Shuilian impression prose

If someone asks me, "What is the most beautiful place in Dongguan?"

I will definitely answer: "Dongguan's parks are the most beautiful."

If someone asks me again, "Which mountain is the most beautiful in Dongguan?"

I will answer without hesitation: "Shuilian Mountain Forest Park in Dongguan, of course."

It should be the end of 2005, that is, five or six years after we bought a car. As long as it is Sunday or holiday, we will definitely climb the mountain in Shuilian Mountain Forest Park. Speaking of Shuilian Mountain Forest Park, it is one of my favorite natural ecological parks in Dongguan. In those years, I especially liked climbing mountains. Every mountain road in the park has left my footprints, and every scenic spot has stone benches and chairs where I sit in pavilions for tourists to rest. The scenic spots in the park have their own characteristics, and the flowers and trees are competing for each other, which makes people linger.

Gusi square

From the wide road on the gate archway, there is a path about one or two hundred meters on the right. Whenever bougainvillea is in full bloom, this road is the best choice for mountaineering. There are many bougainvillea planted on both sides of the step road. Later, these vines grew bigger and bigger, intertwined with each other, and gradually became a natural flower hole composed of bougainvillea vines. I really admire the designer's whimsy and design such a beautiful and unique landscape route. Walking on the steps can not only appreciate the beauty of flowers, but also avoid exposure to the sun. It's very cool to sit down and rest in the Mid-Levels Pavilion. Not far from the road, there is a relatively large platform, about half the height of a mountain pavilion, with pavilions and promenades, where more people play.

If you don't take the steps and continue to take the main road, you can enjoy the bauhinia trees on both sides of the main road and enjoy the shade of those tall bauhinia trees. The season when bauhinia blooms is the most beautiful time on both sides of this road. The blue-green leaves set off the purple flowers very brightly. When the breeze blows, the petals of bauhinia fall one after another, and the purple petals are covered with the road surface layer by layer, as if a carpet of flowers was laid. Look carefully at the petals falling in the air and dance like a purple butterfly. Walk for about twenty minutes, and you will come to the ancient temple square.

The ancient temple square is the most lively landscape in Shuilian Mountain Forest Park. There is an ancient temple in the east of the square, where people burn incense and worship Buddha. The fragrance here is very strong. You have to buy a ticket to burn incense, and the shop next to you can invite incense.

There is a deep pond in front of the ancient temple, surrounded by cement and a granite fence more than one meter high. In the middle of the pond, there is a stone turtle with a big snake on its back. There are more than a dozen turtles of six or seven inches in the pond. They stay in the pond in twos and threes, often motionless and always sleeping. Tourists threw notes and coins at the tortoise. It is said that whoever can hit the tortoise without falling off will definitely have good luck this year. Because of this, many people often gather around the pool, watching the sculptures and turtles in the pool and watching others throw money. If someone throws a ball, they will join in the fun and clap their hands. So there are many small coins and banknotes in the pool. Coins sink into the water and paper money floats on the water.

The ancient temple square is also the terminal of the battery car in the scenic spot. People who don't go up the mountain, such as old people and children, and people who pass by when going up and down the mountain, also rest here, drink water or eat or go to the toilet. There are also small shops and stalls selling toys such as kites and blowing bubbles, which are very lively. Many teams gathered here, dressed in uniform, holding flags, several people carrying or carrying things, and leaders with microphones, gathered their own teams and preached the truth of mountaineering loudly. There are people who speak Mandarin, Mandarin and local dialects in the square, and of course there are shouts of selling things.

The middle and east of the square are relatively empty, and there are many Wei Zishu with small leaves. These Wei Zishu seem to be the owners of the ancient temple square. As long as tourists come, they will wave and dance and queue up to welcome them. These Lagerstroemia microphylla are planted on a tree altar more than half a meter high, and the trees can be stacked together. With the flower beds below, the crape myrtle tree is taller. One by one, they are all like huge bonsai, with beautiful and unique postures. The periphery of the tree altar is made of gray granite stone, elegant and bright, and many tourists sit on it to rest.

