Famous Gardens in Suzhou Gardens

1997 65438+On February 4th, Suzhou classical gardens, which are typical of Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master of Nets Garden and Huanxiu Mountain Villa, were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In 2000, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Art Garden, Lovers Garden and Xiuxiu Garden were included in the World Heritage List as expansion projects of Suzhou classical gardens.

Humble Administrator's Garden

Northeast Street, located in Loumen, Suzhou, covers an area of 62 mu. It is the largest garden in Suzhou and a masterpiece of Suzhou gardens. It was built by the royal historian Wang in the Ming Dynasty (1506- 152 1). After several changes, it has been rebuilt many times. Most of the existing gardens were formed in the late Qing Dynasty. The layout theme of Humble Administrator's Garden is centered on water, and the pool area accounts for about one-fifth of the total area. Many pavilions are built by the water. The whole garden is divided into three parts: east, middle and west, and the middle garden is its main body and essence. Yuanxiangtang is the main building of the central garden, and other scenic spots are built around Yuanxiangtang. There is a Yellowstone rockery in the south of the main hall, on which there are trees. The north of the main hall faces the water, and the pool is made of earth and stone into two mountains, with a stream bridge between them. There is a "snowy cloud pavilion" in Xishan and a "frost-waiting pavilion" in Dongshan, forming a scene. From the "Xiang Xue Weiyun Pavilion" down the mountain, you can go to the "Hefeng Four-sided Pavilion" in the southwest of the park. Starting from this pavilion, go west via Liu Yin Road, and you can look at the mountain tower in the north, lean against Yuxuan in the south and enter a different place in the west. There are Luyi Hall, Wuzhu Youchu, Xiuqi Pavilion, Loquat Garden, Haitang Spring House and Linglong Pavilion in the east of Yuanxiang Hall. There are small flying rainbows and small blue waves on the west side of the pond. Xiaocanglang is a dry boat like Xiangzhou in the north and Yulantang in the southwest of Xiangzhou. Enter the "Dongtianmen" to reach the West Garden. The main buildings in the West Garden are eighteen Datura flower pavilions and thirty-six Yuanyang pavilions. Two halls * * * one hall, the interior is divided into two parts. The North Hall used to be the host's place for banquets, go to the opera and drum music. It was named "Yuanyang Pavilion" for watching Sheng and Xiao bands play Yuanyang. The South Hall planted Zhu's ornamental camellia, namely Datura Flower, so it was called "Datura Flower Pavilion". There is a hexagonal Yiling Pavilion in the east and an octagonal Taying Pavilion in the south. North of Taying Pavilion, you can go to Liuting. In the northern half of the West Park, there are other scenic spots such as Fu Cuige, Li Ting, who to sit with, and the photo studio. The east of Humble Administrator's Garden used to be the "Home Returning Hall", which was later abandoned. The layout of the Humble Administrator's Garden is dominated by water, which is spacious and quiet, with undulating mountain paths, vertical and horizontal water corridors and smooth circulation everywhere. Elegant style, simple and natural.

