Yan Chenyu knew that the bridge was built in the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign. It was built by Gao Heng, the Yangzhou Yanshu, to welcome Qianlong's second southern tour, and imitated the Wulong Pavilion and Beihai Bridge in the capital city of Beihai.

When the Wuting Bridge was built, there was no open water surface of the Beihai Sea, it was impossible to copy the pictures of the Wulong Pavilion in Beihai. However, smart craftsmen made a unique way and combined the pavilion and bridge to form a pavilion bridge, divided into five pavilions, gathered in a bridge, and connected the pavilion with a short corridor to form a complete roof. "The Wu Pavilion was built above, the following four wings were four, and the bridge hole was directly opposite the bridge hole."

The architectural style is both the beauty of the south and the hero of the north. The bridge foundation plane is divided into 12 different sizes of bridge piers. The most unique one is the bridge foundation. Although it is made of large pieces of bluestone, it is very delicate, with appropriate proportions of bridge pavilions and harmonious configurations.

The bridge builder built the bridge foundation into a "输" shape. The main bridge is a single arch bridge with 4 wings next to it. Each wing has 3 and a half-arch holes, and two fan-shaped holes on the guide bridge, with a total of 15 holes.

The holes are connected, and when viewed from the front, together with the reflection, five holes are formed, with different sizes and shapes. Under the boating bridge, the holes are connected, like a castle. The Wu Pavilion Bridge, which is like a lotus, has a clever structure and a unique shape. It combines bridges and pavilions, is magnificent and unparalleled in the world.

The oldest bridge in China is Zhaozhou Bridge, the most magnificent bridge is Lugou Bridge, and the most exquisite and artistically representative bridge is the Wuting Bridge in Yangzhou, which is a model for the combination of transportation bridges and ornamental bridges in the ancient city of China.

The Lotus Bridge records in "Yangzhou Huafanglu": "Whenever the moon is full, each cave has its own moon. The golden colors are rippling, and the moons are shining brightly, and there is no way to describe it." Looking at this, I realized that the three pools of West Lake can not be beautiful in front of the moon.

From this we can see that not only should fireworks go to Yangzhou in March, but you can also go to Wuting Bridge, Slender West Lake, Yangzhou on the Mid-Autumn night to experience the wonderful situation of "clear waves and moon shadows, empty clouds and listening to the jade flute at night".

Yan Chenyu and Koala stood on Wuting Bridge and looked east. The scenery in the distance was "small bridge and flowing water, Fengting stood upright on the top of the mountain; Mingxuan stone railings, fishing shores and rushing directly into the water" was like a continuous long scroll of Jiangnan landscape paintings, fully reflecting the beauty of the south.

Standing on Wuting Bridge, looking into the distance, the boats shuttled through the picturesque scenery. There is a white tower that penetrates directly into the sky in the south; there is a small Jinshan Diaoyutai hidden in the green lake light on the east; there is a lush Wanhua Garden on the north.

Yan Chenyu and Koala looked west. The lake was clear and green, the trees were continuous and green, and the pavilions were scattered and arranged, which was a beautiful scenery. Huang Xing'an, a Qing Dynasty man. "": Yangzhou is good, with a high span of Wuting Bridge, and the moon was clear and the moon was covered with the mirror. The head was empty and the clouds were heard, and the jade flute was heard at night.

Wuting Bridge, the proportions of the bridge pavilions are appropriate and the configuration is harmonious. The bridge foundation is made of large pieces of bluestone, which is very delicate. If the Slim West Lake is like a graceful and graceful lady, then Wuting Bridge is like a belt made of five lotus flowers that tightly tie the waist of the thin beauty, showing her extremely charming charm.

It is paired with the slender white tower nearby. One horizontal and one vertical, one white and one colorful, and the reflections in the water are reflected and ripples. It has a unique style. Looking down at the east side of the bridge, this group of buildings surrounded by water on all sides is called Fuzhuang, and it is named because of its shape like wild ducks floating on the lake. Its buildings are very short and the layout is very appropriate, which not only sets off the majestic posture of Wuting Bridge, but also complements the white tower in the south of the bridge.

The white pagoda south of Wuting Bridge Deck is a famous building of Lianxing Temple. A symbol of Lamaism. There is also a saying of "building a tower overnight" in Yangzhou. It is said that Qianlong took a boat to visit the Slender West Lake for the sixth time. When he arrived at the Wuting Bridge, he suddenly said to the accompanying official in Yangzhou: "This place looks like the spring yin of the North Sea of ​​the capital, but it's a pity that there is a white pagoda."

