Beijing Jishuitan: Qianlong was \"as you write poetry\" (Map)

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Defied Shichahai Buddhist temple

Shichahai What more? bars, tricycle and foreigners. But that is now, like the original, but the capital's premier upper hand here, Sheung Shui, quiet Kongkuo land. Even in tourism economic development today, after a Deshengmen bridge west, in front of the atmosphere is also somewhat vaguely like the old Shichahai year. But strictly speaking, here is the western sea boundary, and the narrow sense that the former sea, formed after the sea had to be aborted Shichahai a pulse. Standing on the bridge Deshengmen looked to the northwest, you can see a verdant hill, set off under the trees, the red walls and gate of the temple looming on the horizon, here is the first water off the capital - Cathay Temple.

original Shichahai In addition to rich family on a number of temples around more, what the net industry, Temple, Longhua Temple, the three official Temple, dozens of large and small. Some are beautiful, some a long history, as well as the responsive, Shishahai is also so named. But many in this seaside temple, this temple was because of the importance Huitong geographical location and the special role of the Buddhist temple Extraordinaire. It had to start with the water from Beijing.

Although Beijing did not wear the city, but after the river, but the history of water shortage is not as it is today. On the western side of the axis from north to south, followed by a West Sea, after the sea, before the sea, the North Sea, the sea, the South China Sea six naturally formed lake. North shore of the inlet with the West Sea Block hill, Huitong Temple is located in the capital on the waters above the throat. The throat is under the control of the heart arteries - Temple under the water off a huge block, which consists of the activities of the wooden gate can be embedded into both sides of the stone of the whole city, the water level in water level and flow rate, have relied on control of the.

is standing on a hill looking down, eyes no longer six sea surging water, but the rolling traffic of the North Second Ring. So now the Peking Man is difficult to imagine that this Otherwise windy faster into stagnant water, and where is also what the water off guard, ah, get hold of the valve enough to use. In fact, water shortage in Beijing, as the city's history is only a matter of recent decades, before were all known to wet. Now habit is actually talking about Jishuitan West Sea (the real Jishuitan as early as the year of subway loop was landfill, and the names were left a wrongly tagged). Yuan Tonghui dug for water transport needs and, as the end point is the 13 century Jishuitan the world's largest artificial lake, than in the previous century, 50 years ago, Jishuitan landfill five times bigger. Then south along the Rocky opened the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the north shore docking Jishuitan each year 9 million stone not only satisfy the throughput of grain transported to the capital consumption needs, but also the impact of the Cathay Temple in the water off of natural waters within the six waves of the sea.

historical relics

lead to Emperor Qianlong, "Tong Jian monument"

According to historical records, south of the flowing water into the West Sea, the water potential ferocity, horn if the tide. This has not only attracted a large number of literati this one tour, but also attracted the highest in China's history, the status of poet - Qianlong Emperor. From the north gate into the Cathay Temple, along the stairs up, turn left to see a pavilion, which is the Qianlong Emperor Li Yu Bei. However, the appearance of the monument, like the owner but she has personality, others are non-square or circular monument, which Ke Hao, shaped like a hilt, seen from afar like a sword into underground. It turned out that "This is 'pass the sword Monument' by the legislation is the Cathay Temple of the Division under the gate where the Lord because they are afraid lock Qianlong magic enough, so coupled with a sword to keep the water off, to ensure Beijing water calm." Self - grandparents lived in the west coast this FAQ Yang uncle.

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