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Xixi National Wetland Park

Xixi National Wetland Park (Chinese: 西溪国家湿地公园) is a national wetland park in China, located at the western part of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and has a total size of 1,150 hectares (2,800 acres). The park consists of six main watercourses, among which are scattered with various ponds, lakes, and swamps.

Xixi National Wetland Park
西溪国家湿地公园
Xixi National Wetland Park
Map of China
LocationHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Coordinates30°16′14″N 120°03′45″E / 30.27056°N 120.06250°E / 30.27056; 120.06250
Area1,150 hectares (2,800 acres)
Established2005
www.xixiwetland.com.cn

XiXi Wetland has a history of more than 4000 years and an abundant cultural heritage. It is the original site of the Chinese South Opera, has a traditional dragon boat contest, and it contains the vivid life of a water village, featuring silkworm feeding and silk production.

History edit

Xixi Wetland Park has a six-staged history from Liangzhu Culture to the Republic of China.

Liangzhu Culture edit

During the Liangzhu Culture period, Xixi Wetland has its starting shape. Much of the land in the Liangzhu Culture period is gone today. The area of Laohe Mountain was also included in Xixi Wetland.

Han and Tang dynasties edit

During the Han and Tang dynasties, early settlements started to appear around Xixi Wetland. People named their village "Tang Village". In the Five Dynasty[clarification needed], there were garrisons set around Xixi Wetland.

Song and Yuan dynasties edit

During Song and Yuan dynasties, Xixi Wetland had a huge development. In the Southern Song dynasty, the emperor Gaozong Song adored Xixi Wetland and wanted to set it as the capital place. There was a royal river road for Gaozong Song in Xixi Wetland, and transformed to become an important transportation river and a military area.

Ming and Qing dynasties edit

The local government started to regulate floods. Citizens fed silkworms on land and faster fish in the river. The beauty of the land and rivers attracted many artists to write poems and paint.

Republic of China and People's Republic of China edit

In 2002, Xixi Wetland was assigned to Hangzhou and to Xihu District. With the growth of industrialization, factories also moved in, which caused contamination within the Xixi Wetland. In August 2003, the protection project for Xixi Wetland started to preserve the wildlife and sights in Xixi Wetland, and it became the first national wetland park in China.

The sights edit

Area Description
Hazy Fisher Village Most notable for the scenery of willows, haze, mist and smoke from kitchen chimneys.
Anchorage Thatching Seems like an island floating on water—it's the origin of the name Anchorage.
Autumn Snow Temple Gains its reputation from white bulrush flowers, which blossom in winter and dance in the sky, similar to snow in winter.
Deep Pool Mouth Can only be reached by boat, and is the site of the annual dragon boat contest.
XiXi Thatching Was once famous collector Fen Mengzhen's second house in the late Ming dynasty, recording the artistic life of “lying on water and tasting tea”.
XiXi Plum Villa Has a taste of eremitic sentiment, because the plum is the symbol of the hermit in Chinese culture.
Plum and Bamboo Manor Is concealed in the plum and bamboo bosks, where poets met in the Qing dynasty.
XiXi Water Attic Is the place for collecting books and reading; divided into two parts called the “Blue Brook Study” (west) and the “Book Possession” (east).

Wildlife edit

Xixi Wetland is honored as "The Green Lung in Paradise". There are 221 species, 182 genera, 85 families of vascular plants, 7 phytoplankton, and 6 vegetation types. There are 2802 old persimmon trees. The bird resources in the wetland are also extremely rich, with 89 species, 12 orders, and 26 families, accounting for nearly 50% of all birds in Hangzhou.

Typical birds are little egrets, wild geese, common kingfishers, mallard ducks, and silver pheasants.

Aquatic animals are carp, chub, shrimp, eel, and crab.

Some of the vegetation includes persimmons, willows, camphors, bamboo trees, mulberries, plums, peaches, elms, nelumbos, maples, poplars, and hibiscuses.

