Brief introduction of suhe river

Suhe is located in Linyi City, Shandong Province. Originated in the south village of Shaoyao Mountain in Feixian County, it flows through Shaoyao Mountain in Mazhuang, sanxiang town, Liu Zhuang, flows into lanshan district via xishan village, and starts to branch in South guo zhuang cun, Zhu Bao Town, lanshan district. Unearthed from South Guo Zhuang to the west gate of Linyi City. The Su River divides into two tributaries outside the west gate. The north branch is called Beisu River, which passes through the west gate wall and north gate of Linyi City and flows eastward into Yihe River. The southern part flows into the moat near the grasshopper temple (i.e. qinglong river), passes through the Nanmen People's Hospital and the municipal committee compound, and then flows into the Yihe River north of Dabu East Village in the south of the city.

Suhe River was an artificial river dug in Zhu Bao Town, lanshan district in order to introduce water into the moat and solve the drinking problem of Linyi people during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. It is the only river in Linyi that runs through the city from east to west. The river is about 70- 100 meters wide, with a total length of 60 kilometers and a drainage area of 297 square kilometers. It is a seasonal river and the only one among the six major rivers in Linyi City that flows through the urban area from east to west, and it has a unique location advantage.

The mountain where the source of the Su River is located is called Songshu Mountain. The stone house on the mountainside used to be a temple, but strangely, before 1949, an old Taoist lived here. The temple was named "Lao 'anzi Temple", and Qingquan was named after the temple, which was the water intake place of the temple. Unfortunately, before liberation, the temple was somehow destroyed, leaving only the "Old Anzi Spring". Wipe off the dust on the stone tablet, and you can vaguely see the six lettering of "Chuangxiu Buddha * (illegible) Temple", which shows that the temple here is really true.

Although the temples dedicated to gods have become a thing of the past, "Old Anzi Spring" continues to "spit" sweet spring water to people around without reservation. Today, this clear spring is still the main source of water for villagers in the southwest valley. For the convenience of drinking, the villagers in Southwest Valley built a reservoir next to the spring eye to guide the spring water to the village for the villagers to use. Whenever there is a lot of rain in summer, the spring water here is also relatively strong. The trickle flows eastward along the river, finally flows into Mazhuang Reservoir in Feixian County, and then flows downstream, forming today's Su River.

Originally, the old road of Su River continued to flow southward, which was called Nansu River. It flowed into today's Luo Zhuang and reached Baoquan Temple in Zhuchen Village. The spring water of five famous springs flows into the Su River here, south to Cangshan County, known as the "Five Rivers", and flows into the blank state of Jiangsu Province. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there is a Soviet Union in the north and a Wu in the south. The middle river flows through the south of Linyi and flows into Mire River.