Jinshan Pagoda Group and the intoxicating Donghu Qian Garden

5A Jinshan Pagoda Group Donghu Qian Garden First, Coming down from Beigushan, walking along Culture Road is not far from Ziyang Old Street, similar to the early imitation of the old street, a bit boring. I glanced at the Prefecture City Confucian Temple, a provincial protection. I directly came to the pedestrian street of Chicheng at the foot of Jinshan for lunch. This is a tourist distribution center. The 5A-level square is a must. The bright stalls and modern street restaurants are all eye-catching. Of course, the most eye-catching are the Thousand Buddha Pagoda at the foot of the mountain and the Wenfeng Pagoda on the top of the mountain. The three pagodas were all built in the Tang Dynasty. The Thousand Buddha Pagoda is in Longxing Temple. The temple was destroyed during the Anti-Japanese War, but the pagoda survived and is now a national protection. The two Wenfeng Pagodas were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty and are now provincial protections. The mountain is not high and easy to climb, but it seems to be of little significance. Second, Coming down from the mountain and heading straight to Donghu, I was a bit overjoyed. This seems to cleverly integrate the pavilions of Suzhou gardens with the lake and mountain scenery of West Lake. The lake is not big, but the density of attractions is very large, which is dazzling. The "Lake Heart Pavilion" on the island in the lake was built in the Qing Dynasty. The pavilion has three floors, with eight flying eaves, high vases and flowing tiles, and the corners are dripping with green. The winding Nine-Curved Bridge was built by Qing Zhifu Liu Ao. The "Qiaoyun Pavilion" in the center of the lake on the front lake moon dike was built in the Ming Dynasty. On the left side of Qiaoyun Pavilion, a Northern Song Dynasty Moon-watching Bridge spans the two banks, and the bridge is hollowed out with various flower and bird totems. The "Qihua Pavilion" in the back lake was built in the Ming Dynasty. It has two floors. The yellow walls and purple eaves are reflected in the lake. In fact, in the Song Dynasty, Donghu was already "flat waves a few acres in front of ten thousand peaks, a piece of Danqing can't be fully painted. The secluded pavilions and small bridges cross the green water, and the dense forests and tall bamboos lock the light smoke. The gorgeous silk strings and pipes chase the joyous land, and the snow, moon, wind and flowers are drunk in the sky..." And in the Qing Dynasty, "Hangzhou has West Lake, Taizhou has Donghu, and the victory of Donghu is a small West Lake." Third, In the southeast corner of Donghu, there is also a large house Rongxing Hall, also called Qian Garden. It was built to commemorate the descendants of Qian Wang of Linhai and the governor of Taizhou Qian Xuan who expanded the Donghu Garden. Qian Wang, also known as Qian Lü (852-932), a native of Lin'an, was the king of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of Wuyue. It is said that the richness of Suzhou and Hangzhou, "there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below", was laid during Qian Lü's rule. Tang Zhaozong gave him an iron ticket in the third year of Qianning (896), forgiving him for his nine deaths. A Qian Gong Temple was built in Lin'an during the Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a branch of the Qian family came to Linhai. There were as many as 9 people including Qian Xuan who knew the governor of Taizhou during the Song Dynasty. Qian Xuan's son Qian Jingzhen was the son-in-law of Song Renzong. In the fourth year of Shaoxing, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou gave the Grand Princess a house in Meidefang, Linhai, and personally inscribed the four characters "Home of Loyalty and Filial Piety". Among the famous people of the Qian family, including Qian Chen, Qian Miao, Qian Duanli, Qian Xiangzu, etc., they all lived in Linhai. In addition to the "golden book iron ticket", what protects the Qian family from generation to generation is their "Qian Family Instructions". "Reading the classics and the roots are deep, looking at the history and the discussions are great. If you can write articles, you will have a lot of descriptions, and if you have morality, you will have a lot of blessings." Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty also admired his family's way of educating children. During his southern tour, he gave the plaque "Qingfen Shishou". Taizhou is really worth a visit