Eight Scenes Outside Chaozhou:
After the officials, poets and poets of the Ming Dynasty traveled to Chaozhou, they left behind eight sceneries of Chaozhou that eulogized the landscape: Longtan Luozhao (today’s Wulongtan, Huayuan Village, Xiangqiao District) , Fengshan Qiuju (now at the foot of Caifengling in Chaoangui Lake), Bifeng Wanliang (now at the foot of Bijia Mountain), Jinshan Zhaoxu (now at the top of Jinshan Mountain), Fengqi Kapok (now at Fengqi Mountain Biefeng Temple in Yixi), Han Pavilion Qiuyue (today's front and rear of Han Wengong Temple), West Lake Mei Feng (today's West Lake Virgin Spring), Wenfeng Feicui (today's Jade Slip Peak of Sangpu Mountain). In the Qing Dynasty, the eight Chaozhou sceneries that have been passed down to this day were formed: the spring rise of Xiang Bridge, which is a tribute to the scenery of Xiangzi Bridge, the first famous opening and closing stone bridge in my country built in the Song Dynasty; the oak of Han Temple, which is a tribute to the long existing history and The landscape of Han Temple has been completely preserved for Han Yu’s achievements in controlling tides in the Tang Dynasty; Fenghuang Shiyu commemorates the charming scenery of Fenghuang Terrace Scenic Area, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt now; In the Ming Dynasty, the exquisite and elegant Beige Scenic Area integrates natural scenery and humanistic anecdotes; the West Lake Fishing Raft is a chant that began in the Tang Dynasty, was written in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming Dynasty, and disappeared in the Qing Dynasty. Nowadays, the scenery of the West Lake with green mountains and blue water; Longqiu Pagoda, It recalls the past of Bei Pagoda and "Weizhou in the Tower Courtyard"
Long Shu Pagoda now empathizes with the scenery of Phoenix Pagoda; Crocodile Crossing the Autumn Wind is a tribute to Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty who sacrificed crocodiles here and with The landscape of the ancient ferry across the stream; the ancient pines in Jinshan Mountain are the scenery that chants the "Ma Qiu Pines and Green" on the tomb of Ma Fa, the hero of the Anti-Yuan Dynasty. These scenery are cultural landscapes that must be visited during the Chaozhou trip. The scenic spots we can enjoy now are the "Eight Scenic Spots of Chaozhou" that have been praised to this day in the Qing Dynasty. So, why did the "Eight Scenic Spots" of the Qing Dynasty gradually replace the "Eight Scenic Spots of the Ming Dynasty" and have been passed down for so long? Tourists may not be able to tell the reason.
The current eight scenic spots in Chaozhou are located outside the ancient city walls, so they are called the eight scenic spots outside Chaozhou. Fucheng is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, with Jinshan Mountain to the north, Bijia Mountain to the east, Hulu Mountain to the west, and Han River flowing around Guo Nan. , naturally constitutes a landscape chart of "three mountains and one river protecting the city". Except for "West Lake Fishing Raft", all eight scenic spots are on the bank of Hanjiang River. This is related to the beautiful mountains and rivers of Chaozhou City and the Feng Shui pattern. For example, an ancient folk song says: "Chaozhou is like Wen Gong, with his head resting on a forest peak. His left hand touches the penholder, and his right hand holds the gourd. He kicks the Kuixingdou with his feet, and there is a phoenix coming from the north (abdomen) to hold the instrument." In other words, the Eight Scenic Spots of Chaozhou are the integration of long historical and cultural accumulation and landscape, leaving traces of the travels of Chaozhou officials and sages, as well as the legacy of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. . These landscapes, which combine humanities and natural landscapes, conform to the natural law that "mountains are alive because of water, water rotates with mountains, and nature and man are one."