Daming Lake
Daming Lake | |
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![]() Daming Lake and Jinan skyline | |
Location | Jinan |
Coordinates | 36°40′29″N 117°01′04″E / 36.67472°N 117.01778°E |
Type | natural freshwater lake |
Basin countries | China |
Surface area | 46 ha (110 acres) |
Average depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Islands | several |
Daming Lake (Chinese:
Islands
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Located in the lake are nine small islands:
- Cuiliuping Island (Chinese:
翠 柳 屏 岛; pinyin: Cuìliǔpíng Dǎo), also known as (Chinese:四 棵柳 岛; pinyin: Sì Kēliǔ Dǎo; lit. 'Four-Willow Island') - Niaoqingqiqi Island (Chinese: 鸟禽
憩 栖岛; pinyin: Niǎoqínqìqī Dǎo; lit. 'Bird Resting Island') - Guting Island (Chinese:
古 亭 岛; pinyin: Gǔtíng Dǎo; lit. 'Ancient Pavilion Island'), the location of the Lixia Pavilion - Mingshi Island (Chinese:
名 士 岛; pinyin: Míngshì Dǎo) - Huiquan Island (Chinese: 汇
泉 岛; pinyin: Huìquán Dǎo) - Huxin Island (Chinese:
湖 心 岛; pinyin: Húxīn Dǎo; lit. 'Lake Center Island') - Jiaxuan Island (Chinese: 稼轩岛; pinyin: Jiaxuān Dǎo)
- Qiuliu Island (Chinese:
秋 柳 岛; pinyin: Qiūliǔ Dǎo) - Huju Island (Chinese:
湖 居 岛; pinyin: Hújū Dǎo; lit. 'Lake Residence Island')
Buildings
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The lake is surrounded by a park with an ensemble of historical buildings, some of which stand on the islands in the lake:
Lixia Pavilion
[edit]The Lixia Pavilion (Chinese: 历
Lake Center Pavilion
[edit]The Lake Center Pavilion (Chinese:
Moon-lit Pavilion
[edit]The Moon-lit Pavilion (Chinese:
Jiuqu Pavilion
[edit]The Jiuqu Pavilion (Chinese:
Haoran Pavilion
[edit]The Haoran Pavilion (Chinese:
Ancestral Hall of Lord Tie
[edit]The Ancestral Hall of Lord Tie (Chinese: 铁
Xiaocanglang Pavilion
[edit]The Xiaocanglang Pavilion (Chinese:
Huiquan Hall
[edit]Huiquan Hall (Chinese: 汇
Beiji Temple
[edit]Beiji Temple (Chinese:
Huibo Building
[edit]The Huibo Building (Chinese: 汇
Nanfeng Ancestral Hall
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The Nanfeng Ancestral Hall (Chinese:
Jiaxuan Ancestral Hall
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The Jiaxuan Ancestral Hall (Chinese: 稼轩
Oushen's Temple
[edit]Oushen's Temple (Chinese:
Daming Lake Nanfeng Theater
[edit]The Daming Lake Nanfeng Theater (Chinese:
Gardens
[edit]The park that surrounds Daming Lake features six traditional Chinese gardens:
Xia Garden
[edit]The Xia Garden (Chinese: 遐园; pinyin: Xiá Yuán) is a traditional courtyard garden that is located to the south of the lake and covers an area of about 9600 square meters. The garden dates back to the year 1909 and was formerly part of the Shandong Provincial Library.
Jiaxuan Garden
[edit](Chinese: 稼轩园; pinyin: Jiaxuān Yuán)
Qiuliu Garden
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Huju Garden
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Nanfeng Garden
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Qishi Guanyu Garden
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History
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As a central site in the historical center of Jinan, Daming Lake has been the setting of many events in the history of the city: As his rebellion against the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan came to an end in 1262, the governor Li Tan tried to drown himself in the lake. He was rescued by the Mongols in order to be executed by being put in a sack and trampled to death by horses.[1] The warlord Zhang Zongchang, nicknamed the "Dogmeat General" and unpopular because of his heavy-handed rule, planned to erect a living shrine to himself on the lake, but the plans were not executed due to Zhang's fall from power. During the Battle of Jinan in the Chinese Civil War, the commander of the city's defense against the communist People's Liberation Army, Kuomintang General Wang Yaowu had his command post near the lake shore.
From March 2006 to April 2007, the Daming Lake Park was renovated and extended to connect all portions of the park for unified access. To achieve this, 1788 housing units (including 1639 residential units) were demolished.[2] Since the expansion, the Daming Lake Park covers a total of 103.4 hectares, 29.4 hectares (land: 20 hectares, lake 29.4 hectares) of which were added in the expansion.[2]
Literature
[edit]The scenery of Daming Lake has been a topic of Chinese literature for at least about 1,500 years. The lake is mentioned in "Commentary on the Waterways Classic" (Chinese:
Dàmíng hú míng hú dà
The Daming ("Daming" means "big brightness") Lake, the bright lake is big
Dàmíng hú lǐ yǒu hé huā
In the Daming Lake are lotus flowers
Hé huā shàng tóu yŏu há má
On the lotuses are toads
Yī chuō yī bèng dá
[You] prick them once, [the toads] leap once
Visitors
[edit]Because of its cultural significance, the Daming Lake has attracted visits by artists, scholars, and political figures over the centuries. Recorded visitors include:
Tang dynasty
[edit]- Li Yong, calligrapher
- Du Fu, poet
- Duan Chengshi, scholar
Song dynasty
[edit]- Zeng Gong, Su Zhe, Chao Buzhi, writers
- Li Qingzhao and Xin Qiji, poets
Jin dynasty
[edit]- Yuan Haowen, poet and writer
Yuan dynasty
[edit]- Zhao Mengfu, painter
- Zhang Yanghao, poet
Ming dynasty
[edit]- Tie Xuan, provincial official, honored in the Lord Tie Ancestral Hall
- Bian Gong and Li Panlong, scholars
Qing dynasty
[edit]- Zhu Yizun and Ruan Yuan, scholars
- Wang Shizhen, poet
- Gao Fenghan, painter
- Jiang Shiquan, playwright
- He Shaoji, calligrapher
- Pu Songling and Liu E, novelists
Modern China
[edit]- Guo Moruo and Lao She, writers
- Mao Zedong (in 1958) and Zhou Enlai (in 1959), politicians
Location
[edit]Daming Lake is located to the north of Minghu Road and to the south of the old city moat. The park is accessible through 4 gates, the north gate, the east gate, the main gate in the south, and the southwest gate.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Morris Rossabi (1988): "Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times", Berkeley: University of California Press
- ^ a b "Jinan Daming Lake Expansion Project (in Chinese)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
External links
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