Lingering Garden

Located outside Nagato, Suzhou, it was originally the East Garden of Xu Shitai in Ming Dynasty. It was owned by Liu Rongfeng in Qing Dynasty, and later renamed Hanbilou, commonly known as Liuyuan. In the second year of Guangxu in Qing dynasty, it was taken from Sheng and the name stayed in the garden. Lingering Garden covers an area of about 50 mu, and the whole garden is roughly divided into four parts: central, eastern, western and northern. The central part is dominated by mountains and rivers, which is the original garden and the essence of the whole garden. East, west and north were added during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. After entering the park, you can reach the central part through two small courtyards. The middle part is divided into east and west areas. The west is good at mountains and rivers, and the east is dominated by architecture. There are mountains in the north and south, pools in the middle and buildings in the southeast. The main hall is the Hanbi Mountain Room. From here to the east is the Minse Building, and to the south is the Greenery Pavilion. Cui Yuan Pavilion is located in the northeast corner of Central China, and osmanthus fragrance is located in the northwest corner of Central China. In addition, there are guest pavilions, Little Penglai, Haopu Pavilion, Quxilou Pavilion and Qingfengchi Pavilion. In the center of the east is Wu Fengxian Mountain Pavilion, which is also called Nanmu Hall, because its beams and columns are nanmu. Wu Fengxian Mountain Pavilion is surrounded by my reading room, Peak Pavilion and Ancient Pavilion. Lin, who is located in the east, said that the museum is beautifully designed and richly furnished. To the north are Guanyun Marsh, Guanyun Pavilion, Guanyun Building and the famous Guanyun, Yun Xiu and Duanyun. Sanfeng is an old relic of the Ming Dynasty. The peak of the cloud is about 9 meters high, exquisite and exquisite, and it has the reputation of "the crown of LAM Raymond stone in Jiangnan Garden". There is a cloud storage temple and a pavilion around it. It's sunny and rainy. There are a large number of buildings in the garden, and its excellent space handling ranks first among all gardens in Suzhou, which fully embodies the superb skills and outstanding wisdom of ancient gardeners.

The owner of the network garden

Shiquan Street is located in the southeast of Suzhou. Covering an area of about half a hectare, it is the smallest garden in Suzhou. It turned out that the Wanjuan Hall of Stone was located in the Southern Song Dynasty and was called "Fishing Hidden". During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, Song Zongyuan rebuilt it, taking the old meaning of "fishing in seclusion" and renamed it "Netscape Garden". After several changes of ownership, Qianlong returned to Quyuan Village in the 16th year and rebuilt it, which led to today's scale. Congguixuan in the west building hill is the main hall of Netscape Garden. There are two small courtyards in the south and west of the entrance, which are quiet and quiet, and Gui Xiang is full of courts. There is a "Yungang" in Xuanbei, where Yellowstone is stacked. From west to north, you can go to Daohe Pavilion and Zhuoying Shui Ge. The water pavilion hangs by the pool, leaning against the column and shining on the water, but it is sparkling and dazzling. The central part is the main garden with a pool of water as clear as a mirror. There are corridors, pavilions, pavilions around the pool, and there are stacked stone bridges on the shore, which are dense and well coordinated. Chijiao is the smallest stone arch bridge in the park-diversion bridge. The bridge deck is only 2 12 cm long and 29.5 cm wide. On the west is the inner garden, which covers an area of one mu and forms its own garden. There are houses, pavilions, springs, flowers and grass in the garden, which embodies the essence of Suzhou garden layout. Zhuoying Shuige and Kansong Painting Pavilion face each other across the pool, which is where reading and painting are located. Yuefeng Pavilion is far away from the duck shooting gallery, which is a good place to watch fish and appreciate the reflection in the water. Dianchunshan is a courtyard of its own, where the master learns and cultivates. The environment is quiet and has a typical Ming style. The pavilions of Netscape Garden are full of water, and the garden is full of water. Compact layout, famous for its exquisiteness.

Huanxiu Villa

Located at No.262, Jingde Road, it was the former site of Qianjingu Garden in the Five Dynasties. Qing Daoguang changed hands several times and expanded many times, formerly known as Huanxiu Mountain Villa, also known as Yiyuan Garden. Huanxiu Mountain Villa is small, with only one acre of land and no room for lending. The gardeners moved heaven and earth, piled stones and built mountains, which made this famous garden. The landscape of Huanxiu Villa is dominated by mountains, supplemented by pool water, and there are not many buildings. Although the garden is small, it is very imposing. Especially during the Qianlong period, the rockery built by Ge, a famous rockfill artist, was a must, covering only half an acre. However, it is only a stone's throw away, surrounded by mountains, and easy to move. The main peak is abrupt in the southeast, and the secondary peak is arched in the northwest, surrounded by water and green trees. There are dangerous paths, caves, valleys, stone cliffs, flying beams and cliffs in the mountains, and the realm is changeable, just like nature. The main peak is 7.2 meters high, the valley is 12 meters long, and the mountain road is more than 60 meters long, hovering up and down, like a high road into the clouds, full of weather. Ge's "Dieshan" adopts the method of "axe splitting", which is concise and vigorous, rigorous in structure, patchwork and natural, and has the reputation of "walking alone in the south of the Yangtze River". There are pines, cypresses, crape myrtle and magnolia around the hall of Huanxiu Mountain Villa. Thousands of trees are beautiful and the flowers are overflowing, which adds a little vitality to mountains, ponds and buildings.

