Xinhua Taiyuan 1/0Question: Taiyuan: A city of mountains and rivers on the Loess Plateau

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiaoyuan

Before arriving in Taiyuan, many people would guess that this city is located on the Loess Plateau, probably with little vegetation; The provincial capital of a major coal province must be disgraced. However, once they arrived, the stereotypes were quickly shattered. The background color of the cityscape here is green - surrounded by three mountains, and one in the water.

Driving on the city's thoroughfares, whether east, west, or north, it is common to catch a glimpse of the distant peaks among the buildings. In less than half an hour's drive from the city, you can blend in with those green folds. When people talk about the weather, they always say: "The weather is good today, and the western mountains can be seen clearly." ”

According to urban planning experts, the two major mountain ranges of Luliang and Taihang are embraced in the central part of Shanxi, forming a "several" shaped mountain, and Taiyuan is located in the inner bend of the "several" character, which has achieved a unique landform of "surrounded by mountains on three sides". Such geographical conditions are easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Taiyuan has always been an important military town in history, known as the "lock key of the north gate of the Central Plains".

The mountains of Taiyuan are not "noisy". The mountains vacated a large area of flat land for the city - from which the name "Taiyuan" also came. too much, big also; The original, Gaoping said the original, Guangping said the original; Taiyuan is the great plain on the highlands.

Because of the love of the mountains and the nourishment of the water, Taiyuan was built more than 2500 years ago, with a long history and profound cultural heritage, and was listed as a national historical and cultural city.

Experts told reporters that with the development and expansion of the city, the flat land in the bend of the word "several" is difficult to meet the needs, for this reason, Taiyuan will take the southern region as the main direction of urban development, and at the same time control the large-scale urban construction in the east, west and north directions, avoid the encroachment of urban construction on the mountain environment, and maintain the geomorphological characteristics of Taiyuan.

Generally speaking, there is no lack of majestic mountains in northern cities but there is a little less agility of water, but Taiyuan is different: the Fen River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, passes through the city from north to south, and 13 tributaries originating from the east and west mountains flow into the Fen River from both banks, forming a fishbone-shaped river network, Jinyang Lake, which is known as "the largest artificial lake in North China", is like a pearl inlaid in the southwest of the city, and there are karst springs such as Jinci Spring and Lancun Spring distributed in the north and south, thus creating a rich water landscape.

  在這裡，水與城相融，與人相親。汾河城區段43公里全部進行了公園化改造，人們可以在北段的濕地公園看候鳥嬉戲，在南段的開闊水道看賽艇逐浪，在中心段的璀璨燈光里看城市繁華，還能泛舟河上遍覽兩岸風光。在絕大多數河段，人們都可以直接用手感受水的清冽。到了夏天，很多人會帶著孩子在河邊支帳篷、撈蝌蚪。

The bicycle lanes distributed on the east and west banks and parallel to the Fen River are 75 kilometers long, all of which are paved with colored ceramic particles, becoming a beautiful scenery in the city.

At different times, there are different people on the bike path: morning and evening rush hours, commuters and commuters; When night falls, there are cycling enthusiasts with professional equipment; On holidays, there are laughing children......

Standing on the edge of Jinyang Lake, the West Mountain seems to be close in front of you, the mountain is in the water, the water is under the mountain, and Yuan Haowen's "West Mountain on the water is like a hanging screen, and the lush sky is thirty miles" has a real scene. Climb the West Mountain, the big rivers and lakes are in full view, and the boundless scenery is amazing.

Mountains and rivers give the city shape, and the city gives the landscape a soul.

Walking on the 5.0-kilometer-long, inverted "U"-shaped East-West Mountain Tourist Highway, you will see the guidance signs of cultural monuments from time to time. There are the first batch of national key cultural protection units, the earliest existing classical ancestral temple garden complex Jin Ancestral Hall, there are Tianlongshan Grottoes that can see the exquisite grotto art from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are extremely rare Taoist grottoes - Longshan Grottoes, as well as Diantou Village, Chengjiayu Village, Qinglong Town Village and other ancient villages with their own characteristics...... Through this highway, the city is connected to the scenic area.

"The mountains are green, the rivers are picturesque, and the famous capital has been merged with the state since ancient times." The city of Taiyuan makes the mountains and rivers of the Loess Plateau more beautiful.