Ladies and gentlemen, we are now located in Yunlong Lake scenic area. Thetotal area of Yunlong Lake scenic spot is 11.4 square kilometers, thesurrounding mountain forest area is 5.6 square kilometers, and the water surfacearea of Yunlong Lake is 5.8 square kilometers. One lake has vast waves and greenhills on three sides, forming a natural scenery with mountains on three sidesand water on one side. If you walk along the lake, the grass on the bank is lushand the willows are green. In April and spring, the peach blossoms and thewillows are green. In midsummer, a pool of lotus flowers on the south bank isjust blooming, and the pomegranate trees are as red as fire. In late autumn,although there are colorful fallen leaves, there are maple forests all over themountains. In severe winter, there is a heavy snow all over the country, whichshows that the lake is full of green waves and a few red plums.
Yunlong Lake was a depression in ancient times. According to the ancientrecords of Xuzhou, "there are two mountains in the East and west of Jiuli in thesouth of the city, which are commonly known as bojiwa because they are similarto bojiwa". The wa became a lake for a long time. In the Wanli period of theMing Dynasty, because the lake water was often overflowing, it was made into astone dog Town, so it got the name of shigouhu. It was officially renamedYunlong Lake in 1963.
"If we can draw water from dingtang in the upper reaches, this lake will belike the West Lake, while Xuzhou will be like Hangzhou." As early as 900 yearsago, Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, stood on Yunlongmountain when he was the magistrate of Xuzhou, facing the small lake at hisfeet. Perhaps Su Shi himself would not have thought that after 920 __ years, hisimagination became a reality: in 1994, Hangzhou West Lake and Xuzhou YunlongLake became sister lakes. After listening to this introduction, you must not saythat the two sisters of West Lake and Yunlong Lake are a little far away fromeach other in appearance. However, you may have heard a poem: "the water isbright, the sky is clear, and the mountains are clear and rainy. If you comparethe West Lake with the West Lake, it's always appropriate to wear light andheavy makeup. " Of course, this poem is not about the Yunlong Lake in Xuzhou,but the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou West Lake in Su Shi's works. But it isalso very appropriate to use it to describe the Yunlong Lake. Su Shi wrote theabove poem when he was an official in Hangzhou, but when he was the magistrateof Xuzhou, he also left a beautiful article like "the story of the cranePavilion" which is handed down from generation to generation: "at the turn ofspring and summer, the grass and trees are in the sky, the snow and moon are inthe sky, the wind and rain are in the dark, and the sky is full of changes." Thestory of the crane releasing Pavilion is very popular and has been handed downfor thousands of years, which makes Yunlong landscape famous in the world.Jiujie Yunlong mountain, which stretches for three kilometers on the East Bankof Yunlong Lake, is as green as a dragon. There are many places of interest: theXinghua Buddhist temple is built on the mountain, with a stone Buddha of theNorthern Wei Dynasty as high as 11.5 meters, which is known as the three brickhall and three Zhang Buddha; the stone bed of Dongpo, the crane releasingPavilion, the crane drinking spring and other historical sites also make peopleMiss Su Shi's immortal achievements and natural and unrestrained anecdotes; the40 calligraphy inscriptions of Wang Xizhi, Huang Gongwang, Dong Qichang andQianlong make Qingshan's ink treasures fragrant.
It can be said that Xuzhou and Hangzhou are inextricably linked because SuDongpo, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, first built Yunlong Lake inXuzhou and accumulated valuable experience before arriving in Hangzhou. This isthe historical background why the West Lake is more beautiful than Yunlong Lake.There is a Su Causeway in West Lake of Hangzhou, and there is a Su Causeway inXuzhou, but it is not in the lake, but a road in Xuzhou City. At that time, SuDongpo had just arrived in Xuzhou and the Yellow River burst. Xuzhou wasbesieged by the worst flood in a hundred years for more than 70 days. Later, SuDongpo built a levee to control the flood, and the water retreated. This leveebecame a main road in the city, and has been preserved to this day. There isalso a place near the ancient Yellow River in Xuzhou where "the flood falls". Itis said that Su Xiaomei, the sister of Su Dongpo, threw water into the town toretreat the flood in order to retreat the flood. Su Dongpo, who has been thegovernor of Xuzhou for one year and 11 months, has been praised for hisdiligence and love of the people for nearly a thousand years. In Xuzhourestaurants, there is also a special dish called "Dongpo meat". It is said thatin order to thank Su Dongpo, the people piled up the pork into hills. Su Dongpohad to pickle all the meat and "give it back" to the people. Xuzhou Dongpo meatis also called "give back meat". Please look this way. The tower on our right iscalled Su Gong tower. It was built in memory of Su Shi.
Yunlong Lake is full of mountains and waters, with beautiful scenery. Ajade belt like Huzhong road divides the lake into East Lake and West Lake. Theroad around the lake is broad and flat, with green willows and green water. Onthe lake, the sceneries look at each other, scattered all over the place. Ithink after visiting Yunlong Lake, you will naturally give out such admiration:"the dyke is full of willows, no less than Hangzhou lake.".
On the West Bank of the lake, the modern building is the largest freshwaterfish palace in Asia. Further on is the Lakeside Park, which is a modernhigh-tech park integrating sightseeing, catering and vacation. It is 4038 meterslong and 140 meters wide, with a total green area of more than 80%. Here will bedynamic and static, natural and artificial carving, garden green space andEuropean architecture clever match together, give people a different style ofaesthetic enjoyment.
Next, please get off and have a free tour. We will gather at the East Gatein half an hour.