pavilion of surging waves

Sanyuanfang, located in the south of Suzhou, is the oldest garden in Suzhou. It was built by a poet (Zi) in the Qing Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty (104 1- 1048) and was once the residence of the famous Han Shizhong in the early Southern Song Dynasty. The gardening art of Canglang Pavilion is different from others. Before entering the garden gate, you will see a piece of green water around the garden. You can cross the bridge before entering. The park is dominated by rocks, facing a dirt mountain and towering. On the mountain, bamboo is slender and ancient trees are dense. On the top of the mountain, there is a blue stone pavilion flying in the air. There is a chiseled pool at the foot of the mountain, and the winding corridor connects the mountains and rivers. There is a flower window in the corridor, through which you can see the faint mountains and rivers. The Ming Dow Hall in the southeast of the rockery is the main building of the garden, and the Ming Dow Hall is opposite to the 500 Sages Hall. The southernmost part of the garden is the Kanshan Building built on a fake cave. To the north of Kanshan Building is Cuilinglong Pavilion, and then turn north to Yangzhi Pavilion. After leaving Yangzhi Pavilion, you can go to Yubei Pavilion. Canglang Pavilion is quiet and simple, comfortable and natural, such as clear water hibiscus, which washes away lead and leaves no traces of powder.

Lion Grove

Located in Ruxiang, Suzhou, east of Huayuan Road, it was built by Zen master Tian Ru for his teacher, monk Zhongfeng, in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (1342). Zhongfeng originally lived in Lion Mountain, Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province. The park is rocky and shaped like a lion, hence the name "Lion Forest". Lion forest is rectangular in plane, with an area of about 15 mu. The southeast is mountainous, the northwest is watery, surrounded by high walls, and the climate is harsh. Lion forest rockeries are numerous and exquisite, with caves and valleys and twists and turns. The buildings in the park are mainly misty rain hall, followed by a small square hall with a snow hall. To the west, you can go to Zhibaixuan, a two-story attic surrounded by exquisite Gao Shuang. To the west of Bai Xuan is the ancient Wusong Garden. The southwest corner is Jianshan Building. From Jianshan Building to the west, you can go to Lotus Hall. In the northwest of the hall, there is a really interesting pavilion next to the pool. The pavilion is beautifully decorated with seaweed and lifelike flowers. There are two stone boats beside the pavilion. On the shore of the stone boat is the "Dimfragrance Light Studio". From here, turn south along the corridor and you can reach the waterfall pavilion, which is the highest place in the whole park. In the west of the garden, the scenic center is Mei Wenting, and in front of it is Shuangxian Pavilion. Shuangxiangxian Pavilion goes south to east, with a fan pavilion in the southwest corner and a small courtyard behind it, which is fresh and elegant. Lion Grove has a distinctive theme, rich depth of field, distinctive personality, and unique charm.

