Xuanwu Lake Park
Location
Xuanwu Lake Park, No. 1, Xuanwu Lane, Xuanwu District, Nanjing
Reasons to visit
Xuanwu Lake, known as Sangbo and Hou Lake in ancient times, has a history of more than 1,500 years. During the Six Dynasties it was a royal garden, during the Ming Dynasty it was Huangceku, a royal forbidden area, and during the Qing Dynasty it was turned into a park.
Opening Hours
- 6:00-18:00, closed at 20:00 on weekends. Huanhu Road is open 24 hours a day
Xuanwu Lake, known as Sangbo and Hou Lake in ancient times, has a history of more than 1,500 years. During the Six Dynasties it was a royal garden, during the Ming Dynasty it was Huangceku, a royal forbidden area, and during the Qing Dynasty it was turned into a park. Xuanwu Lake is located in the city of Nanjing. It is a national scenic spot at the foot of Purple Mountain. It is the largest royal garden lake in China, the only remaining royal garden in the south of the Yangtze River in contemporary times, and one of the three famous lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. It is an inner-city park and is known as the "Pearl of Jinling". ". Surrounded by the towering Ming City Wall, the beautiful Jiuhua Mountain, and the antique Jiming Temple on the right. Xuanwu Lake has a radius of nearly five miles and is divided into five continents. The continents are connected by embankments and bridges, and they are integrated. There are mountains and water everywhere, and the mountains are different, and the scenery is picturesque all year round. Fish are raised in the lake and lotus are planted. In summer and autumn, the water surface is green and pink lotus are shaded in it. The lake is full of fragrance and the scenery is charming. Around the lake, there are many scenic spots such as Xuanwu Dawn, Beihu Art Square, Xuanpu, Xuanwu Yanliu, Wumiao Ancient Gate, Mingcheng Exploration, and Ancient Yuewu Platform. Xuanwu Lake is a landscape garden and a cultural resort. Many literati and poets have left their poems here, such as Xiao Tong, Li Yu, Wei Zhuang, Du Mu, Liu Yuxi, Li Shangyin, Li Bai, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Cao Xueqin, Guo Moruo, etc. Xuanwu Lake is located in the center of Nanjing, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the city on one side. Zhongshan stands in the east of the lake, and the ancient city borders the southwest. Fugui, Fuzhou, and Jilong Mountains line the south. The beautiful peaks and towers shine across the city. Chaoyang and Mufu Mountains stretch across Hubei, surrounded by mountain cities, and there are many scenic spots and historic sites along the lake. In the main urban area of Nanjing, Houhu, also known as Lianhu, has been a resort since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was a place where martial arts lectures were held in the Southern Dynasties. There are ten scenic spots around the lake. After the Song Dynasty, it was abandoned as fields. There is only one pool left in Thirteen Miles, and it was dredged again in the early Ming Dynasty. There are Jiuzhou, Xinzhou, Longyin, Liancai and other islands in it. A yellow volume is placed on the island to store the world's atlas.
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