"The scenic spot of the West Lake is six feet long, and peaches are planted among willows" means that there are six arch bridges in the scenic spot of the West Lake, and willows and peaches are planted at intervals along the embankment.
Su Causeway, formerly known as Su Gongdi, starts from Nanshan Road in the south and connects to the west section of Beishan Road in the north. It was formed when Su Dongpo came to Hangzhou as an official for the second time in the Northern Song Dynasty, using weeds and silt dug up during dredging the West Lake to command more than 200,000 people.
Ornamental trees such as willow and peach trees and a large number of flowers and plants are planted along the embankment in Su Causeway, connecting six single-hole semicircular stone arch bridges built in the Northern Song Dynasty. From south to north are Yingbo, Solana, Wangshan, Dike, Dongpu (Bund) and Cross Rainbow. It is said that these bridges are all named after Su Dongpo.
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The origin of Su Causeway's name:
When Su Shi (Dongpo) came to Hangzhou as the magistrate for the second time in Song and 4th years (1089-109 1 year), he saw that the grass in the West Lake grew and the water dried up, and the fertile land occupied half of the West Lake, so the next year.
The imperial court gave him the "order" of 65,438+000 monks, and it took more than 200,000 labors to raise people and open the lake. Finally, clean up the grass and build a long dam with the dug grass and mud. In memory of him, later generations called this dike "Su Gong Dike" or "Su Causeway" for short.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, pavilions and pavilions were built on the embankment, which became a noisy place for sightseeing on the lake. 1988 Hangzhou Su Dongpo Memorial Hall was built at the southern end of the dike, which contains Su Dongpo's statue and Su Dongpo's historical materials exhibition hall.