The next morning, Qianlong opened the window and saw a white tower standing beside Wuting Bridge, thinking it was falling from the sky. The eunuch beside him quickly knelt down and said, "It was made by the salt merchants and great masters who made the regret of the slimming West Lake in the upper reaches of the emperor."

It turned out that this white pagoda was made overnight by Jiang Chun, one of the eight major salt merchants, who used ten thousand gold coins to bribe Qianlong. According to the pattern of the white pagoda in the capital, he then used salt wraps as a basis and made with paper as the surface. Although he could only look far away and not close, Qianlong said with emotion: "Humanity, the salt merchants in Yangzhou are rich in the world, and they are indeed well-known."

Although this is just a legend, this white tower was built like the tower of the Beihai, and it was found in the Kangxi period. The current white tower was rebuilt during the Qianlong period and was all brick structured. Although it is not as magnificent as the tower of the Beihai, it is thin but not shabby, but rather graceful. The scenery in the capital also adds a bit of the beauty of the West Lake when it comes to Yangzhou.

The scenery in the entire Wuting Bridge and Baita area can be regarded as the scenery on the Slender West Lake.

Looking east, "The Spring Deep Spring" is floating in the water, "The Spring Platform Bright Moon" to the west, and facing the White Tower to the south. Coupled with the rendering of the Lotus Bridge itself and the reflection in the water, this scene is not "Qiong Tower Jade" but better than "Qiong Tower Jade".

Walk west along the north bank of Wuting Bridge and pass through Buyun Bajiao Gate. The scene in front is called "Baita Jingyun", which is also one of the twenty-four scenic spots of Qingshou West Lake. This was originally a large group of Yangzhou garden residences built on the water on the north bank of Xiuxi Lake. Because the scenery of Baita can be seen across the Shaoxi Lake, it is named "Baita Qingyun". Now the rebuilt "Baita Qingyun" has a much smaller regional area.

The white tower has clear clouds and is expanded outward and shallow. There are many huge rocks in the water, like beasts squatting and leaping, and the water falls out, forming steps. There are strange peaks standing on the walls, and the four words "White Tower is clear clouds" are engraved on the flat side of the peaks and stones.

There are three high-rise buildings in front of the steps, called Guiyu, and behind the island is the Hall of Huanan and Shuibei. The Hall of Huanan and Shuibei is now a specialty store in Yangzhou. With the park ticket, you can also receive a picture of Qionghua for free here. The plaque of Huanan and Shuibei Hall was written by Mr. Lai Shaoqi. Lai Shaoqi is good at landscape and water, and is proficient in calligraphy. He studied calligraphy by Jin Nong and Deng Shiru, and his lacquer calligraphy is rich in gold and stone spirit.

On the south side of Wuting Bridge, a island surrounded by water on all sides is Lianxing Temple, originally called "Fahai Temple". It was built in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. It has a history of thousands of years. During the Zhiyuan period of the Yuan Dynasty, it was rebuilt for monks. Monk Yuyong was rebuilt in the 13th year of Hongwu, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty; Monk Fuhong rebuilt in the first year of Zhengtong of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, and a salt merchant named Cheng rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty.

In the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi visited Yangzhou for the fifth southern tour, and named it "Lianxing Temple" and a plaque of "Zhongxiang Qingfan". The monks of the temple built stones to worship, but people still call it "Fahai Temple".

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, Lianxing Temple was destroyed by war and was rebuilt again during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The main rebuilt Lianxing Temple was: the Great Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Sutra Library, the Yunshan Pavilion, the White Tower and the monk's room.

The temple is surrounded by the lake on all sides, with Wuting Bridge on the left, Ouxiang Bridge on the right, and White Pagoda behind. It is a famous temple on the Shouxi Lake and is also a scenic spot of the lake. Fahai Temple is located on the south bank of the lake, with the temple gate facing east and is built on a high hill. In front of the mountain gate, there is a high staircase, and pine and cypress are planted on the steps on both sides of the mountain gate. There is a cute little shaman stone sculpture on each side of the steps.

In front of the shade of the trees outside, there are also a group of small novice monks with different shapes, playing naughty play, playing, reading, and meditation. The Buddha statues, magic tools, furniture and other things in the temple were destroyed, and the temples and pavilions were also disrepaired for a long time and were dilapidated. The former abbot of the Jitalin, Mr. Kuan Jingjing, vowed to re-built Fahai Temple.

