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>>The East Lake
Lie in the east suburb of Wuchang, it is named as the scenic spot of the East Lake to fetch its position, it is the national-level scenic spot now, make up by Guozheng lake, Shuiguo lake, Yujia lake, Tang lake, lake of nest of ox. It is natural lake, natural environment is superior, in 3,200 hectares of water areas, grow fish 18 family 67, fresh-water fishes the blunt snout bream is the most famous and precious. It is the fable garden to mainly visit some in the East Lake, the fountain of the music, ham and sing pavilion, the floor on long day, nine women mound, the lake-light pavilion, rub the new scenic spot of mountain. The fable garden is the first sculpture garden taking China's ancient fable as subject matter of the whole country, lie in East Lake listen to great wave the south of district, take up an area of 4.4 hectares, has already built up " assumed someone else's authority to browbeat others ", " the Foolish Old Man removed the mountains ", 11 groups of fable sculptures such as " self-contradictory ".
Ham and sing pavilion lie East Lake at the island of northwest bank, build in 1955 , it ring water on four sides, linked with the land by Hefeng, Luoyu two bridge. Pavilion department armored concrete imitate timber structure is 22.5 meter high, level square in shape, three layers of four corners collect together pinnacles, antique.?Ham and sing pavilion robustly and prettily, is full of the national graceful bearing. Before the Pavilion set up the whole body statue of Qu Yuan, is 3.6 meters high, the base is 3.2 meters high, the model is dignified and deep, Qu Yuan raises one's head and looks to it, the step that want leisurely. The floor on long day, is a palatial architecture with national characters, built in 1956, it is the wooden cement structure of brick, the green tile flies in the eaves, divide two stories, one is seven wide, it is two rooms. The whole floor can hold a thousand people to have dinner to sip tea at the same time, visitors look far into the distance according to the window, with aboundless expanse of blue water, there is sense of " leave rosy clouds and fatherless duck and fly together, the autumn water is monochromatic on long day altogether ". Nine women mound, lie in the northwest of the East Lake at the little hillock, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom capture Wuchang lots of young married woman join the army according to legend, and then the Qing army captures the city to massacre without restraint, there are nine servicewomen, die a hero's death. Township people admire heroic martyr of them, bury in the same grave herein, avoid Imperial Palace of Qing Dynasty persecute osseous remains them, call mound. The straight pavilion in cabinet builds the lake-light on the island in the middle of a lake, linked with land by long dyke of 5 kilometers, originally known as "zhongheng pavilion ", for commemorate Jiangjieshi 50 birthdays to build in 1931, and then renamed as " the lake-light pavilion ". The pavilion is six floors and three sides, fly to the green tile of eaves, step on the pavilion and look around, the pleasure-boat moves lightly, the scene is multifarious. On fog day, the water and sky are of one color, the lake-light mansion, like fluffing the fairyland of fields lying fallow in rotation, yearning all without exception.
Mo mountain lie in the east bank of the East Lake, with water on three sides, six peaks link to each other, mountains and rivers interdependent, have claim of " 5 kilometers of long lakes , 4 kilometers rub the mountain ". The north of mountain have taking Chu Culture as intension Chu Culture visit ancient bronze mirror district; There are 13 plants and one kind of gardens specially relying mainly on regional plant of lake water in the south of the mountains; Western hilltop have stone-tablet pavilion Zhu which commemorate Zhude write inscription for East lake. The mo mountain scenic spot begin from north, have sky above Hubei and Hunan look as far as the eye, balcony first rays of the morning sun sequentially, often spring flower garden, Zhu tablet towering 4 scenes of assembling etc.. A good place for recreation on vacation of the citizens in Wuhan.

