The two rivers refer to the Lijiang River and taohuajiang (formerly known as Yangjiang); The Four Lakes refer to the Ronghu Lake, Shanshan Lake, Gui Hu Lake and Longmu Lake in the north of Diecai Mountain. In this water system, the two rivers are natural (Yangjiang is also diverted artificially) and the four lakes are artificial. Although the construction project of "two rivers and four lakes" was completed at the beginning of this century, it did not come out of thin air, but evolved over thousands of years.

Today, the waters represented by "two rivers and four lakes" have played different roles in different periods of Guilin's urban development, but they also reflect the wisdom and environmental protection concept of Guilin people and are the lifeblood of this historic city.

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The History and Present Situation of "Two Rivers and Four Lakes"

"Two Rivers and Four Lakes" began in the Song Dynasty, but the water system around the city created in the Song Dynasty lost its scenery with the end of the Song Dynasty. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Chaozong Canal was gradually silted up, and the West Lake was also seriously silted up. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, only one line of water had flowed into the Lijiang River. Since the construction of Hongqiao Dam in Ming Dynasty brought Yangjiang water from Xiangshan to Lijiang River, Luoshan waterway dried up, which made it difficult to travel in the past, and the water system around the city gradually declined.

By the time of the Republic of China, the lake pond in the city, which was transformed from a moat, had become a place to shelter evil people and shelter evil people. Rainwater and sewage along the lake are discharged into the lake, resulting in eutrophication, algae growth and sludge deposition.

After history entered the modern era, urban planning was introduced to guide urban construction. The earliest urban planning of Guilin, the experimental urban planning of the Great Three People's Principles and the modern industrial urban planning written by 1958- 1960 after the founding of the People's Republic of China, have all been planned, connecting rivers and lakes in the urban area to form a water system around the city, which is convenient for transportation and sightseeing. Unfortunately, it is limited by subjective and objective conditions, and finally it is an armchair strategist.

Today's "two rivers and four lakes" project is standing at the commanding heights of history. It is a large-scale environmental protection project, a large-scale urban infrastructure construction project and a large-scale tourist scenic spot construction project. Make full use of the resources of landscape cities, build a comprehensive development project of water system tourism around Guilin city center, dredge and connect all rivers, rivers, lakes and ponds in the city, dredge and intercept pollution, and open up water recreation projects.

Build and rebuild a number of bridges between rivers and lakes, lakes and ponds, which are in harmony with Guilin's landscape, fully reflect the level of modern science and technology and the cultural connotation of Guilin, and are rich in characteristics and ornamental value; Transform the surrounding landscape, build some high-grade characteristic garden buildings, antique buildings and celebrity sculptures along the line, and plant famous flowers and grasses as new tourist attractions.

The whole water system around the city is composed of three scenic spots with independent styles: Rongshan Lake Scenic Area, Gui Hu Scenic Area and Long Mu Lake Scenic Area, forming a unique water leisure landscape and building Guilin into a park city and an environmental protection city.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Two Rivers and Four Lakes in Guilin