Explore the Pearl of Sui and Tang Luoyang City - Jiuzhou Pond

In the long history of China, Luoyang City during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was like a bright pearl, shining with unique charm. Among the ancient and magnificent city, Jiuzhou Pond is one of the most dazzling pearls, carrying countless historical memories and cultural connotations, and still exudes charming brilliance. The Jiuzhou Pond site was an important royal garden in Luoyang City during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, located in the northwest of the palace city of Luoyang City during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Today, part of its site is preserved in the Luoyang Glass Group factory area, as if silently telling the glory of the past. According to historical records, the terrain of Luoyang City during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and Jiuzhou Pond was located on the high ground in the northwest of the palace city, with water in the pond radiating to the palace city, forming a palace garden with dense water networks and pavilions and towers dotted among them. Looking back at history, there were four large natural rivers around Luoyang City during the Sui and Tang Dynasties: Luo River, Yi River, Jian River, and Chan River. Luo River entered the city from the south of Shangyang Palace in the west of the city, and ran through the whole city from south to east along the imperial city; Jian River, also known as Gu River, flowed into the city from the northwest corner of the city, flowed through the palace city, Shangyang Palace, and Xiyuan, and finally merged into Luo River. Luoyang City cleverly introduced Gu River into the palace city and built many ponds along the water, the largest of which was Jiuzhou Pond. It was built in the Sui Dynasty and developed and improved during the Tang Dynasty, and was an outstanding representative of the royal gardens at that time. In the prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty, Jiuzhou Pond was even more beautiful. Here, "there is no mountain in the vast water", and the garden is built on flat ground, mainly with large water features. The pond is more than ten feet deep, with winding banks, and there are many islands in the pond, with birds and fish swimming and flowers planted. Walking along the Fragrant Path, looking at the water, you can enjoy the beauty of the Golden Pavilion; continuing north, the Flower Pavilion, the Wave Pavilion, and other pavilions and towers are scattered. The Wutou Gate shows the majesty of the west wall of the core area of the palace city at that time, and the corridor site records the vicissitudes of time. The Flying Cloud Waterfall uses the height difference of the terrain to stack mountains and draw water, creating a sense of dynamic beauty. In addition to the natural scenery, the architecture of Jiuzhou Pond is also ingenious