>>The yellow crane floor
Towering to tower on Wuchang snake yellow crane floor of mountain, enjoy the great fame of " hopeless scene all over the world ", with Yueyang floor of Hunan, the Tengwang pavillion of Jiangxi is called " three major famous buildings of the South ". Yellow crane floor establish in the period of Three Kindoms yellow military 2 years Wu (A.D. 223 ), was built for the military purpose according the legend, SunQuan for realize " with military to run a country prosperous" (the name of " Wuchang " origin in this), build the city in order to keep, build the building by looking loud and clearly. By the Tang Dynasty, its military property develops into the famous scenic spot beauty spot gradually, the past dynasties men of literature and writing reach this visit, leave many immensely popular poems. Poet of " people have already taken advantage of yellow crane's going in former times, the vacant yellow crane's floor here the Tang Dynasty. Yellow crane go for ever, white cloud empty and long millennium. Fine Sichuan Chinese open tree clearly, luxuriant parrot continent. Where township imprison at dusk, mist-covered waters make people worry about at the river. " by Cui Hao of Tang dynasty. Has already become the eternal poetic masterpiece, furthermore make the yellow crane floor gain considerable fame.
In October of 1981, rebuilt the project and broke ground and went into operation of the yellow crane floor, complete in June of 1985, main building take the Tongzhi floor as original version , but tall and big and grand. Use modern building technology to construct, the reinforced concrete frame imitates timber structure. 5 storeys of eaves, collect together the sharp rooftop, the roofing of golden glazed tiles, 51.4 meters of common height, 30 meters wide by the ground floor, the top floor 18 meters wide, the whole floor every assign have large-scale mural painting, couplet written on scrolls, historical relic ,etc.. Cast the yellow crane model of copper, win a batch of auxiliary buildings such as pagoda, memorial archway, veranda corridor, pavilion outside the floor, set off the main building by contrast more magnificently. Step on the floor and look far into the distance, " the sky above Hubei and Hunan is easy to look as far as the eye can ", the Long River rolls on, forever, wave after wave, have a panoramic view of three towns of scene. The yellow crane's structure in the floor is established, every dynasty is all different, but seem high and ancient and forceful, extremely rich individual character. Compared with floor of Yueyang, Tengwang pavilion, yellow crane level of floor design here and there a suit of octagon, the ones that called are " from all directions ". These figures reveal that go out of the function that symbol and ethics of the figure express the meaning among the culture of ancient building. One that is from floor longitudinal to watch every rows of eaves and floor name relevant directly, similar to the yellow crane, spread the wings and want to fly. Exquisite in the whole building is forceful, the sophisticated appeal full of variety and aesthetic feeling.

South floor: Have the white cloud floor, Anyuan floor, Meiyue floor, all names of Chuguan floors, It is with Yellow crane floor, Toutuo temple, Beixie altogether is called "four big towers" of the ancient times snake mountain. The building of today rebuild in 1985 , lie in 185 meters of park south district yellow crane floor southeast. Reinforced concrete imitate brick timber structure, have a rest the mountain type is carried, the layers of eaves fly to corner, blue and green tile principal column of a hall Zhu, 6 cylinders, spacious and bright and clear and bright. Floor have one a century ancient tree, add the simple and unsophisticated colour for the south floor.

White cloud pavilion: Located on the high view mountain mountaintop of snake mountain, about 274 meters east of the yellow crane's building, 75.5 meters above the sea level, the pavilion is 41.7 meters high, view and admire yellow crane's floor, snake mountain, extremely good beauty spot in the Changjiang River. There was once another name in the south floor on pavilion history of white cloud, the white cloud pavilion completed in January of 1992, the appearance is the tower building type, present " T " style of calligraphy , face south, cover an area of 695 square meters, name of the pavilion is written by historian Zhou GuCheng.

Put the pen pavilion: 132 meters east of the yellow crane's building, the armored concrete imitate timber structure, rebuilt in 1991. The name of the pavilion is taken from a section of much-told tales of " Cui Hao writes a poem on occasion Li Bai puts the pen ".

Lucky clock in Millennium: Clock body weigh 20 Ton, 1 Ton of Pulao, choose the idea of connection for the 20th century and 21st century, the clock body material is the copper alloy, includes 2.1 kilograms of gold, 8.4 kilograms of silver, it is the biggest copper bell which our country cast after Yongle's great bell in the Ming Dynasty. The appearance of the great bell is a round clock of the shirt rim, muzzle diameter is 3 meters, about 5 meters high.

"goose" stone-tablet pavilion: 245 meters east of yellow crane floor, Has the Qing Dynasty to spread down makes a first draft "the goose" in Wuchang snake Shan Huanggu the character to carve a side, it is said holy calligraphist Wangxi raise the flock of goose in yellow crane downstairs, one day cannot help writing down this word. In 1986, would place oneself in the east of the pool of goose similar to the curved moon in accordance with the goose word tablet where the book of rubbings will be made again at the scenic spot, build a stone arch bridge in the north of the tablet, take tablet as the pavilion wall, build 6 mao pavilion, the pavilion is with the name of the tablet .

