Photos of East Fengxiang Lake

Fengxiang East Lake is located in Dongguan, Fengxiang County, Baoji, and is a famous scenic spot in Shaanxi Province. Fengxiang East Lake was called "Drinking Phoenix Pond" in ancient times. According to legend, in the first year of King Wen of Zhou, Ruifeng flew over Yong and got its name from drinking water here. Fengxiang East Lake was built by the great writer Su Shi on the basis of the ancient drink Fengchi, which has a history of nearly a thousand years. In the sixth year (1061) of Song Renzong Jiayou, the famous writer Su Shi was appointed as the judge of Fengxiang House, advocating the officials and the people to dred the pond and divert the water from the Phoenix Spring in the northwest of the city into the pond, plant lotus and willows, build pavilions and bridges, and make the lake more beautiful. 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 also called "Sister Lake" with Hangzhou West Lake. Fengxiang East Lake covers an area of 16 hectares and is divided into two parts, the inner and outer lakes. The lake center scenic spot is centered on the "Gentleman Pavilion". The lake is connected by coincidence and is divided into three parts. The pavilions and pavilions are scattered around, and each scene and object are unique. In the "Su Gong Temple" on the north bank of Donghu Lake in Fengxiang, there are also various authentic paintings of bamboo, orchid, chrysanthemum, plum, and plum paintings of Su Dongpo, as well as more than 150 stone carvings of poems and poems by literati and poets of the past dynasties.