Liuhu Park

Liuhu Lake is located in the center of Pingliang City, covering an area of more than 88,000 square meters, or 133 acres, of which the lake area is 32 acres. It is a famous natural landscape garden in Longdong. Liuhu Lake was built in the first year of Xining, Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1068). Cai Ting, then the prefect of Weizhou, drew springs into the lake. Because willow trees are suitable for water, willows are planted everywhere. . During the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, King Zhao Wang of Han Dynasty occupied the garden and made a large-scale expansion. After Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired several times. In the fifth year of Qianlong (AD 1740), it was renamed "Baiquan Academy" and later changed to "Gaoshan Academy". In the early years of Tongzhi, Liuhu Lake was destroyed by war. In the 12th year of Tongzhi, Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, stationed in Pingliang, restored it again, changed its name to "Liuhu Academy", and inscribed the plaque "Liuhu". In 1926, it was changed to the Seventh Normal School of Gansu Province. The victory of Willow Lake begins with the warm spring. There is a warm spring on the ground, the water temperature is about 17 ℃, and the four seasons are smooth. The warm spring is the source of Liuhu Lake. There is a stone tablet next to the spring. On it is the two characters of "Nuanquan" inscribed by Zuo Zongtang, and below it is "Plain cool and high and cold, the water spring is very cold. Also" and other inscriptions. Now the warm spring has been renovated and surrounded by iron fences to protect it. Willow Lake is famous for its peculiar "willow in the lake, willow in the lake". In the late spring, the catkins are light and fluttering in the lake. It is known as "Liuhu Lake Qingxue" and is listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Pingliang. "The clear light reflects the wild pond, and the white snow spreads all over the sky. Jade shavings dance in the air, and pieces of silver light go crazy around the shore. The clothes are wet under the moon, and the face is not cold before the wind. Willow Lake is full of West Lake interest. , provoked the saucy people to grow up." This is the ancients' ode to "Liuhu Qingxue".