Cultural contribution edit

Literature

Hong Zhong is a famous judge in the Ming Dynasty. He built a large courtyard that consists of messuages, parks, and colleges called "Hong Zhong Bie Ye" in the Xixi wetland area. This massive aristocratic residence is one of the primary forms of the Grand View Garden in one of the four classic novels of Chinese Literature "Hong Lou Meng."

Village

Xixi Wetland also has a non-material cultural heritage by preserving Chinese culture in these four ancient villages: the Xixi Cultivate Cultural village, Wu Chang Cultural Village, Xixi Art Village, and the Xixi citizen Village.

Festivals

There are five traditional festivals in Xixi Wetland Park.

  1. New Year Wintersweet Festival: From the Song dynasty, the wintersweet is one of the famous flowers in Xixi Wetland, and there are hundreds of poems praising the wintersweet in Xixi. In the Qing dynasty, the poet Gong Zi Zhen praised Xixi Wintersweet as "one of the three best wintersweet in South China".[citation needed]
  2. Xixi Hundred Flower Festival: This festival started in the Ming dynasty, as the old government deems the day as the birthday of all flowers. People build sculptures made of flowers to celebrate the flowers' birthday every April.
  3. Xixi Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat competition starts in the South Song dynasty to develop people's teamwork and the spirit of solidarity. 2008, the dragon boat festival starts in Xixi Wetland Park; people gather to compete and celebrate the Duan Wu Festival every June.
  4. Persimmons Festival: From the Song dynasty, Xixi Wetland started to plant persimmon trees. Currently, there are 15,000 persimmon trees, and more than 4000 of them have lived for more than a hundred years. The emperor Qian Long in the Qing Dynasty loved eating persimmons in Xixi Wetland and set this festival. As tradition, every September, people pick persimmons and enjoy the beauty of Xixi Wetland.
  5. Reed Festival: The reed in Xixi Wetland is one of the three most beautiful in Hangzhou. In fall, the reed sea in the river swing in the wind. When you take a boat, the reed will be everywhere around you. The setting sun and reed make a beautiful scene. Every November, people will take a boat and enjoy the beauty of the reeds in Xixi.