The pavilion of military solemn portrait of the deceased of high mountain: Yue Fei pavillion, locates in 574 meters in the west of the floor of yellow crane, the high mountain faces south militarily and solemnly like the pavilion, wooden stone structure, pavilion collect together for six sharp, 6 meters high, pavilion eaves horizontal inscribed board " high mountain military solemn portrait of the deceased goldenrain tree ", face surface carved with the antithetical couplet at the stone pillar, say: It is not easy to Shake the mountain, shake the army is not difficult, wish the loyal soul to often press down the lake of the chaste tree, shield and sustain the river Chinese strong wind, the great cause is first from three family; The civil official does not love the money, the military officer does not fear death, presents the outspoken criticism with respect and rejuvenates the house country, leave universe healthy tendency, the four-dimension one of since Xinyoyduan.

The Shengxaing pagoda: Also called White Tower or White Tower in Yuan Dynasty. The yellow swan river cliff head before snake's first yellow site of crane's building of Shanxi originally, while building Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in 1955, dismantle and adjourn to the west of snake mountain, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway railway line bridge. Move into scenic spot gate enter place, lie in the front of yellow crane floor just 159 meters in 1984, it is the yellow site of crane's floor that keeps the oldest , most intact building .

Stone memorial archway: Lie snake mountain high view mountain of mountain at the back, from west to east, fly to the link of scenic spot white cloud pavilion and high mountain, forming the 250 meters -long visit the scenery on mountaintop. Stone memorial archway are 5, build in 1992, the 4th mean the svene of hint yellow crane floor scenery in spring, summer, autumn or winter, mould with steel gray stone carving, typical emblem style, 5th is the Merit work place for Yuefei, it is stone memorial archway group that hit structure heavy grand one memorial archway most, in order to show Ever Bright to be patriotic and hearty and carrying forward national spirit.

The corridor of poem tablet: It is 210 meters in southeast of the Yellow crane floor, surround scenic spot around the goose pool, stone inscription content chant yellow crane poesy well-known phrase of floor for contemporary domestic calligraphy and painting past dynasties celebrity that classic write (for some contemporary poems). Inlay 124 cubic meters of stone tablets together on the tablet wall, is depicted and engraves according to the authentic work.

Yellow crane come back copper sculpture: Made up of tortoise, snake, crane, three kinds of lucky animals, on the uncovered bank stone in front of lying to the west of yellow crane's floor in positive step of 50 meters. Tortoise, snake carry on the back pairs of crane do all one can upwards, yellow crane cap pedal tortoise, snake look down human world. This copper sculpture is 5.1 meters high, 3.8 tons in weight, it is the pure brass that to cast.

Nine nine back crane's picture relief: Locate in 240 meters in southeast of the floor of yellow crane, lie scenic spot by the white dragon pool, domestic most heavy outdoor granite relief. The whole sculpture is red, 99 red crowned cranes present all sorts of different dancing postures. Relief take the form of Z by the form of snake mountain, 38.4 of total length, 4.8 meters high, radiant, shine forever like the sun and the moon, the river flows and does not stop, overflowing with vigor. 99 different and dynamic red crowned cranes, are distributed harmoniously in the loose, bamboo, sea, glossy ganoderma, flowing water, rock, rosy clouds.

>>Guiyuan temple
Guiyuan temple Belong to Buddhism of Buddhist temple department Zen Buddhism temple, complete about 1658 year (the 15 year of Shunzhi's rign in Qing Dynasty ), scenic spot under the green mountains peak of " king's sunflower garden " of Wang ZhangFu, open poet of man, in the Ming Dynasty of base location, already had a history of more than 300 years so far. Guiyuan temple divide into the east , the west, south, north, middle, cover an area of 20,000 square meters, 28 pavilions of extant palace, the whole plane figure takes the form of " kasaya ", this is it on building arrangement and main difference between other temple(Buddhist)s. Guiyuan temple cut into a mountain grandfather white light, highest peak, Zhejiang of ancestral home. They visit and then to Xingguo temple in Hanyang to study Tibetan Scripture, practise medicine at the same time, do good works for three years.
Rich trader SunYaoGuang, DaiTianCheng of Hanyang are moved deeply, so folk to pay the bill to build the Guiyuan temple. Two words of "Guiyuan" come from Sutras and " pass stupefiedly severely ": " Guiyuan have No two roads, have multi-door while being convenient ", mean ten thousand law return to one, it is convenient to be many way to people. " deep meditations" are purpose such as " thinking " , " considering quietly " , " abandons evil ", Zen Buddhism is that Buddhism Mahayana teaches one of the groups combined with Confucianism.
Most temple of data plates, horizontal book hang inlay on temple three lintel of door, the Guiyuan temple frank horizontal inscribed board, the whole country is rare, it is strange that can be rated as the jungle. Daoguang period of Qing dynasty (1821-1850 ), The name of Guiyuan temple is horizontal book, DaoGuang emperor upon learning Baiguang, Zhufeng do good works and accumulate virtue, render a great service to mankind, grant imperial jade seal one party, it have characters cut in relief seal cutting " imperial decree grant Cao hole cases of 31 generation white light highest peak India of founder ", walk with good it. Guiyuan temple status improve greatly among Buddhism jungle, temple name change into emperor grant building of imperial jade seal can be used frank book only hereafter.