There are two platforms in front of the newly built mountain gate hall of Lianxing Temple, with flower beds on the lower floor, and white stone railings are built on both sides of the edge of the upper floor. Each column is carved with stone lions, with eight on each side.

There are two old cypress trees on the platform, with a rectangular iron incense burner in the middle, and the three characters "Fahai Temple" are cast on the incense burner. Eight-character walls are built on both sides of the mountain gate hall, and a stone forehead of "Fahai Temple" is embedded above the mountain gate. It was written by Master Mingshan, Jiaoshan, Zhenjiang. A pair of lotus door pillows are set next to the door, with yellow walls and red doors, and green glazed tiles are covered.

The middle three rooms are the Heavenly King Hall. The rectangular Buddha of the middle is worshipped on the rectangular Buddha altar in the middle. The Maitreya Buddha is worshipped in the back of the Maitreya Buddha. The plaque of the Heavenly King Hall, the yellow-bottomed black-shaped characters, is hung above the door lintel. The four Heavenly Kings are sculpted on both sides of the Maitreya Buddha. These four Heavenly Kings are slightly different from other places, and they are even more different in holding magic tools.

There is no pipa and treasure umbrella, and there is a big axe. A ginkgo planted on both sides of the mountain gate hall, with females in the north and males in the south. Then there are the Buddha Hall and the living room. There are about 10 nuns in the temple, and the abbot Kuanjing. The new Grand Hall is magnificent, with dignity in the hall, magnificent in appearance, magnificent, and the Buddha land is full of light. The plaque of the "Mahattan Hall" was written by Zhao Puchu, a famous Buddhist scholar and former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association.

Couplets of the Great Hall of Great Hall: Morning bells and evening drums are alert to the world of fame and fortune, and the sutra calls the Buddha's name to call back the lost people in the sea of ​​suffering. The Buddha's light shines in the Great Hall of Great Hall is enshrined by the Buddha of the Three Ages, and in the middle is the magnificent Sakyamuni Tathagata Buddha, with a kind and kind medicine master on both sides, and Amitabha Buddha is on the throne of lotus.

The Buddha was not a common group sculpture of Guanyin Bodhisattva on the large island, but Guanyin Bodhisattva, the boy Shancai and the little dragon girl. On the left is a Manjushri Bodhisattva riding a green lion. He is dedicated to wisdom and virtue. On the right is a Samantabhadra Bodhisattva riding a white elephant, who is dedicated to morality. Amitabha teaches his hands to practice thousands of people and goes there; sentient beings have a thought and a Buddha come.

The Buddha chants that sentient beings are in the hearts of the Buddha; sentient beings are in the hearts of sentient beings. They are infinite longevity and wish to be infinitely bright; they are compassionate to sentient beings to guide sentient beings. There are large murals "Sutra Change Pictures" drawn based on the content and stories of the Buddhist scriptures of the Great Life of the Heavens. They are all made of natural jade and are very rare in temples across the country.

The morning bell and evening drums alert the world of fame and fortune, and the sutra calls the Buddha's name to call back the lost people in the sea of ​​suffering. The Pure Land Mercy Master bows his hands to bring all living beings to the Pure Land together; the Posa Sect Master teaches the group that Meng is early to leave Posa. The stone forehead "Fahai" is embedded on the north gate of the Buddha's palace, and Chen Yanwei's book.

There is a "Record of the Reconstruction of the Fahai Temple" next to it. There is a five-chamber Yunshan Pavilion to the north of the Buddhist temple. A half-shaped pavilion facing northeast is built in the southwest of the temple. There is an imperial stele written by Qianlong: A flower and a palace are cherry about the pure cause, and the circumference is green and the water is rippling. Why not disturb the fun of the song platform? It is the pavilion and pavilion that is not affected by dust. Dingchou Spring is the imperial pen

The imperial poem describes the Fahai Temple next to the White Pagoda, which is not disturbed by the mortal world, and is quietly facing the Fa on the beautiful Slender West Lake. There is the "Ouxiang Bridge" in the southeast of Lianxing Temple to lead to "Yeyuan". The Ouxiang Bridge is a brick and stone arch bridge, originally named "Fahai Bridge". It was built in the fourth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty and was later rebuilt by the command of Yangzhou Guard.

When the Lotus New River in the Qing Dynasty was not opened, the boat only had to pass the "Fahai Bridge" to sail to Pingshantang.

