Lizhiwan Chung is also known as Lychee Bay.
Lizhi Bay is located in the Pantang area of ??Xiguan, Liwan District, Guangzhou. It starts from the intersection of Fengyuan Road and Longjin West Road and ends at Shajiyong. It is the general name of several river branches in Xiguanyong and Lizhiyong. The main The water system includes the main stream and tributaries of Litchi Bay and Liwan Lake. Because both sides of the river are covered with lychee trees, it was named after it. It was named in 206 BC.
There was an ancient poem that said: A bay of water is green, with red lychees on both sides. It describes the rise of Lychee Bay. The scenic spots along the river include Liang Family Ancestral Hall, Guangzhou Wenjin Antique City, Wen Pagoda, Longjin Bridge, and Xiguan Dayu, Chen Lianbo's former residence, Jiang Guangnai's former residence, etc., connect the upper Xiguanyong that flows east to north and the lower Xiguanyong that flows south to east into the Daguan River. The west entrance of the river is at the Liwan mouth next to the swimming pool in Xijiao today. Historically, it also flowed southward. Liuboyong flows into Baietan of the Pearl River through Liuboyong. It is now one of the famous attractions in Guangzhou.
The origin of Lychee Bay
Xiguan is the result of the continuous siltation of the plains towards the north bank of the Pearl River in ancient times. More than 2,000 years ago, the area from the west of Guangfu Middle Road to the Huagui Road of Huangsha Road was Lower Xiguan is still underwater. By the Six Dynasties period 1,500 years ago, more land had appeared in today's Shangxiajiu area. By the Tang Dynasty, most of today's Xiguan area had become land. In the Song Dynasty, it grew a little further south. In the Ming Dynasty, it grew a little further south and the outline of Xiguan today was formed.
Lizhi Bay is called Xixi in ancient literature. The source of this stream is in Beijiang. From the entrance of the Xijiao Swimming Ground today, it winds through Xiguan and out of the Pearl River through the yellow sand. It is a bay of spring water and green water. The red lychees on both sides of the strait have become a poem that has been passed down from generation to generation. Fan Feng, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, wrote: This is a stream, with two villages nearby and the south bank in the distance. The water is all green and as smooth as glass, which is also called Lychee Bay in ancient times , backed by mountains and facing streams, there are settlements from time to time, surrounded by beautiful trees and many herbs.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Lychee Bay