Weiqi players, Yue Hu, Moon Lake, Ningbo, China.
According to historical records the Moon Lake was first excavated in 636 of the Tang Dynasty 618 907 In 833 Magistrate Wang Yuanwei of Maoxian County the present Ningbo decided to build water conservancy projects Under his leadership channels and weirs were built and water from Lunshan Mountain was led through the waterways into the city and two lakes the Sun Lake and the Moon Lake thus came into being During the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties Ningbo had gradually grown into a flourishing metropolis and a city of strategic importance that was close to the then capital city Hangzhou in the South Song Dynasty As the waterways within the city had been successively dredged a crisscross water network with the Moon Lake as the heart was formed It was well known with its three rivers plus six canals with a lake at the core In the past 800 years the Moon Lake has been an important academic spot well known in south China for its fine education tradition and the large number of talented people ever nurtured He Zhizhang a famous Tang poet who called himself a madman of Siming Ningbo resided as a visitor at the lakeside after his resignation from the Court The present He Memorial Temple by the Ludian Bridge on the Willow Islet has been restored as original and adjacent to it is the General Guan s Temple Guandi s Temple which is magnificent and splendid after being renovated In the Moon Lake Scenic Area there are such place of interest as Fang s Residence at the entrance of the Lake the Qin s Ancestral Hall the present Ningbo Handicrafts and Arts Gallery the Site of Koryo Embassy
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