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In mid-March, on my first business trip after the Spring Festival, I came to the ancient city of Xiangyang. Still staying in the hotel at the foot of Xian Mountain.
In the early morning, I still walked quickly to Xijiachi. At the end of last year, when I walked here for the last time, the fallen leaves were gone, the bare branches were covered with green leaves, and the creek had thawed and flowed more happily.
In the mountains and forests, next to the pond and beside the small bridge, there are cherry blossom forests one after another, as white as snow and as pink as peach blossoms. In the singing of birds, smiling faces spread out, reflecting in the pond and spreading over the mountains and forests, showing vitality everywhere.
The cherry blossoms in Xijiachi are different from the cherry blossoms on the city roads and in the parks. Because it is accompanied by mountains and rivers, it is fresh and more spiritual;
Also because of the open space and tranquility, it does not have the bustling and noisy atmosphere where there are more people than flowers when I went to Wuhan University to see the cherry blossoms, but it has a unique charm and charm. Interesting.
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Xijia Pond is surrounded by mountains and rivers, quiet and green, with green trees and tall trees. Fenghuangshan Nanlu, located in the south of Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, is known as "the first country garden in China".
In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, about 2,000 years ago, the Marquis of Xiangyang chose a site in the countryside and built a private garden here. Today, Xijiachi has become one of the earliest existing garden buildings in China and one of the few existing famous gardens from the Han Dynasty. It is honored as the "originator of private gardens" by "Yuan Zhi".
One spring day many years ago, I visited Xijiachi. I remember when I first entered the mountain gate, I was amazed by its unique artistic conception: the mountains and rivers are integrated, the gardens are integrated, and the nature is harmonious and natural.
As she faces the water, the Han River flows quietly at the foot of her mountain. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, halfway up the mountain, there is an upturned basin, forming the most beautiful scenery.
On the top of the mountain, the garden area in the middle of the mountain, and the Han River at the bottom of the mountain, the landscape, flowers and trees are well-organized and well-proportioned. Wandering in the garden is like flowing clouds and flowing water, and walking in the paintings is full of charm and wonderful.
The natural mountain forest is a garden, surrounded by mountains to form a garden; flowers, plants and trees are forests, growing naturally, with gardens and forests; and then small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions are introduced, The natural removal of carvings makes people feel more close, relaxed, and one with nature and man.
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During that hasty tour, the landscape of Xijiachi has already been imprinted in my mind. But he never thought that after so many years, he would have a wonderful encounter with her that lasted for several months.
Let me linger in her arms for a long time, appreciate it carefully, see the changes of the four seasons, appreciate the beauty of her scenery, and the long history of culture.
In May last year, the Agricultural Bank of China and the Xiangyang Municipal Government reached a strategic cooperation on the construction of smart government affairs. In August, the Agricultural Bank of China’s third-level R&D team stationed at the Rongting Hotel at the foot of Xianshou Mountain in Xiangyang.
The hotel is located on the outskirts of Xiangcheng City, under the mountains, with few people and relatively closed. The mountains and fields are quiet, making it easy for epidemic prevention and control and meditation research and development. This became our temporary research and development home.
Xijiachi is only four or five kilometers away from the hotel at the foot of the mountain. Because of the superior geographical location, after working every day, every morning and evening, I would walk along the mountain road from the foot of the mountain to Xijia Pond halfway up the mountain, either with others or alone.
Although five months is not a long time, it is not too short either. I never thought that it would become the most visited tourist attraction in my life. I also learned more about Xijiachi during my walks.
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When Hou Xiyu was in Xiangyang, he built a pond in front of his house, built a dike, diverted water from Baima Mountain Spring, built a garden terrace in the pond, built a hexagonal pavilion in the middle of the lake, and placed a fishing platform. In your free time, you can fish, drink tea, recite poems and meet friends, enjoy the scenery leisurely, and enjoy life.
As time passes, history moves from the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The descendants of Xi Yu were good at chiseling teeth and also studied here near the pond. Climbing high to write history, in the mountains and forests, he wrote the eternal masterpiece "Han, Jin, Spring and Autumn", which made Xijiachi even more famous.
Since the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the Republic of China, this has been the first place for locals and foreign tourists to travel.
Since ancient times, literati and poets have often visited here. According to historical records, "the entire Chu State was famous for its monuments during the 18th and 19th centuries, and celebrities stayed and admired it, Xijiachi being the most admired."
Meng Haoran, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once lamented here: When the sun is shining in the evening, the monkey is often drunk in Xijiachi.
Li Bai, Du Fu, Pi Rixiu, Jia Dao, Ouyang Xiu, Mi Fu, Zeng Gong and other literati have visited here many times. They wrote poems by the water, explored the secluded places, drank wine and chanted, and drank happily.
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Since August last year, I have experienced her summer coolness, autumn coolness and winter warmth up close. In addition to walking to Xijiachi in the morning and evening, I also occasionally go for a leisurely walk in Xijiachi after lunch.
In Xijiachi in August and September, the temperature changes significantly throughout the day.
In the early morning, walking on the green road leading to Xijiachi, the mountain breeze was full of greenery, blowing in my face one after another, refreshing, like spring and autumn.
The weather is hot at noon, but being in the garden, with the tinkling springs and shady trees, is deep and quiet, which makes people feel calm and cool, but there is a lot less heat.
In the evening, perhaps the heat wave in the mountain stream is infected by the green mountains, blown away by the wind, and diluted by the Han River, making people feel like there are two heavens below the mountain.
In Xijiachi in autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the water is flowing under the small bridge. The autumn air is refreshing, the temperature is pleasant, and the scenery is charming.
Although there are not many flowers, they are colorful and sparkle in the forest. Her beauty lies in the changes and combinations of leaf colors, which are colorful and unpredictable.
Look, that mountain forest is as red as fire and full of enthusiasm; this mountain forest is as bright as yellow, and the ground seems to be covered with gold. Under the sunlight, it is warm and peaceful;
< p> There are also forests around the creek bridge, red, yellow, green, and dry, all of which are dazzling.Time is like water, passing by constantly. Our annual development mission stationed in Xiangyang is coming to an end. Early winter has appeared, and the winter in the ancient city has become chilly.
One morning, I looked up and suddenly saw the light outside the window, thinking that the sky had woken up. It was dark and quiet when I opened the door. It turned out that the white snow had seduced people.
At dawn, I started another day of walking. The goal is Xijiachi on the mountain directly in front; the goal is to see the snow scene in Xijiachi.
Along the way, the wind came and the snow came, and the light rain mixed with snowflakes. Walking to Xijia Pond, there are no birds flying in the mountains and no trace of people on the path. The wind and cold outside the garden are strong, but the wind inside the garden is calm, the water is calm, the temperature is moist and clean, and it is covered with white snow, but there is less feeling of cold.
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Xijiachi is like a beautiful peacock flying on Phoenix Mountain, embedded in the sun of the mountain and the bank of the river.
The Han River and the Phoenix are both cultural and spiritual totems. When we visit and explore the secluded mountains and rivers, we seem to be listening to the stories of the mountains and rivers, evoking more glorious memories and ripples.
Entering through the mountain gate again and again, seeing mountains and rivers, the kind of great enlightenment, great enlightenment, great equanimity and great gain, makes people's hearts feel more peaceful and pure.
Now, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the garden is full of spring colors, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the cherry blossoms are everywhere, just waiting for you to come!