>>Guqin platform
Have another name called Boya platform, lie in west of tortoise's hillfoot of Hanyang, the east side of monthly lake, a commemorative building built for commemorate Yuboya play musical instrument meet bosom friend Zhongziqi. The guqin one was established in Northern Song Dynasty, and then repeatly destroyed and repeatly built. The early years of Jiaqing in Qing dynasty, the governor of Huguag BiYuan in charge of to rebuild guqin platform, write on one's behalf " musical instrument engrave and preface of platform " in being clear and deep and vast and " whether Boya thing test ", this is quite gentle people praise. HuangPengnian write " rebuild Hanyang musical instrument platform write " in ten year of Guangxu(1884 year ). 16 years of Guangxu(1890),Yangshoujing Management and write the word, Take the"platform engrave to musical instrument and preface ", " whether thing test of Boya ", it is engrave for tablet at the TV station at the musical instrument among corridor again not to " rebuild Chinese platform at the musical instrument open write ", and book " guqin platform " 3 words carved to the goal post of the gate . Guqin platform buildings take up an area of 15 Mu, small, overall arrangement exquisite, the association of main building is with courtyard, Gaeden, flower bed, teahouse, well arranged. Courtyard cloister roll over in accordance with tendency, the actual situation turn on, close, move one's steps scene of changing, set off each other. The persons who build fully utilize terrain topography, has also fully used the skillful tactics in " take advantage of the scene " in China's landscape design, take advantage of mountains and rivers ingenious, form one broad far-reaching artistic state tortoise mountain monthly lake. Go to the guqin platform to visit, enter the gate, pass the small courtyard, offer tea institute right door, meet door to put on yellow tile wall write by Emperor of DaoGuang of Qing dynasty of " printing the heart masonry building ". Wall screening a gate east side has a door, the top of lintel "QinTai" two characters, according to the legend it is written by Mifu who is Northern Song Dynasty famous calligrapher. After enters the gate for Curving corridor, the porch rises steeply has all previous dynasties carved stone and repairs the qin Tai stele inscription. Again proceeds then is the qin hall, other name friendship hall, square shape stone platform which in front of the hall in the garden the white marble builds, then symbolizes qin Tai which the Boya plays a stringed musical instrument.