The "Fahai Bridge" was renovated, the stone steps on the bridge were repaved, the bridge railing was changed from stone to concrete, and the column head was decorated with lotus, lotus flowers were planted on the lake road under the bridge, and the name of the bridge was changed to "Ouxiang Bridge". Nowadays, a new wooden beam bridge was built in the south of the "Lianxing Temple".

Today's Fahai Temple not only adds a new attraction to Yangzhou's Slender West Lake, but also provides a good place for pilgrims and believers to have a purity, peace and practice.

It is said that the monks in Fahai Temple are very good at roasting pork heads. Luo Pin, one of the eight evil spirits in Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, said: "The first sound of spring thunder is blowing, and the bamboo shoots are pouring after the rain. I bought them with roasted pig heads, and I don't ask the cook to ask the old monk." The one who praised the first old monk in Yangzhou who was good at roasting pig heads during the Qianlong period was.

The monk's pork head seems to be very traditional. In his "Summer in Yangzhou", Zhu Ziqing also missed the old monk's pork head of the Fahai Temple in Slender West Lake in Yangzhou. The most famous white pagoda in Fahai Temple stands majestic in the north of the temple, towering into the clouds, and is rebuilt on the foundation of the old pagoda.

The tower is shaped like a cone, with treasure lids under the golden bottle, surrounded by tassels, the tower bells hang high, the breeze comes slowly, and it is cool and sound. Below the treasure lid is "Thirteen Days", also known as "Thirteen Levels", which is Buddhist. The tower body is hollow, facing the south of the pot door, and there was originally a statue of a white-clothed man. Now I don't know what is hidden, but although the door is set, it is always closed.

The White Pagoda of Fahai Temple is built according to the white pagoda in the North Sea of ​​the capital. It has a history of nearly two hundred years. The tower is made of brick and stone structure, with white on the outside and divided into three layers. The upper layer is called a shingle, the middle layer is a niche, all of which are round, and the lower layer is the foundation of the tower, which is square.

The White Pagoda belongs to the Lama Pagoda, which is a pagoda in Tibetan Buddhist Lama temples. It is only used as an embellishment in the Slender West Lake. Its appearance is thinner and longer than that of the White Pagoda in Beihai.

The white pagoda is white and divided into three layers: the lower layer is the base, with a covert lotus seat and a Vajra circle supporting the tower body. The middle layer is a niche room, shaped like an ancient bottle, with a vision door on the south side, and a statue of a white-clothed master is placed inside.

The upper layer is a conical tower brake with 13 layers of thin circular wheels, symbolizing the Buddhist "Thirteen Days". The top of the brake is equipped with a hexagonal treasure cover, a horned wind chime, and a copper gourd tower top is supported.

In the center of the base of the White Tower is a brick-carved Sumeru mount with four sides of the octagonal side, with three niches on each side. The twelve zodiac portraits are carved in the niche, symbolizing 12 months a year and 12 hours a day. The bottom floor is a square base with railings around it. The stigmas are carved with stone lions, with different shapes.

A small platform is set up in front, and steps are built on both sides of Taipei and both sides to climb people. During the re-construction period during the Guangxu period, 53 stone steps were laid, symbolizing the "fifty-three visits" of the boy Shancai worshipping Guanyin.

It is precisely: there are symbols everywhere and hints from time to time, and the gardening techniques are used very cleverly. Chen Congzhou, a famous garden expert, once compared the Beihai Tower with the Lianxing Temple Tower and said: "However, the proportion is beautiful and smooth, the jade stands tall, and the clouds are clear and the water is clear, which is different from the heavy and stable work of the Beihai Tower."

The couplet on the column in front of the hall was written by Tang Yun from Hangzhou: A separate business is located in Qingdian; the front pavilion is pillowing on the river. The right side of the hall in the south and north of the flower is Jicui Xuan, which specializes in craft paper fans.

There is a couplet on the front pillar of Jicuixuan: stacked stones to pass through the stream; the dark green horses of the pavilion are signed: The writing style of Qin Shigu in Chongyang, Jiazi, and the King of Fishermen is 88 years old.

A Banqing Pavilion is built in front of Jicui Pavilion. The door of the pavilion is unique and is in the shape of a four-petal plum blossom. There is a couplet written by Cheng Shifa on the corridor column: the small courtyard corridor is quiet in spring; the green peaches and red apricots are gurgling. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

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