Yangzhou has been known as the "Moon City" since ancient times. Its other name comes from the poems praising Yangzhou Moon in past dynasties. Especially since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have been thousands of poems and songs about the moon in Yangzhou.

The source of reputation

Tomb of Emperor Yang Di: "But I want to see the moon in Yangzhou when I die, and I don't want to have six dragons."

Xu Ning: "There is a moonlit night on earth, and there are hooligans in Yangzhou."

Tu Mu: "On the 24th Bridge on a moonlit night, where can jade people teach flute playing?"

Zhang Hu: "Shili Long Street is easy to pass, and you can see the immortals on Yueming Bridge."

Wang Anshi: "Spring breeze is green in Jiang Nanan. When will the bright moon shine on me? "

Zhang: "The spring tide is here, and the bright moon on the sea is born in the tide."

Jiang Kui: "The Twenty-four Bridges are still there, the waves are swaying, and Leng Yue is silent."

Jia Si said, "It's a moonlit night in three minutes on earth, the little red building in Yangzhou."

Yangzhou Moon Culture

For the moon, Yangzhou people have a persistent and loyal complex. Yangzhou has a deep relationship with the moon. Moon in Yangzhou, chinese odyssey; The moon in Yangzhou is a poem, a dream, a history and a culture.

"Among the many Yangzhou months, Yangzhou people love' Ermingyue' most, and the stories related to' Ermingyue' are the most and the most classic." Wei Minghua said, for example, in the Qing Dynasty, there was a famous prostitute Chen Susu in Yangzhou who called herself "two distinct moon women". He is good at writing poetry and painting, and he can also compose music. He has a collection of poems, Er Yue Ming Ji. Jiang Zhongzi, a scholar in Laiyang, fell in love with Chen Susu, but was forcibly taken away by Yangzhou strongman. Jiang Zhongzi lost Chen Susu and forgot to eat and sleep for it. So he secretly wrote a book and gave it to Mr. Zhou. The main idea of the letter is that I won't get married unless I am Mr. Su. I hope Mr. Su understands his mind. When Chen Susu saw this letter, he was deeply saddened. He immediately bit off the ring he was wearing and invited someone to give it to Jiang Zhongzi. The sound of "ringing" is the same as "returning". Mr. Zhou used this to show that he wanted to pay back the money. According to the story, writer Zhu wrote a drama Legend.

In addition, in the solemn ancestral home of Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa, a national hero, was buried. "Counting the tears of plum blossoms, it is clear that the moon is so loyal." It is the most classic summary of his life; On Guangling Road, there is a private garden "Er Yue Ming Lou" in Qing Dynasty. The quiet and unique garden has become the spiritual sustenance for the owner to stay away from the noise and pursue the distance. In Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, there was such a poet salon "February Club", which became the source of inspiration for poets to express their feelings and praise nature.

Today, Yangzhou still has a large number of place names related to the moon, such as Yueming Lake, Deyuelou and Yuan Yueming.

Yangzhou City, also known as "Moon City", is rich in moon culture, including poems, essays, couplets, books, etc., and it is also integrated into buildings, place names and store names, resulting in many names with the word "Moon". On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qian Chuancang, a folk expert in Yangzhou, sorted out many names of places, roads, bridges and buildings related to the moon in Yangzhou.

There are many buildings called "Moon". There is a "Er Ming Yue Lou" on Guangling Road, which was built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. There are moon-shaped walls, windows, crescent-shaped bridges and two obvious moon-shaped well (pool) covers in the courtyard. There is a "Moon Building" at the southern end of the western end and a "Moon Pavilion" at the northern end. On the wall next to the pavilion, there is a picture of a moonlit night on the riverside. There is a "Moon Gate" in the north of Heyuan and a "Moon Appreciation Building" in the courtyard. A round hole is reflected in the pool in the north of the flaky mountain house, which is called "the moon in the water". There is a "asking for the moon Mountain Residence" building in Yechunyuan, east of the Old North Gate. There is a "moon view" on the east side of Xiaojin Mountain in Slender West Lake Park.

