Stone Lake Scenic Spot

Stone Lake Scenic Spot

The Stone Lake scenic spot of "half lake Jasper" is located in the southwest suburb of Suzhou City, 7 km away from the ancient city of Shuixiang, with Stone Lake in the East and Shangfangshan National Forest Park in the West. The picturesque scenery and gathering of talents, beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery, and the collection of the essence of Jiangnan pastoral landscape, there are numerous historical ruins scattered.

geographical position

Shihu lake, a tributary of Taihu Lake, is located in the upper Shandong foot, nine miles southwest of Suzhou city.

It is said that in the spring and Autumn period, Fan Li took Xi Shi to the Taihu Lake by boat.

To the east of Shihu lake, there is a Yuecheng bridge. It was named after the city of soldiers, which was built by Goujian, the king of Yue, who led his troops to attack Wu.

On the right of Yuecheng bridge, there is a nine ring cave bridge, called Xingchun bridge. This is the best place to see the moon in Stone Lake.

At midnight on the 17th day of the eighth lunar month, when the moon is to the west, the clear light passes through the nine ring holes and shines directly on the water in the north.

At this time, the microwave is sparkling. On the surface of the Stone Lake, you can see the shadow of a string of moon, rippling in the heart of the wave. This is the spectacle of "Stone Lake string of moon".

In order to see this beautiful scene, after the Mid Autumn Festival, not only do boats and boats rent out of Suzhou, but also people come from Wuxi, Changshu, Wujiang and other places to see the moon. In the past two or three days, lightboats and pleasure boats have been traveling in the Stone Lake

Walk spring bridge painting radial stop, ten li autumn light red Polygonum ting. In the middle of the night, Chaosheng looks at the string moon, and several people are drunk and leaning on the river Pavilion.

The poet combines the beautiful autumn scenery by the Xingchun bridge with the moon, which sets off the magnificent scenery of the Stone Lake.

Fan Chengda, a poet of the Song Dynasty, also lived near the Stone Lake.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there was also a poem "recalling Jiangnan", which said: Suzhou is good, and there is a long bridge across the moon.

The bridge deck is heavy, the lake is wide, the moon is high, and I love to play flute this night.

It expresses the poetic and picturesque artistic conception of the author, and the beauty is in silence.

No wonder the pastoral poet Fan Chengda resigned and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion here, claiming to be a "Stone Lake hermit".

Main attractions

Known as "Wuzhong scenic spot" and "Wuzhong wonder", it is an important scenic spot of Taihu Lake scenic spot. Stone Lake is the inner lake of Taihu Lake, with an area of 13.5 square kilometers and a water surface of 3.5 square kilometers.

In the west of the lake, there are Shangfangshan, Wushan, chamoyu, Qizishan and Fushoushan in Hengshan mountain system, and yuenxi and hehuadang in Shihu lake system.

Here is the green water and green mountains, with mountains and rivers, lush forests and ancient trees, exotic trees and flowers, rich in pastoral scenery. There are also small bridges, flowing water, Liangtian, Huaxi, chidang, as well as ancient gardens, ancient bridges, ancient steles, ancient pagodas, ancient city sites and ancient cultural relics.

Shangfangshan, also known as Lengjia mountain. There is Lengjia temple at the foot of the mountain and Lengjia tower at the top of the mountain. Among the towers in Suzhou, this tower ranks second only to Yunyan temple tower in Huqiu.

From the perspective of mountaineering, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful mountains and waters in Shihu. The lake is bright and green, and the Hengshan Mountains are emerald. "The mountains are deep, the forests are secluded, and the flowers and fruits are luxuriant." it condenses the pastoral beauty of Jiangnan and makes you relaxed and happy.

Shihu lake is 4.5 km long from north to South and 2 km wide from east to west. It is surrounded by 10 km and covers an area of 3.6 square kilometers. More and more streams pass through the lake, connecting Taihu Lake in the South and Xujiang River in the north, and flowing into the urban area of Suzhou.

