It's a little strange, confusing, and sometimes silly. China has only one Dongting Lake, but there are two Dongting Mountains, and they are separated by more than a thousand kilometers, is there any connection between them?
Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake
Dongting Lake is one of the four major freshwater lakes in China, and was once the largest freshwater lake in China, with islands in the lake and a mountain on the island, called Dongting Mountain. In any case, the mountain in Dongting Lake is called Dongting Mountain, after all, there is a mountain when there is water, and there is Dongting Lake, and there is Dongting Mountain. In fact, Dongting Mountain was originally called Baoshan Mountain, because it was in the middle of Dongting Lake, and over time it gradually evolved into Dongting Mountain.
Dongting Mountain in the middle of Taihu Lake
But thousands of miles away, in the Taihu Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, there is also a Dongting Mountain, with exactly the same name. The two Dongting Mountains are both located in the lake, one in Hunan, one in Jiangsu, one in Dongting Lake, and one in Taihu Lake. Taihu Lake and Dongting Lake, both of the four major freshwater lakes in China, and the area is very close, both more than 2400 square kilometers, are also scenic tourist resorts. In Fan Wei's words, it is: fate!
Dongting Mountain in Dongting Lake is also called Junshan Mountain
So, is there any connection between this Dongting Mountain and the Other Dongting Mountain? Is it just a simple coincidence?
In Jiangsu, especially in southern Jiangsu, Dongting Mountain is very famous, referring to the East And West Mountains in Suzhou Taihu Lake. In fact, Suzhou Dongting Mountain does not refer to a mountain, but a combination of Taihu East Mountain and Taihu Lake West Mountain, which is under the jurisdiction of the Suzhou Taihu Lake National Tourism Resort Management Committee, and in the administrative area, belongs to Suzhou Wuzhong District.
Taihu Lake Xishan Island
Dongting Dongshan, belonging to Dongshan Town, is said to be the Sui Dynasty general Moli reclusive here, so it is also called Moli Mountain. According to the Sui Dynasty ancient book "Ten DaoZhi" recorded, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Dongshan Island and the east coast of the land more than 30 miles apart, is completely an island in the lake, until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Dongshan Island is still an island in the lake, but by 1830 (10 years of Qing Daoguang) Dongshan Island and the east bank of the village has been shortened to less than 50 meters. By the early years of the Republic of China, the sand mouth in the northeast of Dongshan Island had been connected with the land on the east coast, so Dongshan Island became a peninsula. From the satellite map, Dongshan Island juts into Taihu Lake and is a standard peninsula.
Taihu Lake is located on Xishan Island
West Dongting Mountain, on the other hand, is located entirely in the middle of the vast Taihu Lake, an authentic island. Strictly speaking, Baoshan Mountain on the West Mountain Island of Taihu Lake is the justified Dongting Mountain. In the "Gu Su Zhi", it is recorded that Dongting Mountain, located in the Taihu Lake, is called Baoshan Mountain because it is surrounded by water on all sides. In the "Notes on the Water Classics" of the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, it is recorded as Baoshan Mountain. In fact, the origin of the name dongting mountain comes from two small hills in the northeast of the island, one is Dongting Mountain and the other is Dongting Mountain, which is connected to Dongting Mountain. Because of the confrontation between the water and the East Mountain, it is called Dongting West Mountain, West Dongting Mountain, referred to as West Mountain. The island is also named after the mountain, which is called Nishiyama Island. It is also the seat of Xishan Town in Wuzhong District.
The Taihu Lake Bridge connecting West Dongting Mountain
Suzhou Dongting Mountain is one of the top ten famous teas in China, the origin of Biluochun tea, and is also a national 5A level scenic spot. Dongting Mountain has a long history and culture, famous people, many monuments on the island, excellent ecological environment, fish and shrimp every day, flowers and fruits are always fragrant. Taihu stone, Taihu silverfish, Taihu hairy crab, and Loquat west mountain are all famous specialties. There are many ancient residences in the Ming and Qing dynasties on the island, which contain rich historical allusions. In addition, The Sea Lantern Teacher was an abbot at shigong temple on the island when he was not sick. In addition, Suzhou's famous canned water- Dongting Mountain Spring Water, its water source is at the foot of Dongting Mountain.
