The Origin of Rugao Water Painting Garden

Located in the northeast corner of Rugao City, the Painting Academy is one of the famous ancient gardens in China. Its characteristic is that everything in the north is painted with water, and it is full of flowers in autumn, just like painting. "In addition, the love story between the talented mammoth and Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Jinling in the late Ming Dynasty, is widely circulated at home and abroad, and the water painting garden is also very famous. Shuihui Garden was built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. It is a consistent villa, which was perfected after four generations. After the demise of the Ming Dynasty, Mao Bijiang was disheartened, so he changed his name to Shuihui Garden Shuihui Temple and decided to live in seclusion. At that time, celebrities such as Qian, Wu, Wang Shizhen, Kong and others came to Rugao and sang in the garden. When people say, "Those who cross the river north and those who cross the river south must return to Rugao. "Ink painting garden is very popular.

According to Chen Weisong's Water Painting Temple, there was a small bridge (now Xiashan Bridge) at the entrance of the Water Painting Garden at that time, and there was a pavilion at the bridge head. After the pavilion, there is a painted embankment, lotus flowers on the shore and peach willows in the shade. The gate wall is like a city wall, with six or seven battlements arranged on it. Is there a problem with the forehead of the door? Quot water painting temple "horizontal plaque. There are 100 steps at the entrance to the garden along Shui Ge, and there are obstacles on the soil slope. There are green bamboos everywhere, which reflect the Wuxi River and are called "Miao Yin Xiang Lin". Turn left from here to Yimuzhai, and then continue to walk to the white marble pavilion. There is a washing basin in front of the hall. Xibochi was originally the release pond of Zhongchan Temple built in the Tang Dynasty, located on the left side of Zhongchan Temple. Zeng Zhao, the third brother of Ceng Gong, a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, came to Rugao with his father when he was young, studied in a temple and often washed dishes in the pool, hence the name "Dishwashing Pool". Later, he was admitted to Jinshi and became the magistrate of Taizhou. Because I miss the experience of studying in Rugao Zhongchan Temple, I specially carved the three-character stone tablet of "Hidden Jade Zhai" and put it in the temple. To the east of shi bo Pool is Yiyuan Garden (now the central part of People's Park), which was built by Mao Bijiang's grandfather in the year of his dream. From the basin to the north is a stream. The stream twists and turns, entering and leaving the reeds, and it has a wild interest. There is a famous crane island on a small continent in the water, and a small pavilion is built on the continent. In the past, red-crowned cranes often built nests on this continent. From the north of Miaoyin Township, Lin Xiangdong, to Selang Slope, the slope is ten feet wide and lined with countless pebbles. Moss and stone lines on the slope are like natural weaving. There is a stone canal under the slope. After the rain, when the sun shines brightly and the flying spring sprays foam, antique people can play with a handful of Qushui here.

From Yimozhai to the north, you will reach the pillow smoke pavilion standing on the waterfront. On the other side of the pavilion is the hanging peak, which is the best place in the garden. Feng Ping, you can play chess with wine. Looking around, the water painting garden has a panoramic view.

Turning slightly from the peak to the east, there is a pavilion called Yan Boyu, named after the poem of Li He, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. From Yanboyu, there are Xiangzhong Pavilion and Hanging Mountain House. Xiangzhong Pavilion is one of the scenic spots of the ink painting garden with exquisite architecture and elegant style.

There is a mirror pavilion on the west side of the hanging peak, towering like a tower. There is an ancient piano platform on display in the pavilion, with a hollow tile and simple decoration, and the piano is placed on the platform. Dong Xiaowan once sang: "When you are sick, you can look at the flowers and think deeply, sitting alone in front of the window and stroking the lyre." The oriole seems to know what people want. She always tunes outside the willow tree. "There are many huts over there, and there is a heaped-up mountain in the north, and there is a Biluolou behind the mountain. In memory of Dai Zong, a good friend from Xiuning, Anhui Province, he ventured across the border to build Biluolou. From Biluo Road to Xige, there is a place called Yueyuji, and the north side is close to the city wall.