>>The museum of province of Hubei
Located in the bank of beautiful Wuchang East Lake. Historical relic and main collection of sample, propaganda and research institution in the province of Hubei. The house takes up an area of 6.4 hectares, there is a construction area of 9600 square meters now, the display area of 2400 square meters. Provincial Museum of Hubei is that the scale of our country is the most mighty, the class is the most complete, the most complete ancient musical instrument exhibition hall of the function. In nearly 200,000 pieces of collection, it is scarce treasure of world interest and important scientific materials to be many. Like the Neolithic Age Beijing mountain rise abruptly house mountain range eggshell ancient painted pottery of culture spin the wheel; Jade persons, jade hawks of the river culture of the Shi 's of Tianmen; Coiled dragon's Cheng big jade dagger-axe and copper pot, copper Yue excavated in site and grave of Shang Dynasty; Up to county the Warring States once second tomb unearthed ancient Chinese chime bronze ware group and 16 openwork dragons and phoenixes jade wearing, twenty-eight constellations into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy astronomical picture suitcase Hou; Yunmeng sleep tiger unearthed a Qin Dynasty legal document bamboo slip wait, have extremely high and important history, science and artistic value extremely. In the Provincial Museum, first class historical relic have over 400, as follows, mainly Crossing king Gou Jian of the Warring States Period, is praised as and cross a king the first of bronze sword. The Warring States Period ancient Chinese chime of Zenghouyi, ancient Chinese chime with 65, more than 2500 of gross weight. The Warring States Period stone chime of ZegHouyi, amount to 32 , carved with Lelv characters above. The Warring States one bronze dish, drinking vessel, of records of mouth along fretwork enclose there aren't decorations. The deerhorn set up cranes, the bronze ware of the Warring States Period, it was a mascot in a kind of imagination. Big jade dagger-axe, jade flags, weapons, etc. carried by a guard of honor device of earlier stage of Shang Dynasty. The bronze drum, the percussion instrument of Shang Dynasty, it was our country that found the leather drum shape bronze drum initially so far. The first class historical relic hidden in the hall is as follows, pottery chicken, heavy round pot for Shang Dynasty, tiger flat bird sets of drum, 16 sections of dragons and phoenixes wear, gold one for the Warring States Period, celadon lotus flower one of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, musician figure of the Tang Dynasty, gold phoenix coronet of the Ming Dynasty ,etc..

>>Yangtze Bridge
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is the first bridge which joins the north and south of the Changjiang River. The bridge is divided into two storeys, the upper strata is highway, face width is 18 meters, 4 lanes; The railway of lower floor, total length is 1670 meters. Among them the main structure of a bridge is 1156 meters long, the bridge approach of Chinese positive bank is 303 meters long, the bridge approach of bank of Wuchang is 211 meters long, there are 2 abutments in the main structure of a bridge, 9 holes of 8 clusters, every hole span is 128 meters. Have got the technologist's great assistance and support of the former Soviet Union in bridge construction, initiate new tube column infrastructure construction technology, make the pier constructions under water all change to the surface of water and go on, lighten labour intensity of worker, increase engineering time, accelerate the project progress, have saved the fabrication cost of the project. Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, possess the characteristics of strong Chinese national building. Wuchang, Hanyang have overhead bridgehead 35 meters high two times, from the ground floor hall to carrying the pavilion, amounts to seven storeys, lift and escalator offer pedestrians from head to foot. The subsidiary building and various decoration, coordinate very much exquisitely, the whole bridge is unusually grand and magnificent . Last highway fort pavilion is 8 meter above the bridge floor, two layers the getting more octagonal all sides,on there is layers of eaves and calotte at the pearl red. In the ground hall in the bridgehead, there are large-scale sculptures. Both sides of bridge floor, on the fretwork railing of thoracic casting iron together, cast various birds and beasts, vivid. Bridge both sides have 143 spend board to be symmetrical to arrange, spend board content draw materials on of our country working people loved by all subject matter respectively, " whether spread its tail peacock ", " last lotus carp ", " whether last plum magpie ", " the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region at the money at the the moon ",etc., fascinating. Stand on the bridge floor of the bridge, can overlook the east of the surging river and flow, the steamers come and go; Hubei broadcasting television tower tower on tortoise peak of mountain of Hanyang, and " the South first floor " -The yellow crane floor stands erect on snake mountain of Wuchang, every one of high building standing in great numbers rises sheer from level ground.

>>Lotus small stream temple
On a Longshan of about two kilometers in the south of T bridge in Wuchang, have won fame both at home and abroad is stopped anciently ---Lotus small stream temple. It one of four major Buddhism jungle of Wuhan, It is only one " woman's all jungle " of Buddhism at present too ---Buddhist nunnery.
The lotus small stream temple was established at the beginning of Ming Dynasty and the end of Yuan Dynasty, the burning incense at that time was very vigorous . The lotus small stream temple of now faces south, floor space is about 12,000 square meters, the main buildings stored are mostly build in Ming and Yua dynasty. The whole courtyard of small stream temple of lotus is of a tightly knit structure, the overall arrangement is apt, have style of the timber structure building of China, simple and unsophisticated and refined, exquisite and delicate and pretty, quite close to the ambience of local-style dwelling houses. This temple is not merely famous for rites place of lotus flower in Buddhism four major jungle of Wuhan, it is still the famous Buddhism educational base. Raised the fund and ran the famous tight university of China under the management of empty master of body in 1928, train 30 to spread all over the internal and external disciple for Buddhism in three years, become national supreme Buddha institution of higher learning at that time.
This temple was classified as the Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection of province of Hubei in 1959, got appropriate management. Nowadays, the environment of Buddhist temple of small stream of the lotus taking on a new look after renovation is peaceful, antique, have attracted domestic and international numerous Buddhist monks and nums to visit, transmit scriptures, make the lotus small stream temple famous in China and foreign countries more, the burning incense holds on day.

