Beijing, a city rich in culture and art, has many characteristic scenic spots, but they are often overlooked by the public. Today, I will take you closer to some of the unknown Beijing beauties in Beijing and feel the charm and beauty of this city.
Beijing, a city rich in culture and art, has many characteristic scenic spots, but they are often overlooked by the public. Today, I will take you closer to some of the unknown Beijing beauties in Beijing and feel the charm and beauty of this city.
As the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the discussion of Beijing's scenery lasted for more than 500 years, until the Qing Dynasty, when it was "sealed" by Qianlong. In the sixteenth year of Qianlong (1751 AD), the Qianlong Emperor personally designated the eight scenery of Yanjing as follows: Tailiu Autumn Wind, Qiongdao Spring Yin, Jintai Xizhao, Jiemen Tobacco Tree, Xishan Qingxue, Yuquan Baotu, Lugou Xiaoyue, and Juyong Diancui, and carved stone monuments in these eight locations with small orders and poems.
So if someone has to have an answer to the most beautiful Beijing, you may wish to visit the eight scenic spots of Yanjing. Despite the changes of the times, these eight places are still the most beautiful places in Beijing.
PRAT01: Too liquid autumn wind
Tailiu Pond has been a lake in the royal garden since ancient times, and the "Tailiu Autumn Breeze" of the first of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing is in today's Zhongnanhai. If you climb the Tuancheng in Beihai Park and look into the distance, you can also see the water cloud pavilion in the Tailiu Pool, and the Tailiu Autumn Wind Monument inscribed by Qianlong is located in it.
The "Eight Views of Yanjing" recorded: "The weather is clear, the sun and the moon are rippling and the ripples are clear and lovely, so it is too liquid and clear." Because the scenery of the Tailiu Pool in autumn is really beautiful, Qianlong specially changed "Tailiu Qingbo" to "Tailiu Autumn Breeze".
PRAT02: Chunyin on Qiongdao
The so-called "Qiongdao Chunyin" refers to Qionghua Island, where the White Pagoda is located in Beihai Park. "Qiong" means beautiful jade, and Qionghua Island means beautiful jade like a flower-like island. Since the construction of the palace in the Jin Dynasty, it has been continuously renovated and the scenery is beautiful. Because there is a white tower on Qionghua Island, many people call it White Tower Mountain, and even the White Pagoda is more well-known than Qionghua Island.
Qionghua Island is full of scenery, and lotus flowers like summer attract many tourists to come to see it. However, to say that it is the most beautiful, the spring landscape is more moving. Pines and cypresses are green, flowers and trees are budding, mountains and stones are beautiful, "Qiongdao Spring Yin" is also a vivid record of the ancients' spring return to the earth and the recovery of all things.
PRAT03: Yuquan Baotu
Yuquan Mountain is located to the west of Wanshou Mountain in the Summer Palace, and is named Yuquan because of its beautiful scenery and clear spring water. Compared to the beautiful scenery here, the spring water of Yuquan Mountain may be more famous. Because the water quality is very good, thick and sweet, it has always been the royal water.
As early as the Jin Zhangzong period, because the water here is clear and blue, clear as jade, "the spring of Mount Yizi, winding and winding, winding like a rainbow", so it was named "Jade Spring Rainbow", becoming one of the eight scenic spots of Yanjing.
However, the Qianlong Emperor preferred the scenery of mountain springs gushing and snow gushing, believing that this "jade spring" was comparable to Jinan Baotu Spring, so he named it "Yuquan Baotu Spring".
The best places to see Yuquan Mountain are Beiwu Park and Yuquan Park, with sweeping views of the iconic Yufeng Pagoda.
PRAT04: Nishiyama Sunny Snow
Xishan refers to the general name of the continuous mountain range in the western suburbs of Beijing, and is a remnant of the Taihang Mountain. Xishan has beautiful scenery, and has become a gathering place for monasteries since the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the famous Xishan Eight Courtyards in the Jin Dynasty is a garden opened up in the Jin Dynasty.
The snow scenery referred to by the clear snow of the West Mountain also refers to this area, and whenever the first clear after the snow, from the peak of the West Mountain is covered in red, which is extremely magnificent.
If you want to enjoy the "clear snow of the West Mountain" under the snowy winter scenery, Xiangshan is one of the best choices. Xiangshan is a typical peak in the Xishan area, the scenery is excellent, Qianlong built a lot of construction in Xiangshan, and the "Xishan Qingxue" monument stands on the mountainside of Xiangshan.
PRAT05: Thistle Tobacco Tree
According to the "Eight Scenes", the so-called "thistle gate smoke tree" means that "the trees are green, the sky is clear, the smoke is floating in the sky, and it does not change at four o'clock."
"Jiemen Tobacco Tree" refers to the western section of the Yuanda Capital City Wall site north of Xizhimen, and the "Jiemen Tobacco Tree" stele inscribed by Qianlong stands in the site park.
However, regarding the specific location of the "Jixumen Tobacco Tree", it is also said that it may be in the area west of today's Xuanwumen Outer Street, and the location referred to by Qianlong is biased.
PRAT06: Jintai Sunset
If the specific address of "Thistle Gate Tobacco Tree" is only uncertain, then the original location of "Jintai Xizhao" cannot be traced back at all.
The so-called "golden platform" is the golden platform, which has a good meaning since ancient times. In the 3rd century BC, King Yan Zhao built a golden platform and placed thousands of gold on it to hire talents, and the "golden platform" has also become an ideal hometown for many people who serve the country in ancient and modern times.
The original site of the Golden Platform 700 years ago is difficult to trace, and Ming Jiang Yikui's "Chang'an Hakka Dialect" said: "The capital Golden Terrace out of the Chaoyang Gate follows the south, to the southeast corner, and there is a tufuye." Today's "Jintai Sunset" has changed from a scenery to a station on Metro Line 10.
PRAT07: Lu Gou Xiaoyue
Lugou is the Yongding River, which has been a transportation hub since ancient times. In ancient times, the traffic was not very convenient, and Lugou Bridge was the front station that must be passed to enter Beijing. The traveler's rooster roared on the road, and he still saw that the moon was empty, the earth was like silver, and "the moon on the Lugou Bridge was like frost."
It is said that the Qianlong Emperor once passed by the Lugou Bridge in autumn and gave the poem "Half hook to take photos in three autumns, and one practice to divide the waves and level the mirror". Because Beijing is relatively scarce in water resources, the beauty of "Lugou Xiaoyue" has disappeared for 20 years due to the drying up of Xiaoyue Lake. Only in 2008 was the surface of Xiaoyue Lake restored, and the wonders of "Lugou Xiaoyue" were restored.
PRAT08: Juyong Stacked Cui
The so-called "Juyong" is the Badaling scenic area centered on Juyongguan in the Guangou, which has been a place of contention for soldiers since ancient times.
At that time, Juyongguan was not only about the city, but also about Zhoudu. The mountains on both sides are majestic and green, with lush forests and beautiful scenery, so it has the name of "Juyong Stacked Cui". The Ming dynasty painter Wang Fu painted "Eight Views of Beijing" with the inscription: "Two mountains and gorges, one flowing water,...... There is a gorge playing the piano in the pass, and there is a stone fairy pillow on the side road, and the two cliffs are steep and the layers are emerald. ”
I hope that through today's introduction, we can present you with the most beautiful scenery in Beijing, some places unknown to the public. Behind each attraction is a strong cultural atmosphere, making people feel the historical and cultural heritage of the city. I hope that while exploring these unknown beauties, you can also feel the charm of this city up close.