The two came to the shore of Weiming Lake, the shadow of the lake and the tower, which was originally the most charming scenery of Kyoto University, but in winter, the lake could not be seen, and there was a thick layer of ice on it, and there were already many people skating briskly on it.

Jiang Hui and Bai Xue were both coming to Kyoto University for the first time, so the two of them circled around Weiming Lake first.

The most striking thing next to Weiming Lake is the tower. This tower has a chic nickname - Boya Tower. Boya Tower, located in the southeast of Lake Miming, was originally the ground building of a well at Yenching University, the predecessor of Kyoto University. The shape of the Boya Tower imitates the ancient tower of Tongzhou Burning Lamp Temple, the thirteen-level dense eaves are all built with reinforced concrete, because the tower is donated by the professor of Boya of the Department of Philosophy of Yenching University, so the water tower has the Confucian name of Boya Tower. Boya Tower was built for the well, and now he is like a weathered old man, standing silently and looking at the wind and clouds. The locked tower door is like the heart of the old man, and Jiang Hui has no chance to see the well in the tower. Touching the cement steel bars on the tower, it seems that you can feel the old youth, vicissitudes and heavy. Come to think of it, there will be no fewer stories of coming for water, rejoicing for water, melancholy for water, encountering for water, and spring for water.

The tower is a lighthouse, and the well is a self-blowing well. Nowadays, the ancient tower locks the dry well, stands the unnamed lake, has a unique artistic conception, and has a kind of ingenuity.

Bai Xue took Jiang Hui's arm, and the two walked along the Weiming Lake.

"It's better to see each other than not to see each other, and the shores of this unnamed lake are not very exquisite," Bai Xue said.

"Maybe it's because of the winter, the lake froze, the flowers withered, and the trees were slippery. When the flowers and trees grow in the coming year, combined with the scenery of the lake, it is estimated that it will look much better," Jiang Hui said.

"What's the origin of this unnamed lake?" said Bai Xue.

It is reported that the current location of Kyoto University was Shuchun Garden during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Shuchun Garden is one of the affiliated gardens of the Old Summer Palace, there is no scenery, but some paddy fields and mulberry trees. Later, Qianlong rewarded Shuchun Garden to He Shen as a garden, and He Shen built a lot of construction here, expanding the rice fields and ponds around the garden into lakes, and piling up the excavated soil into hills and island pavilions, building more than 1,000 houses and more than 300 verandah pavilions.

"So this Weiming Lake is still the garden of the Heshen family," Bai Xue said.

"Yes, eating, drinking and having fun in the imperial capital, you can encounter historical stories everywhere, and the ancient capital of several dynasties is really not covered," Jiang Hui said.

"Look, there's skates for rent there, so let's go there, shall we?" said as she walked Bai Xue when she saw a shop that rented skates for rent.

"Okay, you're skating for the first time, right?" Jiang Hui asked.

"I've played roller skating before, so I don't know what the difference is," says Bai Xue.

In his previous life, when Jiang Hui went ice skating for the first time, he thought that he used to be able to roller skate, and he must be able to skate, but after trying it, he realized that he was very wrong, and it took a few falls to master the trick of skating.

"The blade of the ordinary skate is only 2mm wide, and the blade of the figure skate is only 4mm wide, the contact area between the ice blade and the ice surface is very small, and the friction of the ice is also smaller than that of the ground, so it is easy to slip and fall when playing, and the balance is difficult to master. The wheels of roller skates are divided into double and single rows, and the contact surface with the ground is relatively large, and the balance is easy to master, so just because you can roller skate doesn't mean that you can skate on real ice, and you have to be careful not to fall for a while," Jiang Hui said.

"You'll lead me in a while, and I'll not be afraid of wrestling with you by my side," Bai Xue said.

Two people came to the skate rental point, paid a deposit, and rented two pairs of skates.

After changing her shoes, Bai Xue began to try to stand up, "Ah, I can't stand up," Bai Xue said.

Jiang Hui tried a few times, looked for a feeling, and was able to stand firm. In fact, the skill of ice skating is similar to riding a bicycle, as long as you know it, you will never forget it. It's just that if you haven't practiced for a long time, you may feel a little rusty at first.

"Come, I'll hold your hand, you stand up slowly and find some feeling", Jiang Hui said to Bai Xue.

Grabbing Jiang Hui's hand, Bai Xue's nervousness was slowly relieved, and under the practice of almost falling down a few times, she slowly found a sense of balance, at least she could stand firm on her own.

"Honey, aren't you skating for the first time, why do you seem to be so skilled?" asked Bai Xue.

"I used to roller skate at the rink, but I've tried this kind of real skating shoes, so I'm getting used to it very quickly," Jiang Hui said casually with an excuse.

"Why didn't I think of trying a different pair of shoes in the first place," Bai Xue said with a little regret.

"It's not too late to learn, come, I'll teach you. The legs are disturbed together, the hands are held behind each other in a squatting position, the angle between the upper and lower legs is 110 degrees, the angle between the upper body and the ground is 15 degrees, the lower legs are arched forward as much as possible, the head is slightly raised, and the eyes are 5 meters ahead. This is the most common posture for skating, and you get used to it and we skate slowly," Jiang Hui said.

As the saying goes, men and women are matched to work without getting tired. Jiang Hui and Bai Xue didn't feel tired after skiing for almost two hours, but their stomachs began to growl.

Bai Xue can basically glide slowly on his own, which is considered to be in the door, and will slowly improve in the future.

The two of them returned their skates, found a noodle restaurant next to Kyoto University, ate a bowl of old imperial fried noodles, and then started shopping.

"I'll go back tomorrow, do you want to buy some imperial capital specialties and bring them back?", Jiang Hui said to Bai Xue.

"It's okay, but except for roast duck, there doesn't seem to be much special stuff to bring, and most of them are more suitable for on-site eating," Bai Xue said.

This is actually very reasonable, in his previous life, Jiang Hui also brought a lot of roast duck back in the first semester of his freshman year, but no one said it was delicious, after all, the most exquisite thing about roast duck is the duck skin, and the feeling of melting in the mouth can only be experienced when eaten immediately after being roasted on the spot.

"It doesn't matter if it's good or not, you still have to take some back with you," Jiang Hui said.

"Well, let's go shopping and get ready to go back to school," Bai Xue said.

"Okay, by the way, there is a shopping mall that sells mobile phones, let's go over and have a look first, my PHS in the imperial capital can't receive a signal when I return to my hometown, so I have to buy another mobile phone quickly," Jiang Hui said.

"Yes, then let's go and have a look, or I won't be able to find you by then," Bai Xue said.