>>The treasure leads to the Buddhist temple
Lies in the southern foot of big mountain, it is one of the 4 large jungle of Buddhism of Wuhan. The period of Zhengguan for Tang the hall is extended, have another name called Amitabha Buddha temple. Because moving the " Buddha foot " of Ciren from Dahong mountain to master enshrine and worship in the temple, so ask imperial court to give the name of " it is the high would rather temple supernatural at the Longevity Hill ".Changing into " the coherent Buddhist temple of the treasure " in Chenghua period of Ming dynasty. The temple is destroyed several times, and several rebuilding and repaired again. Extant Buddhist temple build five year (1879 year ) for Guangxu period of Qing dynasty, the scale is big, the decoration is unique,it is the first for all Wuchang. Hall, building make use of momentum near the mountain, mountain door foremost, both sides reject wall to be towering, the cloth tile paves the spine, there are 4 striking big characters of " put through Buddhist temple of the treasure " at the goal post. There are a pair of stone lions in front of the door, carved in the Ming Dynasty, physique was tall and big, vivid and majestic. After entering the door from bottom to top in order to free captive animals in pool, holy monk's bridge, king's hall , the Mahavira Temple, founder's hall , floor of Tibetan Scripture, so far divide, right is the meditation room, the left is Buddhist abbot's room, iron temple(Buddhist), China tight hole, China tight pavilion, law circle palace again, can there is treasure towers behind the temple. The building is the brick timber structure in the temple, the hiproof, the eaves fly in the sets of brackets on top of the columns, the coloured drawing or pattern is carved the roof beam. The palace building of Fajiegong has a style alone . The roof arises in the pavilion, the model symbolizes the mountain behind five Buddha position temple on the ancient tree much, end of Ming Dynasty is cut down, plant many pine again in Tonzhi period of Qing dynasty, remain eight now, may be said the ancient wood reaches to the sky. The whole building arrangement is apt, of a tightly knit structure, in picturesque disorder. The treasure leads to the temple to classify as the historic reservation unit at city level in 1959. At present, the building has already resumed gradually in the temple, the courtyard wall is also whitewashed, already been open to visitor now. Meanwhile, also there is " the plain restaurant " in the temple, delicious and delicious, the distance is famous. Come treasure coherent temple, it is obvious mountain door renovate and decorate, door forehead submit a written statement to " put through Buddhist temple of the treasure " 4 gold-decorated big characters, forceful and strong, the imposing manner is out of the ordinary. It is own handwriting of Mr. Zhao PuChu of president of Chinese Buddhist Association, famous calligraphist. Enter mountain door, it is obvious " free pool " , " holy monk bridge " , several dark green tree of courtyard cover shady several Zhangs of ancient wood.
Pierce through and fill and tie the hall tight, cross Mahavira Temple, turn over the grandfather's hall, through Huayan hole,on Huayan pavilion, asend the Hongshan tower, some of famous historical site have already buried in oblivion, or unrecognizable, but that towering hall, faint corridor, reach to the sky ancient wood, verdant mountain forest, the jagged spectacular rocky peak can give somebody great fun.
Especially there are peculiar trees of some growth near the big mountain pagoda: Some are totally like taking root in the rock without any chink of monoblock, some root turn on huge stone fork entirely, trunk that branch off step, ride by in the loud stone shouldering like both legs, it is a magical good fortune of the ruler of heaven .