Personally, I think the most beautiful time of the ancient temple square is from June to August. At this time, those tall and beautiful Wei Zixiaoye in the square just bloomed, and clusters of fist-sized purple flowers exuded a gentle breath alone in the sun. The breeze blew and the little pink petals danced with the wind. When they fall, they are still bright and beautiful, dotted with the ground of the square. From a distance, the pink petals are more delicate and charming against the blue sky. Because of the decoration of Wei Zi, it seems to be wearing holiday clothes, and the whole square has a special holiday atmosphere. The Lagerstroemia microphylla here is different from other places. When Lagerstroemia microphylla just bloomed here, there were not many leaves on the tree. It felt like flowers set off the leaves, and Lagerstroemia microphylla set off the flowers in other places. Therefore, Lagerstroemia microphylla in the ancient temple square is more artificial and the flowers are more beautiful and gorgeous. I always feel that the crape myrtle here is flawless, giving people an unreal feeling. Perhaps, the crape myrtle here is a fairy among flowers, different from others. Lagerstroemia, also known as prurigo and Jiang Ye. Judging from the name "Hundred Days Red", Wei Zihua must have been in bloom for a long time. No wonder Lu You once wrote in a poem: "Who said that a hundred flowers are not always red, Wei Zi often blooms for half a year?" From summer to autumn, it is endless and can last for a hundred days. Lagerstroemia indica has another feature. If you gently touch its trunk with your hand, the whole tree will shake from the root to the top, like a person who is ticklish, so it is commonly called ticklish flower, ticklish tree and ticklish tree, and it is called "touching branches and moving trees". At this moment, sitting under a crape myrtle tree or walking in the square, you will smell the fragrance and feel refreshed.

In winter, all the leaves of Lagerstroemia microphylla fall off, leaving only bare branches, which are more wrinkled and smooth. The bark falls off a little bit, and the branchlets seem to be quadrangular. When you come to the square in this season, these huge Wei Zi bonsai have a unique charm, and the whole square gives people a solemn feeling. In winter, Lagerstroemia speciosa seems to know that the weather is cold and the leaves are gone, so that people who live in Dongguan all the year round can also feel the feeling of seasonal changes, because in Dongguan, there are not many deciduous trees in winter, most of which are evergreen, while a small number of deciduous trees, such as Lagerstroemia speciosa, egg-blossom trees, lobular orchids and kapok trees, can make people feel the alternation of seasons more clearly. The leaves of Lagerstroemia indica and kapok trees in the square have fallen, and more sunshine is sprinkled on the square, which makes the square brighter in winter and allows tourists to enjoy the warmth of winter sunshine. So I want to change Liu Yuxi's poem to: "The south is full of strange trees, and the square becomes beautiful." This season, there is a quiet fairy tale world in the square, with an extraordinary tranquility and elegance.

Walk three or five steps along the east side of the ancient temple square, and there is a door. After entering, next to the pavilion in Xia Wei, Yunzheng, there is an ancient wishing tree with red lanterns and strips of red cloth hanging on it, and the branches are covered with small wishing bags. It is said that if tourists write their wishes on paper, wrap them in red cloth and throw them on the tree without falling, their wishes will surely come true. There is also a big clock in the tree. Visitors can climb the stone bench and circle. The bell is crisp and pleasant.

There is a long corridor in the easternmost part of the square, where tourists can rest and chat on the stools below.

Water curtain cave Tian

There is a road in the southwest corner of the ancient temple square. Go up this road and split into two roads. The right hand side is the road, and the left hand side is the step road. Go along the steps and you will come to Shuilian Cave.

Shuilian Dongtian is also one of the eight scenic spots in Dongguan in Ming Dynasty. Shuilian Dongtian was once called Dong Peng Water Curtain, which is said to be because Gong Peng lived in seclusion here. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many celebrities and scholars have come here to watch, leaving behind poems such as "Yao Peng's water curtain is beautiful". When the gentle road ends and the climbing steps begin, we are faced with a slightly curved cliff about seven or eight meters high. The dark red stone wall is written with four characters "Water Lotus Cave", and a poem by Chen Lian and Chen is engraved next to it. The first two sentences, "Little Penglai outside the city, the natural picture opens", make people have magical and beautiful reverie about water lotus. These cliff carvings are the ancient stone carving art in China, showing the rich historical connotation and numerous human landscapes of water lotus. Above the rock, the waterfall flew down from a height and sang all the way to the bottom of the pool, shaped like a water curtain. The water in the pool is crystal clear, and under the cliff are small waterfalls and pools that pour down. This is the scenery of water curtain cave. Standing here and looking up at the sky, I feel that the sky suddenly becomes smaller, just like looking at the sky in a cave. This should be the reason why "Water Lotus Cave" got its name!

