Dongting Lake, called Yunmeng, Jiujiang and Chonghu in ancient times, is located on the south bank of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, spanning Yueyang, Guluo Yuanjiang and other counties and cities.
Dongting Lake is very big and is connected with Caoqing Lake. There are Junshan Mountain and Lujiao Mountain in the lake, and Yueyang Tower, known as one of the "Three Famous Buildings in the South of the Yangtze River", is located next to Dongting Lake. The famous buildings near the mountains and rivers occupy the benefits of mountains and rivers.
The name of Dongting Lake began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was named after Dongting Mountain (now Junshan Mountain) in the lake. The legend of Dongting Lake has a long history. According to legend, in ancient times, Shun Di made a southern tour, and Shun's second concubine, E Huang and Nv Ying, followed closely. In Dongting Lake, I heard that Shun Di died in Jiuyi Mountain. The second princess was heartbroken and threw herself into the lake. People built a tomb for Phil on an island in the lake and named the island Dongting Mountain, which means "the court of immortals". Bamboo grows on the island. According to legend, it was formed when the second princess cried and tears touched the bamboo. In local mythology, Shun Di is also called "Xiang Jun" and Dongting Mountain is also called Junshan (Island). Shun's second concubine is also called Xiang E, ChristianRandPhillips and Mrs Xiang. Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs and Sweet Lady" once wrote: "The autumn wind is curling, and the Dongting waves under the leaves." It can be seen that the name "Dongting" appeared as early as the Warring States period. In ancient Chinese literary works, the legendary singing style of Mrs. Xiang in Dongting Lake was first seen in Nine Poems of Mrs. Xiang. "Di Zi fell to the north of Zhu, and his eyes were pitiful."
"Dongting world water, Yueyang world floor. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Dongting area also became the place where the court exiled courtiers. Dongting, with its geographical location and historical and cultural reasons, shows unique cultural implications in the writings of China literati. " For thousands of years, countless literati and poets have sung the famous sentences of Qu Yuan, Du Fu and Fan Zhongyan, set foot in Dongting, descended from the Yangtze River and into the sea, and spread Dongting culture in all directions.
Due to the geographical location of Dongting Lake, most important politicians and cultural celebrities in history have been to the lake area, especially the frustrated politicians and exiled scholar-officials, forming a unique cultural drift phenomenon in Dongting Lake basin, starting from Qu Yuan and reaching Jia Yi, Li Bai, Du Fu, Liu Yuxi, Liu Zongyuan, Han Yu and Kou Zhun. Starting from Qu Yuan, Liu Yu culture gradually formed the ideological theme of loyalty to the monarch, patriotism and being close to the people. Today, Fan Zhongyan was invited by Teng to write "Yueyang Tower" at Huazhou Academy in Dengzhou, Henan Province, and made a general summary of the cultural theme advocated by mainstream Confucian culture: "If you live in a temple, you will worry about the people, and if you are far away, you will worry about the king."