>>Gourde(G)s temple
Lie Hankow Huangpu Shang Huabo road No. 74, establish in 3 years of Guangxu of Qing dynasty (1887 ), originally known as " Gourde(G)s of cogongrass fluffy ". This temple faces west, cover an area of more than 20,000 square meters, floor area is more than 3600 square meters. Enter mountain door pass corridor i.e. four major king hall, wear, bring up the rear courtyard, can reach content a thousand Mahavira Temple of people, the model is unique, have higher artistic value. Audience hall left side have Buddhist abbot room, feel unreal room, Goddess of Mercy hall, Tibetan Scripture floor, etc.; The right side is the living quarters, there are monk's small house room of temples, guest's hall, dining hall in Buddhist temple, etc.. Behind the temple is and a stretch of dense bamboo grove in the left side. But this temple destroy totally in catastrophe of "Great Cultural Revolution", city Buddhism administrative department is step up to repair in recent years resume its simple and unsophisticated and solemn original appearance with the peak speed. Gourde(G)s of history of temple is short than treasure coherent temple, Guiyuan temple, lotus to be small stream temple . 1877 years (Guangxu 3 years of Qing dynasty), eat of the liberate main road of Hankou, one section of areas of the north of road of Huangpu is still a slice of hillside fields. Have grand honorific Buddhist monk called Longcang come here, build a small temple, name " Gourde(G)s of cogongrass fluffy ", he become grandfather of Gourde(G)s of temple. With changes of Hou lake,it is coming to burn joss sticks for people day by day the getting many to get up. Carried on the first enlargement by 1905. It is said this temple invited Tibetan Scripture yet, strengthened its position among the temple(Buddhist). The early years such as the Republic of China, Changyang Master in charge of extending, name Gourde(G)s of Buddhist temple. After Li YuanHong as the president of government, support Gourde(G)s of rebuild, enlargement of temple, and inscribe the name of the temple in one's handwriting, hang it on the mountain door. In autumn of 1921, began extensive rebuild, enlargement work, rebuilt Mahavira Temple and other halls, have moulded many one of all kinds of statue of Buddha enshrined and worshipped in every hall. Hankow flood at the big flood 1931, water step back, continue, repair again, last, inform and complete 13 year from beginning to end.

>>The ancient battle field of Chibi
The Chibi is the ancient battle field that only remains the original appearance in our country's ancient famous campaign, 40 kilometers from the city center of Chibi, main view is as follows,

The inscriptions on precipices : The cliff lying by the Changjiang River is carved with two big characters of " Chibi ", powerful and vigorous, Chibi competition at that time, allied forces of Sunquan and Liubei burn Cao man-of-war, river surface is a scene of sea of fire, cliff reflect aglow riverside, Zhou Yu lead the army defeat army Cao, fill a wine cup to celebrate victory, after wine to heart's content, propose sword inscribe " Chibi" 2 words at cliff.

Fight the exhibition hall fiercely in the Chibi: Built up in 1994, this hall was the exhibition hall taking ancient military history as the theme, consisted of Preface Room, model room of the situation, waxen image story room, reference room of literature and history in the hall .The exhibit has reproduced the humanity history of the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty and form view scene of competition of Chibi of the three countries at that time truly.

Yijiang pavilion: Lie in Chibi face river cliff head, because Chibi mountain like gold mythical bird like the phoenix one wing fight with the river flow and gain the name. Chibi conductor sentry post of Zhou Yu during the World War, stand in this pavilion, can lean upon a balustrade and view in the far distance to separate the dark forest of river, for the stationed base camp of the Cao 's at that time. This pavilion have 6 cornors and 6 columns, imitate the architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Fensgchu nunnery: Lie the south reject Shandong at the gold mythical bird like the phoenix mountain of the south, walk close to gold mythical bird like the phoenix mountain, mountain door banner " Chibi ancient battle field " odd big characters striking impressively. Phoenix young Buddhist nunnery build in Daoguang 26 year of Qing dynasty, divide three hall room, main hall enshrine and worship the huge whole body statue of gentlemen of Fengchu.

Visit the wind platform: It has another name called the military Hou palace,lie in the top of Nanping mountain which is southeast of Chibi mountain, Is commemorates when Battle at the Chibi Zhuge Wu Hou in this "erects an altar Taiwan, borrows the east wind, helps one another the week court attendant" to construct. In Wu Hougong, extant has Zhuge Liang and peach garden three brothers' statue.

The tablet corridor of Chibi: Lie in the right side of Baifeng platform, it is one point two storeys building which the shape is "Hui", inlaying 25 lump marble tablets on the corridor wall, carve the poesy of the fight that the past dynasties classic sings the Chibi. Chibi tablet corridor centre of back wall have one 4.7 meter long, 1.5 meters high meter of jet tablets, tablet inscription is written by Yuefei who i Southern Song Dynasty national hero original, for " finish apprenticeship form " in front and at the back of Zhu Ge-liang content.