There is a stone gate on the right side of Tanshui, and the word "Mengqian Tanshui" is engraved on the lintel. Opposite the Shimen, there is a stone statue of Huagang, which is the statue of Mr. Chen Lian, the left assistant minister in the Ming Dynasty. Dressed in the official uniforms and hats of Ming Dynasty officials and holding scrolls, he looked forward to meditation and calm, just like the owner of Shuilian Mountain, welcoming tourists. Chen Lian, a native of Qiaotou, Houjie, Dongguan, is one of the celebrities in Dongguan. He once served as a well-known person in Chuzhou like Ouyang Xiu. He lightened the corvee, built schools, and encouraged ordinary people to plow fields and plant mulberry. In his spare time, he opposed his friends who were reciting poems in Zuiweng Pavilion. The locals call him "Little Ouyang". There is a statue of him here, which shows his special feelings for Shuilian.

A pavilion is built on the left and right sides of the waterfall, where pedestrians can rest. Sitting on the chair in the pavilion, you can clearly see the goldfish in the water, and you can hear the sound of water flying down and hitting rocks, flowers and birds singing. It's a sight on earth. Some tourists take off their shoes and play in the water. After crossing the curved bridge, passing the pavilion and climbing the stone steps, I found that the stream flowed out from here. Climbing up the stream, the two sides are lush and twisted with vines, forming a natural passage.

paradise lake

Of course, the most magical attraction of water lotus should be Tianchi. Tianchi is about two-thirds from the top of the mountain. I have also been to Lushan Mountain and seen the Tianchi Lake in Lushan Mountain. It doesn't seem as big as a badminton court, and there is almost no water. I'm really disappointed to see it. If compared, I prefer the Tianchi Lake of Shuilian.

Going up from the southwest corner of the ancient temple square, there are three mountaineering routes, and the two routes on the right hand side in the middle are steps. If you take the middle steps, there are streams along the way, and the climbing route is shorter. Go upstream and pass a pavilion to Tianchi. If you start from the steps on the right, it's a little farther, but the middle of the wooden ladder. The wooden ladder is made of pine soaked in tung oil, and the pine is painted with a layer of blue paint, which is dark brown and contrasts with the surrounding trees. When you step on the wooden ladder, you can hear the creaking of wood, and there is a unique soft and comfortable feeling of wood under your feet, which is also my favorite hiking route. There is also a mountaineering route on the left, which is a short straight-line distance, and some people choose it. If you take the main road for about half an hour, you will see a path on your right, turn left along the path, and there is a small stone arch bridge, which is the drainage channel of Tianchi. The paths on both sides of the arch bridge are the dams of Tianchi. Walking along the path for more than ten or twenty meters, there is a round door with the word "Tianchi" engraved on the lintel. You can see Tianchi after entering the door.

Tianchi is about half the size of a football field. When there is a lot of rain, the water will be full. There is a circular road around Tianchi, and there are all kinds of tall trees on both sides of the road, which surround Tianchi and make it more beautiful.

We went there for a while. There were two black swans, four wild ducks and three or four gray ducks in Tianchi. At one time, there even appeared a pair of mandarin ducks, and the whole Tianchi was very lively. Often before we reach Tianchi, we can hear the loud and powerful cries of swans and the responses of ducks. Looking at the elegant black swan on the water, I feel this is a fairyland on earth. Two black swans are inseparable. One of them has a white feather on its wing. Swan may have lived in Tianchi for a long time, thinking that he is the master of Tianchi. When there are many tourists, swans are particularly active and will join in the fun in crowded places. Another feature of the black swan in Tianchi is that it especially likes taking pictures. As long as someone takes pictures, they will crowd in front of people and pose in various elegant postures, which are very cooperative and deeply loved by tourists. So that when we want to go to Shuilian on the weekend, we will say, "Go and see the swan!" " "

Not to be outdone, those ducks like to join in the fun. When there are many people, they also crowd in front of others, creaking their heads and tails in the water, just to beg for something to eat. If people don't feed it, ducks will even run to the shore, grab people's pants and scold it, which is especially courageous. At the edge of Tianchi Lake, you can play with ducks, and some children catch shrimp and fish in the water. Sitting on the rocks on the bank of Tianchi Lake, the pebbles are as clean as new, and the water in the pool is clear. It is a very pleasant thing to watch a group of children playing in the pool and playing with fish and shrimp. What's even more amazing is that the trees near Tianchi will block the strong sunlight, and there are no mosquitoes at the water's edge, which is very quiet and leisurely. You can also sit quietly by the Tianchi Lake, watching nothing and thinking nothing. This is also a rare enjoyment of life and a rare leisure. In my opinion, Tianchi Lake is the most suitable place to sit and chat, especially for "Wan Li leisure".

On the bank of Tianchi Lake are Xishan Temple and Baiyi Temple. The doors of the temple are closed, so you can rest in front of them. Walking up the Baiyi Temple not far away, there is a gentle rock slope. It is very comfortable to sit on that slope and bask in the sun on a cold day in winter. Warm sunshine, with a little melon seeds, entered a warm and beautiful world. The fatigue, worry and pressure from work in the past week have been swept away, and I feel relaxed all over.