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Xixi National Wetland Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Xixi National Wetland Park Chinese 西溪国家湿地公园 is a national wetland park in China located at the western part of Hangzhou Zhejiang province and has a total size of 1 150 hectares 2 800 acres The park consists of six main watercourses among which are scattered with various ponds lakes and swamps Xixi National Wetland Park西溪国家湿地公园Xixi National Wetland ParkMap of ChinaLocationHangzhou Zhejiang ChinaCoordinates30 16 14 N 120 03 45 E 30 27056 N 120 06250 E 30 27056 120 06250Area1 150 hectares 2 800 acres Established2005www wbr xixiwetland wbr com wbr cnXiXi Wetland has a history of more than 4000 years and an abundant cultural heritage It is the original site of the Chinese South Opera has a traditional dragon boat contest and it contains the vivid life of a water village featuring silkworm feeding and silk production Contents 1 History 1 1 Liangzhu Culture 1 2 Han and Tang dynasties 1 3 Song and Yuan dynasties 1 4 Ming and Qing dynasties 1 5 Republic of China and People s Republic of China 2 The sights 3 Wildlife 4 Cultural contribution 5 ReferencesHistory editXixi Wetland Park has a six staged history from Liangzhu Culture to the Republic of China Liangzhu Culture edit During the Liangzhu Culture period Xixi Wetland has its starting shape Much of the land in the Liangzhu Culture period is gone today The area of Laohe Mountain was also included in Xixi Wetland Han and Tang dynasties edit During the Han and Tang dynasties early settlements started to appear around Xixi Wetland People named their village Tang Village In the Five Dynasty clarification needed there were garrisons set around Xixi Wetland Song and Yuan dynasties edit During Song and Yuan dynasties Xixi Wetland had a huge development In the Southern Song dynasty the emperor Gaozong Song adored Xixi Wetland and wanted to set it as the capital place There was a royal river road for Gaozong Song in Xixi Wetland and transformed to become an important transportation river and a military area Ming and Qing dynasties edit The local government started to regulate floods Citizens fed silkworms on land and faster fish in the river The beauty of the land and rivers attracted many artists to write poems and paint Republic of China and People s Republic of China edit In 2002 Xixi Wetland was assigned to Hangzhou and to Xihu District With the growth of industrialization factories also moved in which caused contamination within the Xixi Wetland In August 2003 the protection project for Xixi Wetland started to preserve the wildlife and sights in Xixi Wetland and it became the first national wetland park in China The sights editArea DescriptionHazy Fisher Village Most notable for the scenery of willows haze mist and smoke from kitchen chimneys Anchorage Thatching Seems like an island floating on water it s the origin of the name Anchorage Autumn Snow Temple Gains its reputation from white bulrush flowers which blossom in winter and dance in the sky similar to snow in winter Deep Pool Mouth Can only be reached by boat and is the site of the annual dragon boat contest XiXi Thatching Was once famous collector Fen Mengzhen s second house in the late Ming dynasty recording the artistic life of lying on water and tasting tea XiXi Plum Villa Has a taste of eremitic sentiment because the plum is the symbol of the hermit in Chinese culture Plum and Bamboo Manor Is concealed in the plum and bamboo bosks where poets met in the Qing dynasty XiXi Water Attic Is the place for collecting books and reading divided into two parts called the Blue Brook Study west and the Book Possession east Wildlife editXixi Wetland is honored as The Green Lung in Paradise There are 221 species 182 genera 85 families of vascular plants 7 phytoplankton and 6 vegetation types There are 2802 old persimmon trees The bird resources in the wetland are also extremely rich with 89 species 12 orders and 26 families accounting for nearly 50 of all birds in Hangzhou Typical birds are little egrets wild geese common kingfishers mallard ducks and silver pheasants Aquatic animals are carp chub shrimp eel and crab Some of the vegetation includes persimmons willows camphors bamboo trees mulberries plums peaches elms nelumbos maples poplars and hibiscuses Cultural contribution editLiteratureHong Zhong is a famous judge in the Ming Dynasty He built a large courtyard that consists of messuages parks and colleges called Hong Zhong Bie Ye in the Xixi wetland area This massive aristocratic residence is one of the primary forms of the Grand View Garden in one of the four classic novels of Chinese Literature Hong Lou Meng VillageXixi Wetland also has a non material cultural heritage by preserving Chinese culture in these four ancient villages the Xixi Cultivate Cultural village Wu Chang Cultural Village Xixi Art Village and the Xixi citizen Village FestivalsThere are five traditional festivals in Xixi Wetland Park New Year Wintersweet Festival From the Song dynasty the wintersweet is one of the famous flowers in Xixi Wetland and there are hundreds of poems praising the wintersweet in Xixi In the Qing dynasty the poet Gong Zi Zhen praised Xixi Wintersweet as one of the three best wintersweet in South China citation needed Xixi Hundred Flower Festival This festival started in the Ming dynasty as the old government deems the day as the birthday of all flowers People build sculptures made of flowers to celebrate the flowers birthday every April Xixi Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat competition starts in the South Song dynasty to develop people s teamwork and the spirit of solidarity 2008 the dragon boat festival starts in Xixi Wetland Park people gather to compete and celebrate the Duan Wu Festival every June Persimmons Festival From the Song dynasty Xixi Wetland started to plant persimmon trees Currently there are 15 000 persimmon trees and more than 4000 of them have lived for more than a hundred years The emperor Qian Long in the Qing Dynasty loved eating persimmons in Xixi Wetland and set this festival As tradition every September people pick persimmons and enjoy the beauty of Xixi Wetland Reed Festival The reed in Xixi Wetland is one of the three most beautiful in Hangzhou In fall the reed sea in the river swing in the wind When you take a boat the reed will be everywhere around you The setting sun and reed make a beautiful scene Every November people will take a boat and enjoy the beauty of the reeds in Xixi References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xixi National Wetland Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xixi National Wetland Park amp oldid 1178893654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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