The Elder Sister of Hangzhou's West Lake—Fengxiang East Lake

✅✅ East Lake temporarily concedes beauty to West Lake, but West Lake acknowledges East Lake's precedence 💯💯💯

✅✅ One of Fengxiang's three marvels—East Lake Willows 🌲🌲🌲

♻️♻️ Fengxiang East Lake, historically known as Drinking Phoenix Pond, is located in Fengxiang County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. It is said that in the first year of King Wen of Zhou, a phoenix flew over Yong and drank water here, hence the name 🕊️🕊️🕊️

✅✅ During his tenure as an official in Fengxiang, the great literary figure of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi, advocated the expansion of Drinking Phoenix Pond. He planted willows, cultivated lotuses, built pavilions, repaired bridges, and erected towers, thus creating a beautiful landscape 🏞️🏞️🏞️ The scenic beauty of East Lake also inspired Su Shi's creativity, leaving behind timeless masterpieces such as 'Inscription on the Pavilion of Welcome Rain', 'Inscription on Lingxu Pavilion', and 'Inscription on Fengming Post' 📜📜📜 The East Lake Willows, along with Xifeng Liquor and the hands of the maidens, are known as the three marvels of Fengxiang 👍👍👍 Twenty years later, Su Shi was transferred to Hangzhou and restored the West Lake. The two lakes, looking at each other from the south and the north, became sister lakes. Due to the rising fame of West Lake, people often heard of West Lake but not East Lake, hence the saying 'East Lake temporarily concedes beauty to West Lake, but West Lake acknowledges East Lake's precedence' 🌁🌁🌁

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⛩️⛩️ Address: No.1 East Lake Road, Fengxiang District, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province

🚌🚌 Transportation: All public transportation heading to East Lake Station can reach the destination. Parking is inconvenient, it is recommended to take public transportation or a taxi.

💰💰 Admission: Free of charge 🆓🆓🆓

Post by arduous.deeanna | Mar 10, 2024