1, Shang culture. Shang culture ",as early as 2000 years ago, people discovered this lake and mountains." During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Li, a doctor of the State of Yue, retired and took his teacher to live at the foot of Funiu Mountain beside Dongqian Lake, where he planted grass and did business, making him rich in the world, leaving a touching legend of wealth and love. In modern times, due to the "five-port trade" opening to the outside world, many Ningbo people crossed the ocean and a large number of omnipotent Ningbo business gangs appeared.
2. Buddhist culture. "Buddhist culture", Tiantong Temple in the region is one of the five mountains of Zen, with a history of 1600 years, which has a great influence in Japan and Southeast Asian countries; Asoka Temple is one of the "Five Mountains of China" in China Buddhism, with a history of 1700 years. It is famous at home and abroad for its collection of Buddhist treasures "Sakyamuni relic". Daci Temple at the foot of Fuquan Mountain was once famous in eastern Zhejiang during the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that "a thousand monks pass through the hall", which is a thousand-year-old temple and has an indelible position in the history of Buddhist cultural exchanges between China and Japan.
3. Official culture. "Official culture", in the history of Dongqian Lake, officials are diligent and honest, Confucianism and Confucianism complement each other, and the atmosphere is fresh. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi served as the county magistrate of Jixian County, caring about people's livelihood, going deep into reality, organizing people to build dikes, breaking ponds and dredging waterways, leaving many ancient lakes and water conservancy relics; Yue Fei, a famous anti-gold star in Southern Song Dynasty, was framed by treacherous court official Qin Gui and died in Fengbo Pavilion. After Shi Hao, a native of Dongqian Lake, became prime minister, he repeatedly wrote to the court to avenge Yue Fei, and finally he was able to avenge himself. The Shi family is famous for upholding justice and eradicating traitors, leaving a good reputation of "one door, three phases, four generations and two kings". The tomb stone carvings (national cultural relics) left by historians have filled the blank of tomb stone carvings since Qin and Han dynasties in China, and have important historical research value. In modern times, biologists Tong Dizhou, great calligrapher Sha Menghai and painter Sha Qi painted colorful cultural allusions of Dongqian Lake.
The above is an introduction to Dongqian Lake culture in Ningbo.