Yuecheng bridge and Xingchun bridge form a dike bridge of 80-90 feet. To the north of the dike bridge, there is a magnificent "Wuzhong Shengjing" archway, the amount of which is written by Gu Tinglong, a contemporary calligrapher.

The Stone Lake and Shangfangshan are in perfect harmony. The scenery is picturesque, especially the pagoda on the top of the mountain. After Yuan Hongdao visited Fangshan in the Ming Dynasty, he compared it with Huqiu mountain. He thought that "Huqiu is like a lady's make-up, covering the curtain foil, and the top is like a brown Taoist, which is rich and beautiful." Fan Cheng of the Southern Song Dynasty went back to the Stone Lake, and he also thought that he would not go to the Stone Lake if he visited Wu It is the same as the custom of Suzhou to visit the Stone Lake on the 18th day of the eighth lunar month.

The so-called string of moons refers to the appearance of moonlight, which is facing the hole of Xingchun bridge, "a ring of January". This is a spectacle under specific time, place and environmental conditions, which is not easy to see at ordinary times.

Shihu used to be the Royal Court of Wu state in the spring and Autumn period, and it was also an ancient battlefield for Wu and Yue to fight for hegemony. There are many military cultural relics and it is a famous tourist attraction. It is said that when Wu and Yue were fighting for hegemony, Fan Li, a famous official of Yue State, went back to Taihu Lake with Xi Shi after destroying Wu, so there was a famous Lishu nearby.

characteristic

Moon in Stone Lake

Xingchun bridge is located in the east of chamoyu, shihuzhu, also known as Changqiao bridge and jiuhuandong bridge. Because the Donghan under the bridge not only flows through a small river, but also flows through different bridge openings, it is called jiuhuandong bridge.

There are heavy stone railings on the bridge, so visitors can sit and rest everywhere. The bridge deck is made of stone. It is flat and smooth. The nine holes of the bridge are connected. The water of the lake comes out from the holes and the water is clear. On the 18th night of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the autumn moon is like practice. The nine holes of the spring bridge in Shihu are linked by the shadow of the flood moon, forming a unique scenery of the moon.

Stone Lake House

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Fan Chengda, a famous pastoral poet, retired to Shihu for his old age. Zhushihu villa, also known as Shihu jingshe, has many landscapes, such as Beishan hall, nongpu hall, shoule hall, Tianjing Pavilion, Qianyan temple, yuxuepo, jinxiupo, Mengyu Pavilion, shuohu Pavilion, Yiyun Pavilion, mengou Pavilion, etc.

Yuzhuang

In the 21st year of the Republic of China, Yu Jue, a calligrapher, built a villa in the former site of tianjingge, commonly known as "Yuzhuang". The main hall of the villa is "Fushou hall" given by Empress Dowager Cixi. To the south of the hall, a new lake watching Pavilion is built, which can enjoy the scenery of Stone Lake and Shangfangshan, as well as a new tea room and fish pond for tourists to enjoy tea, fish and rest.

YueDi barbecue base

This is the largest outdoor barbecue base in Suzhou, with more than 80 stoves, barbecue equipment, and more than 10 boats and bamboo rafts. When it's sunny and sunny, there are always many tourists sitting around the trees or boating in the lake, enjoying the rippling green waves, green grass such as mushrooms, the sound of swallowing and the delicious smell of barbecue.

South China tiger breeding base

South China tiger is a rare animal on the verge of extinction. Here, tourists can have a better understanding of its living habits and see its majestic appearance.

Tourism information

admission ticket

Mountain scenery above: 40 yuan / person in off-season (from November 1 to July 31 every year), 45 yuan / person in peak season (from August 1 to October 31 every year)

Yuzhuang: 5 yuan / person

Battery sightseeing bus: 10 yuan per person / one way

Address: Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.588616

Latitude: 31.249039