The Shigong Temple on the West Dongting Mountain, where master Hai Lantern practiced
There are many scenic spots and monuments in Taihu Dongting Mountain, dongshan island has Luxiang Ancient Village, Yuhua Shengjing, Zijin Nunnery, Carved Flower Building, Qi Garden, Xuanyuan Palace, Mingshan Hall, Dongting Landscape Culture Exhibition Center, Sanshan Island and so on. As early as 2007, Xidongting Mountain was renamed Jinting Town, and is also the largest island in China's inner lake, with an area of 84 square kilometers, which is the key area of Taihu Lake National Tourist Resort and the essence. Xishan Island has been a well-known tourist attraction since ancient times, known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake", 72 peaks of Taihu Lake, 41 peaks are located in West Dongting Mountain. Xishan Island has a national forest park, a national geological park, 105 historical and cultural monuments, 128 ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties, an area of 40,000 square meters, of which Mingyuewan Ancient Village and Dongcun Ancient Village are Famous Historical and Cultural Villages in China.
An ancient dwelling on Nishiyama Island
The third highest peak in Suzhou, Miaomiao Peak, is also on West Dongting Mountain Island, with an altitude of 336.1 meters. The main attractions of Xishan are: Linwu Cave (also known as Jiulong Cave, which is the filming location of "Snow Mountain Flying Fox"), Shigong Mountain, Luohan Temple, Ancient Camphor Garden, Miaomiao Peak, Guandi Temple, Yuwang Temple, Baoshan Zen Temple, Country Cowboy Club, Green Light Leisure Farm, etc.
Looking at the west mountain of Dongting
In addition, Dongting Mountain also has Taihu Sanbai (white fish, silver fish, white shrimp), hairy crab, purple bayberry, Dongting red orange, Taihu lettuce, Taihu pearls and other specialties.
Yueyang Building
Actually, it's a bit off-topic to say so much. Dongting Mountain is only two small hills on The West Mountain Island of Taihu Lake, just in the northeast corner of The West Mountain Island, the entrance to the Taihu Lake Bridge, are two inconspicuous hills. One is called Dongshan, the other is called Tingshan, and over time, it evolved into Dongting Mountain, and Dongshan Island was also summarized. Today, Dongting Mountain in a broad sense has generally referred to these two large islands in Taihu Lake.
Map of East and West Hills
Dongting Mountain in Dongting Lake, formerly known as Junshan, is an isolated island in the Eight Hundred Mile Dongting Lake, opposite Yueyang Tower, across the water. The island also has 72 large and small peaks, which are the origin of the bamboo. Pidongting Mountain is very small, with an area of less than 1 square kilometer, which is only one percent of Suzhou's West Dongting Mountain. But it is beautiful scenery, picturesque, beautiful, standing on this mountain, looking at the Dongting landscape and green water, eight hundred miles Dongting Lake water and sky, people are relaxed.
Junshan Island in Dongting Lake
Dongting Lake Dongting Mountain is also a national key scenic spot and a national 5A level tourist attraction. Pidongting Mountain is not only small, but also short, with an altitude of only 55 meters, less than one-sixth of the peak of Suzhou Dongting Mountain. But it is small and exquisite, with peaks and mountains, ravines, wood and bamboo, surrounded by water, fresh air, beautiful scenery, pleasing to the eye, and also a summer sanctuary. Junshan (Dongting Lake Dongting Mountain) has many scenic spots and historical sites, profound cultural heritage, there are 5 wells, 4 platforms, 36 pavilions, 48 temples, literati and inkers of all dynasties marvel at the small, strange, ingenious, ancient Junshan, poetry inscriptions, carved stone seal characters. On the island there are China's earliest cliff carvings, nebula maps, Neolithic sites, as well as the tomb of the Second Concubine, Liu Yijing, the Seal of the First Emperor of Qin, the Shooting Jiaotai of emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the song dynasty peasant revolt leader Yang Yizhai, the tomb of Emperor E, the tomb of Nüying, the Ci's Pagoda, the Jin Dynasty Wen Temple, the Tomb of Lu Su, the Huanggai Lake, the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms, etc. The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi has a poetry cloud: looking at the Dongting landscape and water, a green snail in the silver plate.
Junshan specialty - silver needle tea
In addition, thanks to the world-famous 800-mile Dongting Lake, Junshan (Dongting Mountain in Dongting Lake) is well-known at home and abroad, although it is small, but the fame is not inferior to Suzhou Dongting Mountain. Junshan has many specialties, which is the origin of the famous spotted bamboo, and is also rich in the "silver needle" of one of the top ten famous teas in China, which is the same as the Biluochun of Dongting Mountain in Suzhou. Silver needle tea has been a royal tribute since the Tang Dynasty.
Smokey Dongting Lake
"Steam cloud Mengze, wave shakes Yueyang City", Dongting Mountain in Dongting Lake, although small, but famous. Historical and cultural monuments, the ink treasures left by the literati and inkers, are no less than the Dongting Mountain in Suzhou.
Dongting Mountain in Dongting Lake
So, Dongting Lake Dongting Mountain or Taihu Lake Dongting Mountain, which is more famous? Who is the most authentic Dongting Mountain?