Moon Lake Bridge (月湖桥) – also known as Central Lake East Bridge, a stone arch bridge. It was firstly built in Song and current bridge was built in Qing.[1]
Central Lake Temple (湖心寺) – Central Lake Temple is located in Southeastern Huayu, which was firstly established in
Zhiping period in
North Song Dynasty. The temple is referenced in a poem by
Sima Guang.[2]
Shuize Stele (水则碑) – Shuize Stele is a stone stele which is used to measure water level in Pingqiao River near the Moon Lake. It was firstly built in
South Song Dynasty and protected by a pavilion which was built during the
Qing Dynasty.[3]
Guandi Temple (关帝庙) – Guandi Temple was built in 3rd year of
Chongzhen of
Ming Dynasty, currently used as the Ningbo Buddhism cultural exhibition centre.[5]
Buddhist
Jushi lin (佛教居士林) – Buddhist Jushilin (
Householders) is a Buddhist temple in the Moon Lake. It was built in 21st year of
Zhiyuan in
Yuan Dynasty (AD 1284). It was destroyed in 1956, and rebuilt in 1989.[6]
Yanyu House (烟屿楼) Yanyu House is a famous library in Ningbo. It was built by
Xu Shidong, an academician of East Zhejiang, local choreography and a librarian.[7]
Ambassy of
Goryeo (高丽使馆) – The reception place was for ambassadors, businessmen and overseas students. The building was rebuilt on the originally place.[10]
Literary reference
A Ningbo-born novelist
Qu You wrote a fiction called Peony Dengji (
牡丹灯记,
Janpanese:
Botan Dōrō also known as 怪談牡丹灯籠 Tales of the Peony Lantern ) (in the collection of Jiandeng Xinhua). It describes a love story between ghost and a man during
Fang Guozhen period. The story took place at the Moon Lake. Japanese scholar Koyama Issei identified many of the locations, including Central Lake Temple, Central Lake East Bridge, Zhenming Ridge and Xuanmiao temple, that would fit geographically and architecturally of the places mentioned in the story.[11] The story was adapted as one of three
Kaidan tales in Japan.[12]