Rhododendron dingshanshui

Water Lotus Pavilion is the peak of water lotus, where people should look around and feel the heroic spirit of "the mountain is high and I am the peak".

Hundreds of meters away from the Shuilian Pavilion, you can hear the noisy voices of people on the Shuilian Pavilion, and some people on the Shuilian Pavilion are shouting and singing loudly, which is crowded with people and very lively. Climbing from the north to the top of the mountain is the first floor of Shuilian Pavilion, where tea eggs, ham, boiled corn and mineral water drinks are sold. The price is naturally a little more expensive than the foot of the mountain, which is also appropriate. It costs more to transport the goods to such a high mountain top. Everyone who climbed to the top of the mountain was sweating, but everyone's face was happy and relaxed. Many young people play pop songs on their mobile phones, some middle-aged and elderly people carry small players in their bags, and some people listen to operas and storytelling. The faces of children and young people are red and simple, showing the elegance and light of youth; Middle-aged and elderly people do not show weakness. They are generally very calm, and climbing to the top of the mountain doesn't seem so tired, nor does it seem to be overly excited and proud. The sweat spilled on the mountain climbing road seems to take away the fatigue and pressure of people's work for many days, and also take away the troubles and depression in daily life.

The water lotus pavilion is the peak of water lotus. If you want to climb to the top of the mountain, you must go to the Water Lotus Pavilion. The water lotus pavilion built on the top of the mountain has five floors, marble floor, glazed tile roof and eaves, resplendent and magnificent. On the second floor of the Water Lotus Pavilion, there are the most tourists and the most crowded places. Some people stand looking down, some people rest on the colonnade, and some people sit on the floor. Besides, there are taking photos, playing cards, chatting, eating snacks, drinking water, singing ... and all kinds of things. Everyone wants to go out and play freely. From the second floor to the fifth floor, each floor is shoulder to shoulder, so it is difficult to turn around, so it is often necessary to stop and let the other side pass first. Sometimes someone shouts above and someone answers below; Some people are singing and shouting loudly, as if to show off their singing or to vent the pressure at work. Here, there is less restraint at ordinary times and less preventive psychology between strangers at ordinary times. On the top of the mountain, you can overlook the panoramic view of Shuilian Mountain and feel the feeling that "all other mountains are short in the sky". Especially when I saw that many people at the foot of the mountain were struggling to climb and sweating, I couldn't help feeling a sense of pride. The sweat from climbing the mountain just now gradually disappeared with the wind.

On a sunny day, standing in the Water Lotus Pavilion, you can see the whole picture of the northeast of Dongguan, Songshan Lake in Dongguan, Dalingshan Forest Park in Dongguan and Houjie in Xiguan, especially Houjie Lake Scenic Area, Henggang Reservoir, Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center, Houjie Hotel and Jiahua Twin Hotel.

Penggongtai

Starting from Shuilian Cliff Mountain, we usually choose the downhill route in the east. This stone step has a shorter straight line and a faster downhill. On both sides of this road, there are many kinds of trees, such as beautiful kapok covered with small thorns, eucalyptus with blue and white wood without bark, and so on. Less than five or six minutes down the mountain, I came to Penggongtai, another important scenic spot of Shuilian.

Penggongtai is the best choice to rest in Shuilian, where the mountains are high, the air is fresh, and there are many kinds of trees around. The trees are tall, the flowers are singing and the breeze is blowing gently. Visitors can enjoy the famous mountains and rivers selected by Gong Peng, put aside worldly troubles and disputes for the time being, have a heart-to-heart dialogue with Peng Zu, and experience the feeling of Peng Zu practicing immortality here.

The platform here is relatively large, with pavilions and corridors. According to legend, Peng Zu lived here in seclusion, hence the name. Standing in front of the statue of Gong Peng, I saw that his heaven was full, his beard was fluttering, his feather fan and black silk scarf were elegant and graceful, which was clearly the image of the old birthday girl in people's minds. Maybe Gong Peng lived here all the year round and got the aura and spirit of this mountain and this water, so he lived for so long. In Penggongtai, some people rest here, and some people practice yoga, Tai Ji Chuan and Taekwondo, all of which are ok. It can be seen that the national fitness campaign has been carried out in Dongguan.

