During the Song Dynasty, the development of the Royal Academy of Painting reached an unprecedented level of prosperity. Hangzhou, as the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, also concentrated a group of outstanding landscape painters. These painters also left many masterpieces for the upcoming West Lake. The following are some famous painters and their works:
Liu Songnian: Landscape of Four Scenes, Landscape of West Lake;
Xia Gui: Willow Boat Map of West Lake;
Song Li: West Lake map;
Chen Qingbo: Broken Bridge Canxue Map, Lei Feng Sunset Map, etc.
Wang: Ten Scenes of West Lake;
Dong Hao: Ten Scenes of West Lake.
Because Wu Yueguo and other generations have great respect for Buddhism, there are many temples, ancient temples and Buddha statues carved in the mountains around the West Lake. The most famous statues are Feilaifeng Stone Carving Group, Xia Yan Grottoes Statue, Ciyunling Statue and Tianlong Temple Statue.
In the history of China's fine arts since modern times, the West Lake also occupies a relatively important position. China Academy of Fine Arts is the only national key discipline in Chinese mainland, and it is also the only Chinese mainland Academy of Fine Arts recognized by UNESCO. It was born near the West Lake, where famous painters such as Feng Zikai, Pan Tianshou, Huang, Liu Haisu, Lin Fengmian, Lu, etc. all lived and painted for a long time. Xiling Seal Society, a famous stone carving group located on the Gushan side, has also gathered a large number of master artists who are proficient in stone carving art and calligraphy, such as Wu Changshuo, Sha Menghai, Wang Geyi, Cheng Shifa and Zhao Puchu.
folklore
There are many folk legends and fairy tales circulating in the West Lake since ancient times. The most famous ones are Legend of the White Snake, Butterfly Lovers and Su Xiaoxiao. In The Legend of the White Snake, such plots as "Meeting at the Broken Bridge" and "The White Snake was crushed to death by the Leifeng Tower" are closely related to the ten scenic spots of the West Lake. Liang Zhu's legendary love story took place in Song Wan Academy near the West Lake. In addition, there are many folk stories such as Yue Fei, Jigong, Yang Naiwu and Chinese Cabbage, as well as legends such as early balcony, double-headed bridge, Dongpo meat, chopped green onion with cypress and eighteen imperial teas.