Pu Yi

Located at No.5 Wenya Lane in front of Tianku, Nagato, Suzhou, it was founded in the Ming Dynasty. It was once called Zuiyingtang, Pharmacy and Jingting Mountain House, but it was renamed as Art Garden in the early Qing Dynasty. The garden has pleasant scenery and simple style, which well preserves the pattern of the early stage of the garden construction and has high historical and artistic value. The total area of the art park is about 3800 square meters, and the whole garden is centered on about one-fifth of the pool water. There are protruding water inlets in the southeast corner and southwest corner of the pool, and there is a stone bridge with different shapes above the water inlet, which makes the water surface appear open and flowing, without feeling crowded and restrained. In the north of the pool, there is a hall building with Boya hall as the main part. There is a small courtyard at the southern end, with a lakestone terrace. There are five waterside pavilions in the south of the courtyard near the pool, and the wing rooms on both sides are connected with the wing rooms on the east and west sides of the pool. There is a fake mountain in the south of the pool, and the lakes and rocks are stacked into steep paths, which are both varied and natural, giving people the beauty of wonders and the interest of mountains and forests, which can be called the main scenery in the garden. To the east of the pool, there is a "milk fish pavilion" built in the Ming Dynasty, and there is a path outside to connect all places. The "Lu Qin" small courtyard in the west of Chixi is separated from other scenic spots and connected by a circular portal. Stepping into the courtyard gate, you can see the small pond in the courtyard, which seems to be connected with the big pond. This is the only place in Suzhou gardens. This combination of pool water, stone path and precipice, taking nature and striving to surpass nature, is the most commonly used layout technique of Suzhou gardeners in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Tuisiyuan

Located in Dongxi Street, Tongli Town, Wujiang, it was built in the 11th to 13th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (AD 1885 ~ 1887) by Ren Lansheng, a retired official. Because it means "meditation", it was named "meditation garden". The whole garden is quaint and elegant, with more than half of the water. The building is built close to the water, and the garden is like floating on the water. It is the only waterside garden building in China, which embodies the style of Jiangnan garden building in the late Qing Dynasty. The total area of the retreat garden is nine mu and eight points. This garden has changed the vertical structure of the previous garden into a horizontal structure, with the house on the left, the yard in the middle and the garden on the right. The whole garden is compact and natural, combined with plants, presenting four seasons scenery, giving people a quiet feeling. Retreat Garden is a collection of garden buildings in Qing Dynasty. Every building in the garden can be a landscape by itself and correspond to another landscape. It is a classic in Jiangnan classical gardens.

Ouyuan

Located at No.7 Xiao Xin Lane, Neizang Street, Suzhou City, it was built in the early Qing Dynasty and renamed as "Couple Garden" in the late Qing Dynasty. Because there are two gardens on the east and west sides of the house, this garden is named "Couple Garden", and "Couple" is connected with "Even", which means that the couple return to their fields and live in seclusion. Ouyuan faces the river on three sides and the street on one side, with a total area of about 8000 square meters. The layout of the park is unique, with the homestead of Jin Si Hall as the center, and the east and west parks and houses are connected by heavy buildings. The East Garden is relatively large, covering an area of about 4 mu. The layout highlights the characteristics of mountains as the mainstay and ponds as the supplement. The main building, facing south, is a group of buildings with double eaves. There are three small courtyards in its southeast corner, which are collectively called "Chengqu Caotang". The West Garden is small in area, and is divided into two small courtyards centering on the former residence of weaving curtains in the study. There is a lakestone rockery in the front yard, a lakestone flower bed in the backyard, a library in the north, and rockeries, flowers and trees, lakestones, etc. in the southwest corner, which is full of interest. The most famous landscape of Ou Garden is called "Huangshi rockery", which was built in front of the hall of Chengqu Caotang. The half of Shandong is very large, and the stone path in front of the main hall can pass through the platform on the Shandong side and the stone chamber on the west side. The half of the fake Shanxi is very small, gradually decreasing from east to west and ending at the right wall of the small hall. There is a Gu Dao between the east half and the west half, and a pool faces it in the east. There are no pavilions on the mountain, but more than ten kinds of flowers and trees have been planted on the top and back of the mountain, adding a little interest to the forest. The water in the park extends southward with the rockery, and there is a curved bridge on the water. At the southern end of the pool, there is a pavilion built across the water, which is called "Landscape Pavilion". Mountain is opposite to Chengqu Caotang, forming a beautiful scenic spot with mountain as the main body.