Penggongtai is one of my favorite places to rest. There are wooden benches on both sides of the promenade here, and there are many places to sit. There are also stone tables and benches under the pavilion, where you can sit leisurely and there are not many people. There are too many people at the top of the water lotus pavilion, and the place is small, so there is no place to sit So we usually don't rest at the top of the mountain, but walk down from the top of the mountain to rest at Penggongtai. Sit down and drink water slowly, eat fruit and eat snacks. The typhoon is mosquito-free, cool and comfortable, especially suitable for summer rest. Besides, climbing mountains is tiring and thirsty, so drinking water, eating fruits and eating snacks is a wonderful enjoyment. Sometimes we meet three or five friends, and we rest and chat on the stools in the promenade, chatting freely, which is also a pleasure in life.

Yuanzhongyuan

A garden in a garden, as its name implies, is both a garden and a garden. It's actually a museum in Shuilian Mountain Forest Park. The garden in the garden is one of the most fascinating scenic spots of water lotus, and it is also a concentrated expression of the wisdom of designers to integrate human landscape with natural ecology, which can be compared with the world-famous Suzhou gardens.

The garden of Shuilian Mountain is located on the right side of the road between Shuilian Mountain Gate and Ancient Temple Square. When going down the mountain, if you don't want to rest in the ancient temple square, you can visit and rest in the garden. Entering the gate, there are couplets on both sides. The first couplet is: water comes out like a pot; The bottom line is: the Jade Age Milky Way hangs like a stream. Walking along the promenade, there are pictures on both sides of the wall, telling the culture and history of Haogang Village in Nancun. Entering the second gate, there are couplets: Qianlv beside Li Anquan Pavilion, Wan Muchun, Dong Peng. There are some exhibits in it, which can be visited for free. Walking out of the exhibition room and into the garden, a small stream in the courtyard twists and turns, and various trees are planted on both sides of the stream. There are pavilions, fish ponds, lower lotus pond, waterfall promenade, zigzag bridge and other scenic spots in the hospital. There is an octagonal pavilion on one side of the fish pond, and there is a zigzag bridge on the fish pond. Visitors can go to Yutai through this bridge. There is a cloister behind the platform, leading to the lower lotus pond and a two-story building next to the lower lotus pond. This is a poetry, calligraphy and painting creation base set up by Dongguan Writers Association in the park, where a series of cultural exhibitions are often held. The most special attraction in the garden is the end of the cloister, a unique high triangular pavilion with cornices, which is the only triangular pavilion I have ever seen. Walking through the lotus pond, I came to the viewing pavilion surrounded by water on three sides in the south of the lotus pond, which is a place for many tourists to rest. In the viewing pavilion, you can overlook the Li Anquan Pavilion on the west side of the garden. Follow the viewing pavilion, walk south along the path and come to the waterfall promenade. There are Metasequoia glyptostroboides in the waterfall pool, four characters of "Yao Peng Shuilian" are engraved on the rock wall, and a stone boat is built on the waterfall pool. Coming out of the waterfall pool, there is a rockery on the left and a pavilion on the mountain. You can get a panoramic view of the garden when you board the pavilion. The design of the whole garden is a typical Lingnan style building with diverse styles, freshness and naturalness, elegance and generosity. The arrangement of garden flowers endows the environment with natural interest. Visitors can enjoy a quiet and comfortable environment, have a special mood and charm, and feel poetic in ordinary life.

Of course, there are many scenic spots in Shuilian Mountain, and there are also many places to go, such as walking by Shuilian Lake, enjoying the blooming flowers of Huanghuai on the roadside and feeling the atmosphere of the cultural park built in Chengnan District; Children can go to Minsheng amusement park to play crazy swivel chairs, bumper cars, haunted houses, go-karts, etc. They can also rent an electric yacht with ducks and rabbits of different shapes and play in Shuilian Lake. Butterfly specimens are also found in Butterfly Valley, Little Penglai Pavilion, Banshan Pavilion and Banshan Park, all of which are beautiful. No matter where the water lotus is, there are beautiful scenery everywhere, people are coming and going everywhere, and tourists are weaving on holidays. People from all over the country, people who speak local dialects, are concentrated in Dongguan, a place with earlier reform and opening up, where they struggle and realize their dreams. However, Dongguan has accepted people from all over the country who are interested in progress and strive for success. In recent years, more and more foreign tourists have visited Shuilian. There is already a small commercial street in front of the door, selling all kinds of food and tourism supplies. On holidays, it is as bustling and lively as a commercial street.

Later, we felt that we were too old to climb mountains often. We also found more and bigger nature parks, such as Lotus Lake Park, Sha Tong Reservoir Park and Huying Country Park. Now we go to Shuilian Mountain less often, but the beautiful scenery of Shuilian Mountain will remain in our hearts forever.