Members of the group, it is often said that there is heaven above andSuzhou and Hangzhou below. When it comes to Hangzhou, no one does not think ofthe West Lake. Huafang Shengge, literati elegant meeting, West Lake is the mostprosperous. But many people do not know that there is a "three West" theory of"West Lake, Xiling and Xixi". Xixi has a profound historical connotation.Compared with the West Lake and Xiling, it is more said that although there isno weak water for three thousand li, it is not that the immortal does not come.Today, let's take a boat to visit Xixi and feel its unique charm!
Xixi, as the first National Wetland Park, is particularly eye-catching.Located in the west of Hangzhou City, it is a typical water network wetland inJiangnan plain of China, with its unique natural scenery and ecosystem. Xixi isa part of Hangjiahu Plain in Northern Zhejiang Province. It is a waterloggeddepression on the plain. It not only has the characteristics of plain with widefield of vision, but also has endless changing water scenery. At present, thetotal area of Xixi Wetland Reserve is 10.08 square kilometers, while the area ofprotection control area outside the reserve covers 50 square kilometers. Thebasic landform of Xixi is low-lying water network plain. There are six riversconverging in this area. They are Yanshan River, Wuchang port, Zijin port,gujiaqiao port, Yanjia port and Jiangcun port. The total length of the river is28 km and the water network density is very high. Therefore, villages and fieldstraditionally rely on boats to travel. The climate here is pleasant, warm andhumid, with abundant rainfall and four distinct seasons.
"The victory of Xixi lies in water alone.". Waterscape is the core of Xixinatural scenery. These beautiful wetland landscapes, charming rural scenery andopen waterfront space are ideal places for holiday recreation of urban people.In Xixi, you can go boating in the lake, fishing in the willow shade of theriver, enjoying the reed flowers in the autumn wind, visiting the plum blossomsin winter, walking in the early spring, and enjoying the lotus in summer.
The scenery of Xixi is characterized by its natural simplicity. If we usefour words to summarize it, some people put it as "cold, wild, light andelegant". Cold, is quiet, secluded, is a tranquilizer in the city; wild, isnatural, wild fun, is the pure land in the world of mortals; light, is elegant,plain, makes people understand the philosophy of returning to nature; elegant,is the CI anthology, fisherman fishing, cold plum fragrance. Xixi, with itsbeautiful landscape and simple idyllic scenery, has become an ideal place forthe literati to relax, keep in good health and live in seclusion, thus leaving alarge number of poems, paintings, inscriptions, etc.
Some people say: people in Xixi are like autumn reed flowers, like egretsamong reeds. There is no social interaction, only poetry, Xixi and people withclear, Xixi and human with Chun.
The elegance of Xixi is most suitable for the mood of literati. Therefore,Xixi is the best place for scholars to live in seclusion. There are manyliterati who went to Xixi and left a lot of calligraphy and poetry. Even Kangxiand Qianlong went to Xixi to write poems as a memento. Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozongof the Southern Song Dynasty, even had the idea of building a palace in Xixi, sohe had the famous saying of "Xixi and stay" which has been praised for nearly athousand years.
Members, today, we are going to trace the footprints of literati andelegant visitors in history and visit some of the most distinctive scenic spotsin Xixi. Now, please come aboard with me. Let's take a boat to feel anotherXixi!