When it comes to Nanhu, many people's first reaction is Nanhu in Jiaxing, Zhejiang.
The South Lake I am talking about here also has a long and rich history. It's just because of geographical restrictions and non-deliberate low-key, it's not known to the world.
Just like Guoqiao rice noodles, everyone knows that Guoqiao rice noodles are the most famous snack in Yunnan, but few people know that the birthplace of this famous brand is Mengzi.
The monument on the right side of the park entrance. Tribute to heroes! Heroes live with the people, and heroes live with the times.
The statue of crossing the bridge rice noodle on the left side of the entrance. Sitting in the reading booth of the legendary scholar in Nanhu Lake, recalling such a romantic and inspirational story, what you taste is not only a delicacy, but also a piece of local culture.
History shines into reality. A picture of me and my cousin in front of the reading booth in the 1980s.
The most famous building on the island in the middle of the lake, the Liujiao Pavilion, is a good place to enjoy tea, play chess, and set up dragon gate arrays to pass the time.
Nanhu Park is not big. All the buildings are in classical garden style, surrounded by beautiful trees, blooming flowers, and towering palms.
In the southeast corner of Nanhu Lake, there is a Chinese classical city wall-style building surrounded by red walls. It is the earliest port in Yunnan Province and the former site of Mengzi Customs. The former site of the customs is the location of the first customs opened in Yunnan after the Sino-French War, known as "the first customs in Yunnan".
The interior displays materials about Yunnan Customs and the history of Mengzi. At the same time, it is also the location of China's first post office - the old site of Mengzi Daqing General Post Office.
I searched carefully in the list of previous tax affairs of the customs, and there was no one who was Chinese. This kind of scene actually reminds me of the movie "Out of Africa". The same people are locals, and they are also bullied wantonly by foreign invaders. If you lag behind, you will be beaten. This is an eternal truth.
A street apart, there is a French-style small building, which is the earliest railway in Yunnan - the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and Gebishi Railway Company.
To the northeast of Nanhu Lake is the former site of the Mengzi Branch of National Southwest Associated University, which was famous in the southwest during the Anti-Japanese War. Wen Yiduo, Mr. Zhu Ziqing and others once lived and taught here, bringing the dawn of modern civilization to this city.
Do you believe it? Half a year later, when the members of the United Nations General Assembly packed up their bags and left, they had already brought important social and educational changes to Mengzi, a small city in southern Yunnan. Overcoming thorns and thorns, the long song is still young.
"Build a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations." ~~~ From the lines in the old paper, you can still feel the generosity of the scholars at that time to serve the country.
I think that people who have read this period of history, if they were in that era at that time, would also devote themselves to the national salvation movement without hesitation.
Now, just north of Nanhu Lake is the Nanhu Campus of Mengzi No. 1 Middle School. Mengzi No. 1 Middle School is one of the earliest three provincial middle schools in Yunnan Province. It was built in 1911 and lived the same life as Tsinghua University. The secretary of General Cai E, the father of the famous philosopher Ai Siqi, and Mr. Li Yuegai, who was praised by Mr. Zhang Taiyan as "a pen in the south", served as the first principal.