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Ferry terminal under construction
By Wu Huixin |
August 14, 2012, Tuesday
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FOR the past 30 years, people have been taking boats from the Bai Causeway Ferry Terminal, then heading toward Broken Bridge to appreciate the blooming lotus, or toward Xiling Bridge where swans swim.
These days the terminal is under reconstruction and a new terminal, one that reflects the lake's World Heritage status, is expected to open next month.
The design by the Hangzhou Landscape Architecture Design Institute will resemble an ancient structure belonging to a noble family. It will have walls of gray brick, upturned eaves, carved wooden doors and colorful decoration.
The old terminal is still in use; tickets are sold in a building adjacent to the old terminal. Visitors are urged to follow posted notices and observe safety instructions from personnel on the site.
The Bai Causeway Ferry Terminal is the newest terminal on the lake.
Xiling Bridge Ferry Terminal is the oldest, which was built during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 420-589).
Gushan Ferry Terminal built in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) was the place where the famous poet Bai Juyi disembarked to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Bai was appointed mayor of Hangzhou in the middle of the Tang Dynasty's Zhenyuan era (AD 785-805).
However, at that time the downtown area was around the south side of West Lake, making the two northern terminals less busy.
The most prosper one in ancient Hangzhou was Yongjin Ferry Terminal. Yongjin, which means "gold emerges," was built in the Wu Kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periods (AD 907-979). The name originates from a legend about a golden ox that emerged from the lake.
Maojiabu Ferry Terminal was built at one end of Meiling Road leading to Lingyin Temple, a large Buddhist temple and magnet for pilgrims.
Dingjiashan Ferry Terminal was the place where Kang Youwei, scholar, calligrapher and political reformer in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) used to take boats when he lived nearby.
These days the terminal is under reconstruction and a new terminal, one that reflects the lake's World Heritage status, is expected to open next month.
The design by the Hangzhou Landscape Architecture Design Institute will resemble an ancient structure belonging to a noble family. It will have walls of gray brick, upturned eaves, carved wooden doors and colorful decoration.
The old terminal is still in use; tickets are sold in a building adjacent to the old terminal. Visitors are urged to follow posted notices and observe safety instructions from personnel on the site.
The Bai Causeway Ferry Terminal is the newest terminal on the lake.
Xiling Bridge Ferry Terminal is the oldest, which was built during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 420-589).
Gushan Ferry Terminal built in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) was the place where the famous poet Bai Juyi disembarked to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Bai was appointed mayor of Hangzhou in the middle of the Tang Dynasty's Zhenyuan era (AD 785-805).
However, at that time the downtown area was around the south side of West Lake, making the two northern terminals less busy.
The most prosper one in ancient Hangzhou was Yongjin Ferry Terminal. Yongjin, which means "gold emerges," was built in the Wu Kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periods (AD 907-979). The name originates from a legend about a golden ox that emerged from the lake.
Maojiabu Ferry Terminal was built at one end of Meiling Road leading to Lingyin Temple, a large Buddhist temple and magnet for pilgrims.
Dingjiashan Ferry Terminal was the place where Kang Youwei, scholar, calligrapher and political reformer in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) used to take boats when he lived nearby.
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