In the 11th year of Kangxi (AD 1672), Mao Xiang built a fragrant pavilion in the garden to collect cultural relics. Unfortunately, a fire broke out in 1680, and Ranxiang Pavilion and its cultural relics were all reduced to ashes.

In A.D. 1677, Mao Xiang built three more thatched cottages in the garden, named the Hidden Peak Building. At this time, Mao Xiang's family had declined, and the water painting garden began to decline. Hidden peak Lu was built in a lonely place, and the bricks were broken. It's simple, not as grand as it used to be. Since then, the water painting garden has gradually declined. After several generations, there is only a deserted site, which belongs to his surname.

Today's ink garden includes three parts: People's Park, Yuxiang Temple and Shuiminglou. People's Park is located in the east. The central part of the park is the site of Yiyuan Garden, the southern part is the site of Hu Ling Garden, and the northern part is the site of Shuihui Garden. The former landscape of Shuihuiyuan is being rebuilt. Yuxiang Temple and Shuiming Building are located in the west, forming a whole building complex, which is self-contained. Two stone lions are squatting on both sides of the door. On the door? Quot Water Painting Garden has a horizontal plaque.

Shuiminglou was built by Wang Zhiheng, the salt envoy of Anhui Province, in an almost deserted ink garden in Chi Pan in the 23rd year of Qianlong (AD 1758). Its name was taken from the poem "Four mountains spit out the moon, and the water is bright at night" written by Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. Building this building contains Wang's admiration for Mao Bijiang and Dong, and the deep meaning of remembering the ink garden.

Shuiminglou was originally supported by wooden stakes and built on water. Dan ying _ flies, reflecting blue waves, water and sky are one color, beautiful and picturesque. The whole building complex is more than 40 meters long from north to south, with pavilions in front, halls in the middle and attics in the back, which are connected by zigzag corridors. Browse upstairs, everywhere is small and exquisite, very delicate: the walls are carved with blue bricks, while the windows are carved with flowers; Indoor space is not big, tables and chairs are just a few screens, and the layout is orderly. Outdoor jade, plum, bamboo and banana stones are all hidden. Under the east window, the clear water rippled, giving the impression that the ship was floating on the water as if it were still. The middle part is separated by leaky windows, the inner room, the middle road and the veranda are distinct, and the secluded lake stone is connected with the warm pavilion, which makes the scenery layer by layer and step by step. In a short distance, you can overlook the bonsai garden in the southeast and the former site of the water painting garden in the north, which is dizzying and refreshing.

Yuxiang Temple is located on the west side of Shuiminglou, which is closely connected with Shuiminglou complex. The address is Yu Yinzhai, Zeng Zhaoqian's study. Zhai died at the end of Yuan Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, the old site of Yuzhai was rebuilt and renamed Yuxiang Temple. In the 18th year of Kangxi (A.D. 1679), Master Wu and Huang Yuancan, salt merchants from Shexian, Xiuning and Wuyuan (now Jiangxi) in Anhui Province, organized a townsman's association and set up a guild hall in Yuxiang Temple, named Xin 'an Guild Hall, where customs were enshrined and friendship was enhanced. At that time, Yuxiang Temple? Quot The painted beam and water pavilion, pitching and flowing, is one of the scenic spots in Rugao. There is an ancient cypress in the courtyard with a history of more than 800 years, commonly known as "Six Dynasties Pine". Its branches are full of vitality, showing the vicissitudes of the world.

Shuiminglou and Yuxiang 'an have unique architectural layout, which combines the characteristics of northern and southern gardens in China. They are masterpieces of ancient architectural art in China and are listed as cultural relics protection units in Nantong. 1980 was renovated and officially opened to the public on June 10. The park is divided into eight main parts: Hidden Jade, Yuxiang, Qintai, Bamboo Screen, Shuiminglou, Storytelling Hall, Shadow Plum and Painting and Calligraphy Hall. Later, the Rugao Museum was established in the park, which collected many precious cultural relics unearthed in Rugao.

198 1 year, Professor Chen Congzhou, a famous Chinese classical garden expert, visited Rugao Water Painting Garden and improvised a song "Remembering Jiangnan"? Quot Rugao is good, walking on the bridge, flowing water in several bays haunts visitors' dreams, the balcony smells like flutes, and the past goes back to the past. "