When Liu, a calligrapher and poet in Qing Dynasty, was drinking and playing chess in Xiaocanglang Pavilion, Liu recited these two poems and inscriptions casually on a whim, which became the most famous one among the famous sentences about Daming Lake in previous dynasties.

As the poem says, Daming Lake, as one of the three famous scenic spots in Jinan, has beautiful scenery. The reason why Daming Lake enjoys a long reputation is that it has profound humanistic connotation besides pleasant natural scenery. Throughout the ages, celebrities all over the world have loved Daming Lake and left many cultural traces here.

When did the name "Daming Lake" come into being? Many friends who like history may have such questions: When did the name Daming Lake first appear and why is it called Daming Lake? In order to answer this question clearly, we must start with "Water Mirror Note" published more than 400 years ago.

Notes on Water Mirror is the representative work of Li Daoyuan, a famous geographer in the Northern Wei Dynasty. There are 40 volumes in the book, and the waterway 1253 is recorded. Based on this, the source of each river, the mountains, rivers, lakes and cities that flow through it are described in detail.

At the same time, it also describes related historical figures, events, legends, products and water conservancy facilities.

When Li Daoyuan was young, he went to Jinan with his father Li Fannian and Qingzhou Secretariat. Out of habit, he paid attention to the scenery of Jinan. Subsequently, in the Notes on Water Classics, the Jinan Waterway at that time was vividly and truly described:

"Its water refers to Daming Lake in the north, daming temple in the west, and lakes in the east and north of the temple. This water becomes a clean pool. " There is a guest pavilion on the pool, with the left and right tung trees setting in the sun and the fish and birds with oblique eyes. Shui Mu is bright and gentle, which can be described as' the nature of a magnificent beam, and things are transformed'.

Daming Lake referred to in this paper is located in the present Wulongtan area, but the waters around Daming Lake are called Li Shui Pi.

According to historical records, Daming Lake at that time was called calendar wave or calendar water wave, reaching Zhuoying Lake in the south and Queshan and Huabu Mountain in the north. In other words, Daming Lake, Wulongtan and Beiyuan are connected big lakes, with a width of several tens of miles and a flat swallow.

During the Six Dynasties, it was called "Lotus Lake" because there were many lotus seeds in the lake. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was called "Lotus Lake" and "Li Shui Pi". In Song Dynasty, it was also called "West Lake".

The title "Daming Lake", which coincides with today, first appeared in Ji 'nan Travel Notes by Yuan Haowen, a poet in Jin Dynasty.

Why didn't the name "Daming Lake" change in Qing Dynasty because of taboo? During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court built a literary inquisition. Why is the name "Daming Lake" safe and sound? In fact, there is an answer to this matter, that is, the literary inquisition in the Qing Dynasty was "aimed at people, not at things". However, there are several interesting explanations that I will share with you today.

The first argument is that the Yellow River changed its course once in the fifth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1855). Before that, it had traveled from Yanglan (now lankao county) in Kaifeng, Henan Province, along the Huaihe River to the southeast, all the way to the Yellow Sea.

Today, the Yellow River from Jiyuan City in Henan Province to Jinan City is actually ancient water. The key point is that before this, the water in Shandong section was called "Daqing River".

Look, the water in Daming Lake mainly flows in from Baotu Spring, then gathers at Beishuimen, and flows northward into Daqing River through Luokou.

The second statement: On the archway of Daming Lake and the stone tablet beside it, you can see the "Sun and Moon", and the word "Ming" on it is written as "Muyue".

But some netizens immediately pointed out that "Yi" and "Yi" are not common words! There are two ways to write calligraphy, and the word "fu" appears frequently in all kinds of existing handwriting written by the ancients.

This was written not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The regular script that modern people learn the most from practicing calligraphy was written as "Bi" in the Ming Dynasty. From the standpoint of simplified characters, "bi" and "bi" are at most variant characters.

In fact, the Qing emperors could still tell what was "innuendo" and what was "just like this". Otherwise Kangxi's favorite pearl will be in trouble.