>>The zoo of Wuhan
It is located on the lakeside of Moshui lake of Hanyang, its predecessor is the zoo of Zhongshan Park of Wuhan, built on the basis of original nursery of Hanyang district. There are 42 hectares of land area now, surface of water of inland lake is 26.7 hectares (Macang lake ). Three sides of the whole garden around by lake, form the peninsula, have natural landscape of beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, brightness of flowers and birdsongs. This garden is dividing into the front, the middle, the last three district . Former district is for the travelling area in the land and water; The center district is wild animal's exhibition area, dispose the view of the garden; The the last district waits to develop and construct, plan to build animals and put the field and logistics base in a suitable place to breed naturally. The zoo of Wuhan melts the wild animal to raise and breed moving, protect and study, accommodate and give first aid, animal's scientific popular knowledge educate, perform exhibition amusement as an organic whole comprehensive garden style zoo. There are more than 20 animal's houses of five major sections such as one hundred birds paradise, crane's island, hall of Swan Lake, medium-sized beast of prey, giant panda's hall and lesser panda's hall. Also there are logistic facilities such as veterinary hospitals, breeding the field, feed room, heating centre,etc.. Have " Ying interesting garden ", 80 beauty spots of garden and more than 20 service facilities of food and beverage , travelling such as " the lake-light is high " , " forest of the camphor tree " , " nine - hole bridge " , " afforestation square of the gate ".
Based on animal for display in the garden, in order to develop the primate and especially feature inferior kind of golden-haired monkey's populations of supernatural dragon's shelf. There are more than 2000 more than 200 kinds of rare birds and animals such as giant panda, golden-haired monkey, polar bear and red-crowned crane now (only). The plant regards evergreen tree as backbones, feature camphor tree, pool China fir, metasequoia, bamboo, there are more than 180 kinds of flowers of trees now more than nearly 80,000, there are big pure lawns and natural vegetation besides, the green coverage rate reaches 81.3. In July of 1987, the zoo of Wuhan was included in eight major zoos of the whole country .

>>The Qingchuan pavilion
Lie in tortoise mountain face river place of Hanyang, well-known from the Tang Dynasty famous poet verse of " evevrys tree clearly of Qingchuan in Hanyang" of Cuihao .
The Qingchuan pavilion was established in Jiajing Year of Ming Dynasty, with Yueyang floor, the yellow crane floor, Zhongxuan floor and is called " four famous buildings of Hubei and Hunan ". Someone calls it " the first floor of Qingchuan of the State of Chu " too. From the Qingchuan pavilion establisheing, repeatly revitalize and repeatly destroy with political trials and hardship and natural calamity of successive dynasties, in 1986, Wuhan raised funds and rebuilt the Qingchuan pavilion. Whole the Qingchuan pavilion by subject building, temporary dwelling place, clear wave pavilion, door of pavilion and millet of Yu, make up towards cases of pavilion, ancient stone inscription ,etc. to make up. The gate of the pavilion face the Qingchuan street, there are stone tablets of " clear strong wind of chaste trees " in the door in the pavilion gate. In the east in the door, there are wave pavilions, cross one more decorated archway, ascend the stairs, see Yu millet temporary dwelling place.Yu millet temporary dwelling place is king Yu temple, it is the place for offering sacrifices to Da Yu who sets up great achievement in order to harness the river in successive dynasties. The extant building survived and is built with managing the temple for three years (1864 ) in Qing Dynasty, take on a new look after renovation in order to receive visitors again in recent years. Enter and bring up the rear, there is a Da Yu's statue, is painted with " Yu's mark picture " on the wall, display the heavy scene that harnesses the river. The right side of temple have Yu stone-tablet pavilion, The Yu stone-tablet in the pavillion was hand down because of the success of harnessing the river to carve stayed originally in Hengshan mountain, move from south Hengshan of Hunan. Carve tablet people is famous scholar Maohuijian. The original tablet has been already broken nowadays, the new tablet is carved reproduction of an inscription or painting of Forest of Steles in Xi'an. The northeast corner of Yu Wang temple is the subject building of Qingchuan pavilion. The present Qingchun pavilion is built on the base of Qingchuan floor of end of Qing dynasty. Keep the style of origin building. Pavilion subject is 18 meter high, divide into two floors, pavilion display a great deal of historical relic, and until the ancient and present famous painting good to as the couplet written on scrolls of horizontal inscribed board of the content, make people face upward and comfort anciently for today.


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