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Fengxiang East Lake is located in Dongguan, Fengxiang County, Baoji. It is a famous scenic spot in Shaanxi Province. Fengxiang East Lake was known as "Drinking Phoenix Pond" in ancient times. It is said that in the first year of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, the Ruifeng flew over Yong and got its name from drinking water here.
Fengxiang East Lake was built by Su Shi, a great writer, on the basis of the ancient drinking Fengchi, with a history of nearly a thousand years. In the sixth year of Jiayou reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty (1061), Su Shi, a writer, served as the judge of Fengxiang Mansion, advocating that the government and the people should dredge and expand the pond, lead the Fenghuang spring water in the northwest of the city into the pond, plant lotuses and willows, build pavilions and bridges, and make the lake both It can be used for irrigation and recreation. Because the lake is in the east of the city, it is named "East Lake", and it is elegantly called "Sister Lake" with Hangzhou West Lake.
Fengxiang East Lake covers an area of 16 hectares, which is divided into two parts: the inner lake and the outer lake. The lotus and green cover of the lake are red and fragrant, the ancient willows are swaying on the lakeside, there are many strange stones, and there are clusters of green bamboos. The buildings are simple and elegant. The center of the scenic spot in the middle of the lake is the "Gentlemen's Pavilion".
The "Sugong Temple" on the north shore of Fengxiang East Lake also houses Su Dongpo's authentic bamboo, orchid, chrysanthemum, plum paintings and ink stone carvings, as well as more than 150 stone carvings of poems and poems by literati of all dynasties.
opening hours
10:00-20:00 all year round
