When it was late spring, I wandered on the stone path of Linghu Park on the weekend. The warm wind blew slowly and intoxicated. I couldn't help thinking of the two lines of warm wind in the poem "inscribed an residence" written by Lin Sheng, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, which intoxicated visitors and almost regarded Hangzhou as Bianzhou. It brings back fond memories of the West Lake. So the scene of visiting the West Lake on April 25, 2015 emerged clearly.
It was Saturday, and the three of us got up early in the morning. It took more than three hours to start with the group. We arrived at a hotel in downtown Hangzhou at 12:00 and arrived at the West Lake Scenic spot in Hangzhou at 02:00 in the afternoon. The first thing that came into view was the endless lake, the blue waves on the shore, and the red and green lotus came out of the water not long ago, flashing crystal drops of water, just like a newborn baby. The willow on the shore is Yiyi, and the wicker is singing and dancing in the breeze, such as Xizi alive. The scenic spot is full of tourists, or take photos, or walk along the lake, specially to feel the smell of the West Lake in spring.
The guide suggested that we take a cruise to see the lake, because it would save time and effort, so we had to do so. When we got on the cruise ship, it took us from north to south, ready to go around the lake. The weather this afternoon is not very good, began to be a little dark, the sky is a little hazy, the breeze blowing, sparkling, green as unpolished emerald, but also like shaking green silk. In the distance, the northeast corner of the West Lake is the scenic spot of broken bridge residual snow, because after the winter snow, the sunny side of the bridge melts, but the shady side still has residual snow like silver, overlooking from the height, the bridge seems to be broken, hence the name. Legend has it that this was once the meeting place between Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen described in the love drama the Legend of the White Snake. Therefore, every year, a large number of couples come and wander on the bridge to experience the happiness brought by the ancient love story. Our ship was getting closer and closer to the broken bridge, and a round hole reflected the sunlight on the lake, shining like a huge silver plate. The young men and women on the bridge looked out against the fence, or whispered, or bowed their heads in contemplation, or took pictures, with happy smiles on their faces.
The cruise ship is neck and neck with the white dike where the broken bridge is located in the southwest. Bai Di was built by the army and people of Hangzhou led by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, when he was an official in Hangzhou. Later generations named it Bai Di in memory of him. The whole white dike is shaded by willows, the road is wide, the breeze on both sides of the strait is gentle, and visitors are infatuated. At this time, the sky is getting brighter, the wind is getting smaller, and the lake is as quiet as a green mirror, reflecting green hills, green trees and white clouds.
At the end of the white dike is the lonely mountain, and at the foot of it is the building outside the building mentioned in Lin Sheng's poems, and there is a building outside the Castle Peak Building outside the mountain. What a famous poem that writes rows of mountains and buildings in the West Lake, mountains outside the mountains and buildings outside the building, what a philosophical sentence! So poetic and picturesque, it is easy to intoxicate people, and even lose their way. No wonder the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty were partial to a corner and did not want to make progress. We could not help but ask: should we blame the beauty of the West Lake for delaying the state affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty? When contemporary people read this poem and visit the West Lake, they can really feel the poet's boxing patriotism.
After a while, the cruise ship sailed towards the Su Embankment to the southwest, with two peaks rising into the sky in the distance. Closer, closer. I can't believe you can hear the laughter of the tourists on the embankment. This dike is also named after Su Shi, a great poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. Compared with Bai Di, most of the trees here are camphor trees, which grow tall and dense, the road is much narrower, and the whole Su dike looks like a long green queue from a distance.
Not far from the south of the Su Embankment, we saw a small island in the lake, which is in the shape of a field, also known as Xiao Yingzhou. There is a very famous scenic spot called Santan Yin Moon. It is said that three blocks in the lake are 2 high. The 5-meter tower was built by Su Shi. The top of the tower is round, with five round holes in the middle. According to the guide, whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival moonlight night, oil lamps are lit in three small towers, and then five holes are pasted with white paper, a round light will be emitted, plus a real moon in the sky. At that time, people can see sixteen moons printed in the water at the same time. The scene is magnificent, but it is a pity that this is not the right time to see its true appearance.
From the Santan Yinyue scenic spot to the east around the lake counterclockwise, a tall pagoda came into view. It is the famous Leifeng Pagoda. I remember that Mr. Lu Xun wrote an essay called "on the fall of Leifeng Pagoda." According to legend, in the Chinese folk story the Legend of the White Snake, the monk of Fahai deceived Xu Xian to Jinshan, and the White Lady flooded Jinshan to save Xu Xian, who was placed under the Leifeng Pagoda in the town of Fahai. After practicing her magic power, Xiaoqing finally defeated Fahai, Leifeng Pagoda collapsed and Bai Suzhen was rescued. Leifeng Pagoda really fell down in 1924 because it was in disrepair. The Leifeng Pagoda seen today has been rebuilt on the original site for three years by the local government since 2000. In the past, Leifeng Pagoda was a mountain symbolizing the feudal power in ancient China, which overwhelmed the poor; now, it has been changed and reborn, symbolizing the stability of the people. As for the sunset view of Lei Feng, we can only see it in the evening. Because of our hasty schedule, we can only miss this opportunity helplessly.
In the warm spring breeze, we spent about an hour around the lake and went back to the starting point. when we looked back on the shore, we all felt that we had not finished. I can't help but sigh at the miraculous craftsmanship of nature, because it has brought us such an amazing feast, and even more lamented the heavy history and culture of ancient China, because it always alerts and inspires future generations. This trip to the West Lake is really worth it!
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