On the Formation of"Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang"in the Ming and Qing Dynasties:From"Eight Scenic Spots of Jin-dou"to"Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang"
In recent discussions on"Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang",the first quotes are often from the poetry written by Xiong Jing,a poet in the Ming Dynasty and the essay"Discussion on Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang"written by Zhu Xian,a scholar of Luzhou government during the Kangxi period in the Qing Dynasty.Almost all people mistakenly consider these eight scenic spots as Hefei local scenic spots got formed during the Ming and Qing dynasties.However,according to such existing Hefei local chronicles as Hefei County Chronicles printed in the first year and Luzhou Prefecture Chronicles printed in the third year of the Wanli reign during the Ming Dynasty,"Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang"originat-ed from"Eight Scenic Spots of Jindou",which got formed as late as in the Yuan Dynasty and got popu-lar in the Ming Dynasty.After the 19th year of the Kangxi reign in the Qing Dynasty,people gradually got used to the expressions of"Eight Scenic Spots of Hefei"or"Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang".Ex-ploring the local chronicles during the Ming and Qing dynasties,It is found that the names and poems of the eight scenic spots are mainly similar,and the author Xiong Jing of these poems is also a poet in the Yuan Dynasty.Besides,the name"Jindou City"was a nickname for the city of Hefei during the Sui and Tang dynasties,and"Eight Scenic Spots of Jindou"can be taken as the earliest testable sce-nic series in the Hefei region.
"Eight Scenic Spots of Jindou""Eight Scenic Spots of Luyang"Xiong Jinglocal chronicle