Post by blackcloud on Jan 22, 2014 4:05:14 GMT -5
A private garden of an offical in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 China guide), it was built between the hills and the West Lake 800 years ago. Since a clear stream from Huajia Hill (Flower's Hill) ran through here and down into the West Lake. It is now an ideal resort to view fish and enjoy peonies.
As one of the famous ten views at the West Lake,there is a story about "Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor".It¡¯s said that the emperor Kangxi was very like the scenery here ,so he wrote an epigraph with the title "Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor" in 1699.The stele with the epigraph is still stand on the side of the fishpond. Later when Emperor Qianlong traveled to Jiangnan,he also visit this place and wrote a poem.It¡¯s said that "At the Flower Harbor under the Mountain of flowers, flowers touch fish, and fish kiss flowers."
The park was first built as the private garden for an imperial official of the South Song Dynasty called Lu Yunsheng.The garden is near to the Flower Home Hill.There are a ishpond and a stream inside the park top China tours.
The private garden gain its fame as Flower Harbor for becoming a recreation resort for viewing goldfishes.The park was relocated in today's place where is much nearer to the West Lake in the Qing Dynasty.
The Flower Harbor is famous for its half-a-year-long flower scenery now. The best time to visit is between the spring and summer.When spring translates into summer,the flowers in the garden blossoms.It¡¯s the best time to visit.The red fish pond is fringed with blossoms and verdant trees while fishes hover and float soundlessly; the peony garden showcases the celestial tints and aromas in supreme elegance; streams bubble their way into the flower harbor China vacation deals, without minding the changing time. The widespread lawn is deeply colored by green grasses, and the dense wood hides away paths stretching into it under its flourishing grace.
The visiting to the Flower Harbor is like a trip into a picturesque poem .You can do many things like looking at fish, admiring flowers, touching trees, listening to birds chirping, and witnessing the exodus of spring and the arrival of summer.You can find your nature by looking up at the sky, looking down at reflections in water, trying to memorize the momentary shapes of clouds, strolling in a drizzle, or counting stars glittering in the universe.
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As one of the famous ten views at the West Lake,there is a story about "Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor".It¡¯s said that the emperor Kangxi was very like the scenery here ,so he wrote an epigraph with the title "Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor" in 1699.The stele with the epigraph is still stand on the side of the fishpond. Later when Emperor Qianlong traveled to Jiangnan,he also visit this place and wrote a poem.It¡¯s said that "At the Flower Harbor under the Mountain of flowers, flowers touch fish, and fish kiss flowers."
The park was first built as the private garden for an imperial official of the South Song Dynasty called Lu Yunsheng.The garden is near to the Flower Home Hill.There are a ishpond and a stream inside the park top China tours.
The private garden gain its fame as Flower Harbor for becoming a recreation resort for viewing goldfishes.The park was relocated in today's place where is much nearer to the West Lake in the Qing Dynasty.
The Flower Harbor is famous for its half-a-year-long flower scenery now. The best time to visit is between the spring and summer.When spring translates into summer,the flowers in the garden blossoms.It¡¯s the best time to visit.The red fish pond is fringed with blossoms and verdant trees while fishes hover and float soundlessly; the peony garden showcases the celestial tints and aromas in supreme elegance; streams bubble their way into the flower harbor China vacation deals, without minding the changing time. The widespread lawn is deeply colored by green grasses, and the dense wood hides away paths stretching into it under its flourishing grace.
The visiting to the Flower Harbor is like a trip into a picturesque poem .You can do many things like looking at fish, admiring flowers, touching trees, listening to birds chirping, and witnessing the exodus of spring and the arrival of summer.You can find your nature by looking up at the sky, looking down at reflections in water, trying to memorize the momentary shapes of clouds, strolling in a drizzle, or counting stars glittering in the universe.
tags: China tourism