Chutian Metropolis Daily reporter Cheng Yuxun correspondent Ding Lei Photo: Chutian Metropolis Daily reporter Zou Bin
"Water dancing lotus flowers make shadows, habitat wonderland Houguan Lake." Houguan Lake has always been a treasure land in the west of Wuhan.
Leaning on the Han River in the east and overlooking the Yangtze River in the south, this piece of caidian Houguan Lake water system sitting at the eastern end of the Jianghan Plain and only 10 kilometers away from the central area of Wuhan has gone through vicissitudes and finally shaken off the dust of the years in the twenty-first century, like a string of brilliant pearls, which has entered people's vision.
Under the Ma'an Mountain, Zhiyin's hometown, the shores of Houguan Lake are vast and the scenery is beautiful. There is no shocking waves lapping on the shore, no babbling water, Houguan Lake is wide and narrow, looking out, all kinds of mountains on the lake are undulating, like the guardians of this original lake.
On the afternoon of the 25th, the reporter came to Wuhan Houguanhu National Wetland Park, under the leadership of gu Fei, a park staff, to take a sightseeing tram to sweep the lake and mountains. On the surface of the lake within a radius of tens of kilometers, wild ducks often protrude from the water and look around; groups of three or five egrets also skim over the lake from time to time, drawing a beautiful arc. The breeze blows, and the lotus leaves, reeds, and weeping willows by the lake rise and fall.
The clear water of the lake, the fragrant lotus leaves, the diamond horns, the picnics in tents, and the crowds of people gathering in the jungle from time to time come from time to time, step by step, step by step.
Houguan Lake was originally named "Houguan Lake"
For thousands of years, Caidian folk have been passing down such a beautiful legend.
According to legend, when Jiang Ziya was young, he was both literate and martial, and his martial arts were in the world, but he was not born at the right time and has not been reused by the imperial court. At the age of 47, there was a great drought in the world, my father died of exhaustion to find water, and my mother was also dying. Jiang Ziya begged with his mother on his back while searching for water.
Finally, the mother and son found a large lake in Caidian and settled down by the lake, making a living by cutting firewood and fishing. On this day, a begging old man with straw shoes on his feet and a torn hat came, and Mother Jiang saw his pity and did not hesitate to hand the old man only a piece of bread in his house. The old man said, "I still have my wife in bed, please help me, send my wife to the treatment, you look at the North Star to the north over three mountains to reach." ”
The next day, Jiang Ziya climbed over three mountains and saw a palace. Out of the palace came a man, and it turned out to be the begging old man. After the old man's recommendation, Jiang Ziya became an official in the court. Later, Jiang Ziya was made a marquis and successively assisted six zhou kings.
Therefore, the locals call the big lake where he lived before he left his career "Waiting For guan lake". When students from the Caidian area enter Beijing to take the exam, they must take the waterway from Houguan Lake to Hankou. The good news of the release of the list in the capital spread from the capital to Hankou, and then along the waterway to Caidian. Those students who are bent on taking the road to their careers often stand on the shore of the waiting official lake waiting for good news on the day of the release of the list in the capital.
After that, everyone simply called this lake "Houguan Lake", and later word of mouth evolved into "Houguan Lake".
It's as beautiful as an ink painting
"Houguanhu Park is not overdeveloped like some wetland parks, and there will be a feeling of harmony between man and nature after coming." Yang Xianyou, who lives in Qiaokou, Wuhan, took his wife and children to Houguan Lake on the afternoon of the 25th, and when he was close to retirement, he would ride here with his lover from Wusheng Road in Qiaokou District.
"It's far from the hustle and bustle of the city, and with the change of seasons, Houguan Lake also presents a different scenery." Yang Xianyou said while triumphantly turning over the beautiful scenery just taken today in the camera to the reporter. He smiled and sighed, in his spare time, strolling around the lake with his family and enjoying the beautiful scenery, what a pleasant thing.
Gu Fei, a park staff, introduced that there are nearly 100 species of water and forest birds here, and there are precious national first- and second-class protected birds inhabiting here. In addition, there are also four kinds of key protected fish in Hubei Province, such as aleas, helixes, bare-lipped snakes and long-snouted bass, and four provincial-level protected mammals such as South China rabbits, badgers, pig badgers and small chamois. Going deep into it is like entering the joyful world of animals.
