The Story of Jianhu Lake

Zhejiang
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As a famous historical and cultural lake, Jianhu Lake has attracted countless people. The unique charm of Shaoxing's landscape is due to Jianhu Lake, which was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is boundless and covers a radius of 100 miles. The water of Jianhu Lake and Kuaiji Mountain complement each other, and the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers is dazzling. It laid the foundation for Shaoxing to become a land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. While nurturing the culture of Jianhu Lake, it also nurtured the beautiful "Stories of Jianhu Lake". "Stories of Jianhu Lake" has been passed down since the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than 1,800 years. It can be said that it has been produced and developed synchronously with the ancient Yue culture. It contains a lot of information about the history of ancient Yue and has important folk literature value, historical value, folklore value and humanistic value. It is an important material for us to study the history and culture of ancient Yue. "Stories of Jianhu Lake" has left us many beautiful and moving stories. There are many types and rich content. Its basic content includes characters, place names, products, etc., forming a huge story group with strong regional cultural characteristics. After collection and sorting, there are about 300 existing articles. It can be roughly divided into five categories: the story of the origin of Jianhu Lake, the story of Jianhu Lake's "Tang Poetry Road", the story of Jianhu Lake celebrities, the story of Jianhu Lake Ancient Bridge, and the story of Jianhu Lake Old Wine. There are countless legends and stories about the long Jianhu Lake, which are reflected in the historical facts of Jianhu Lake. They are superb, intimate and vivid, and have become the unique and precious spiritual wealth of Jiangnan Shaoxing. In November 2008, it was included in the second batch of Shaoxing City's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Intangible culture related to the heritage

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