There are also many road and bridge names with "Moon". Wang Yue Road, located between Jinghuacheng Road and Yu Qiu Road, has now developed into a new food street in the western part of Yangzhou. There is a road called Moon Appreciation Road in Huyang Village, Xihu Town. Yueming Bridge is the earliest bridge named after "Moon" in Yangzhou. Yueming Lake and Yueming Bridge are on Wenchang West Road, near Shuangbo Pavilion. Silver moon Bridge, Yongyue Bridge, Wang Yue Bridge, Lanyue Bridge, Deyue Bridge and Yueyue Bridge are all on Xincheng River Road.

In the naming of residential quarters. For example, the Moon Garden on Baixiang Road is divided into Langyue Garden, Yueying Garden, Haoyue Garden, Yueyue Garden and Yuan Yue Garden. There are July Gardens in Baixiang Road, Moon Villa in the south section of Hanjiang North Road, Moon City Pearl Garden in Hanjiang Middle Road, Moon Garden in Wang Yue Road, Moon Garden and Deyue Garden in Xincheng River Road. There is Yuan Yueming in the east of Zhuxi Road, Cui Yue Jiayuan in the east of Yangzhou Bridge and Heyue Community in the west of Expressway.

Enjoy the moon in Yangzhou.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoying the moon is a must for elegant and leisurely Yangzhou people. When it comes to the best place to enjoy the moon in Yangzhou, the first choice is the Wu Ting Bridge in Slender West Lake. Wu Ting Bridge, also called lianhua bridge, consists of fifteen bridge openings. According to legend, when there is a full moon on August 15, you can row a boat under the Wu Ting Bridge and see the full moon at the entrance of the 15th Bridge. There are even rumors that standing on Xiaojin Mountain not far from Wu Ting Bridge, you can see sixteen moons, fifteen moons in the water and one moon in the sky, which really makes Yangzhou full of moons. There is such a record in Yangzhou Painting Boat Record: "When the breeze is full, each hole has the right to January. The golden ripples are indescribable. " In Yangzhou City, there are two most magical moons, one is the Wu Ting Bridge, and the other is the flaky mountain house.

Wu Ting Bridge is the most charming place to enjoy the moon in Slender West Lake. Wu Ting Bridge has 15 bridge holes, and these 15 bridge holes are connected by holes. According to legend, on the night of August 15, when you are boating under the Wu Ting Bridge, you can see a full moon at the 15th bridge opening under the Wu Ting Bridge. There are even rumors that on a full moon night, standing on Xiaojin Mountain not far from Wu Ting Bridge, you can see sixteen moons, fifteen in the water and one in the sky. There is such a record in Yangzhou Painting Boat Record: "When the breeze is full, each hole has the right to January. The golden ripples are indescribable. " "Looking at the South of the Yangtze River" also said: "Yangzhou is good, crossing the Wu Ting Bridge, with clear waves and moon shadows on the surface, clouds overhead, and listening to Yu Di at night." Sixteen moons have become the biggest attraction of Wu Ting Bridge Mid-Autumn Festival.

"To see the 16 satellite, you need a certain opportunity. This includes the angle of the moon in the sky and the angle of the viewer. Even if you look at Xiaojinshan, you need a certain angle. As long as the angles match, you can see sixteen moons. " The staff of Slender West Lake told the reporter that all these reflected the superb art of Yangzhou people building bridges from another side. "It just seems that no one has seen sixteen moons, and no one has summed up 16 moons at what angle and where."

Another magical moon, in the flaky mountain house with the name of "orphans on earth" among the stone piles, and in the water pool under the rocks of the rockery lake in the east, there is a bright moon during the day, which gradually changes from full moon to crescent moon with the audience. Following the guide's finger, the source of the artificial moon was found. There is a cave in the rockery, and the light passes through this cave and reflects to the water to form the moon.

"The artificial moon is a classic of Yangzhou garden art." The tour guide He Yuan told reporters that tourists can enjoy the moon not only at night, but also during the day.