The main body of Houguan Lake is composed of Zhiyin Lake, Pisi Sea, Bailian Lake, Swan Lake and Gao Lake. The natural formation of capes, islands, islands, bays, and continents in the area is dotted with dots, the lake shoreline is naturally tortuous, the lake light and mountains are intertwined, both a complete wetland ecosystem, and the humanistic style of fishing and farming in the lake area, along the way, the Zhongzi Period Tomb and the White Lotus Lake Square have added a lot of cultural atmosphere to here.
Houguan Lake is a natural wetland park of wuhan ecological demonstration city between China and France, and the Houguan lake greenway is the first country greenway in Wuhan and the first urban sightseeing greenway in Wuhan, with a total length of 110 kilometers, which is a leisure place that many Wuhan tourists yearn for, and is also an important part of Zhiyin Lake - Suohe Greenway in the Wuhan urban greenway system.
"The length of the World Marathon is 42.195 kilometers, and if a person walks along the country greenway of Houguan Lake or runs a full lap, it means that he has completed two and a half marathons in one go." Gu Fei is like a metaphor.
It is reported that according to the distribution characteristics of natural and cultural resources, the Houguan Lake Suburban Greenway takes "the integration of mountains and rivers, the reflection of pastoral gardens, the interdependence of forest and city, and the culture of Zhiyin" as the guiding ideology, and is built in accordance with the three themes of "Yale Zhiyin, Dynamic Lotus Pond, and Quiet Wetland". It has formed five major systems: isolation system, greening system, slow travel system, service system and identification system, with four major functions of lake restoration, ecological protection, leisure and recreation, and tourism economy.
The ancient county of Hanyang in the past, is now the new city of China and France
Houguan Lake has humanities, history, and stories, and the story of "alpine flowing water to find zhiyin" originated from this.
In the Warring States Period 2300 years ago, the legendary story of the Boya and Zhongzi periods of "Knowing the Sound of Mountain Flowing Water" occurred in the Caidian area of ancient Hanyang, which is today's Caidian District of Wuhan City, Hubei Province. Through the records of successive dynasties and folk inheritance, it has now formed an elegant and universal Zhiyin culture.
The word "Zhiyin" was first recorded in the Book of Rites and Music: "Judge the music to know the music", "Those who do not know the sound, do not be happy with the words". The story of Zhiyin was first recorded in the pre-Qin "Lü's Spring and Autumn And Benwei" section: "Boya drum and piano, Zhong Zi period to listen to it." Fang Guqin and zhi in Taishan, Zhong Zi period: Good and zen like drum qin, majestic like Taishan. Between the few choices, and the intention is to flow water, the bell period is also known: good and good like the drum and piano, soup like flowing water."
The original meaning of Zhiyin refers to the fact that when Zhong Ziqi listened to Yu Boya's piano, he could hear the artistic conception and mind of zhi in the mountains and the flowing water from the sound of the piano, and achieve spiritual communication, and the two became the confidants and confidants of life and death from the plain life.
The spiritual realm of "understanding", "sincerity", "friendship" and "integrity" contained in the legend of the Boyazi period is the eternal theme of human pursuit. The Zhiyin culture, which was born from the legend of the Boyazi period, has become the source of the humanistic spirit of Wuhan City, a model of China's harmonious social history and the common wealth of world civilization exchanges.
In 2014, witnessed by the heads of state of China and France, China and France signed the Letter of Intent on Building a Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration City in Wuhan, which will jointly build an ecological demonstration area for sustainable urban development in the post-industrial era. In the end, the Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration City was officially settled in Caidian District, Wuhan City, in the area of Houguan Lake in Ma'anshan, the birthplace of Zhiyin culture.
Cao Shaohua, deputy director of the Caidian District Cultural and Tourism Bureau, revealed to reporters that at present, the "Zhiyin Cultural Park" that is being built near the Ma'anshan Tunnel will provide a complete tourism experience closed loop for existing Houguan Lake tourists. In the future, Houguanhu National Wetland Park will aim at the positioning of modern urban tourism resorts and further improve its cultural experience and tourist service functions. Here, visitors will be able to "touch" the Zhiyin culture from a figurative, close range of hands.
"Under the unique ecological resource advantages of Houguan Lake, in recent years, the 'Sino-French Eco-City' has developed rapidly." The relevant staff of the Management Committee of the Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration City told reporters that in the future, the Sino-French Eco-City will continue to expand investment on the basis of the industrial projects that have already introduced 70 billion yuan, introduce leading Enterprises in France and Europe, well-known scientific research institutions and industry leaders, and create a Sino-French science and technology innovation industry highland.