Autumn tourism in Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden

Guide words of Humble Administrator's Garden

1. East Scenic Area

1. Lanxuetang

After entering the park, the first thing that caught our eye was a three-bedroom hall named "Lanxuetang". The word "Lanxue" comes from Li Bai's sentence "Independent heaven and earth, blue snow sprinkled by breeze", and there is a picture of Qi Diao on the middle screen door, which is a panoramic view of Humble Administrator's Garden; From the picture, the Humble Administrator's Garden is divided into three parts (East, Middle and West), Lanxuetang, which was built in the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635). According to the owner Wang Xinyi < Return to Yuantianju > According to records, Lanxuetang is a five-tree thatched cottage, with "osmanthus trees in the east and west as the screen, followed by mountains like a picture, and plum blossoms are planted vertically and horizontally. There are bamboos outside the plum blossoms, and the bamboos are neighbors, and they come from the bamboos at dusk." The environment is secluded.

2. When I walked out of Lanxuetang, I saw a rockery, green bamboo bushes and ancient trees. The cloud peak is like a huge screen, which blocks our sight. This "straight to the point" gardening technique is called "obstacle view".

3. Hibiscus Pavilion

This building with a rolling shed and resting on the top of the mountain, which is built by the lotus pond in the northeast of Lanxuetang, is the Hibiscus Pavilion. Pavilion is a type of garden architecture in Suzhou, which is located by the water, facing the water on three sides and open on all sides. Hibiscus, there are two kinds of hibiscus and hibiscus. The Lotus Pavilion is an excellent place to enjoy lotus in the East Garden in summer. Facing the lotus pond, the lotus pavilion is backed by a high wall, which is open and closed at the same time, forming a strong contrast. Go to the front of the Lotus Pavilion and look west. You can see a carved circular light cover on the door frame of the Waterfront Pavilion. Through the circular light cover, you can see the small bridge flowing in front, like an oil painting embedded in a circular frame. When you walk over and take a closer look, you can find a carved rectangular floor cover on the door frame of the waterside pavilion, which is a kind of "framing" landscaping technique.

4. Tian Quan Pavilion

There is a crape myrtle lawn to the north of Furong Pavilion, and the octagonal pavilion with heavy eaves stands in the middle, which is the "Tian Quan Pavilion". There is a well in the pavilion, which is said to be a relic of Dahong Temple. The Tian Quan Pavilion looks like a two-story building from the outside, but when you walk into the pavilion, you will find that it actually has only one floor. Do you know why the cornice angle is commonly used qiang Suzhou garden buildings? (1) The cornices are raised high, which looks like the tail of a phoenix, adding movement and beauty to the garden; (2) cornices tilted, conducive to lighting and ventilation. (Moreover, the slope has changed, and the tail surface area on both sides has expanded, which is beneficial to drainage.)

5. Xiang Xiang Hall

Let's look at the four-sided hall with a bright and clear appearance in front, which is the Xiang Xiang Hall. As the name implies, the "Xiangxiang Pavilion" is a place to watch the fragrance of rice and wheat. Wang Xinyi, the owner of "Returning to the Rural Residence" in the Ming Dynasty, once built a fragrant house in the garden, trying to emulate the pleasure of Tao Yuanming's resignation and returning to the rural residence. However, the main building of the fragrant house now is moved from Dongshan when the Humble Administrator's Garden was rebuilt in the 196s.

(supplement) Looking at the Pavilion: It is taken from Bai Juyi's "Looking at the Castle Peak", the highest point of the East Garden of Humble Administrator's Garden, and it is opposite to Furong Pavilion and Tian Quan Pavilion in the north.

6. Long corridor (twenty-five flower windows)

This long corridor separates the east and the middle of the Humble Administrator's Garden. Look at the wall of the corridor, and there are 25 leaky windows. People wander in the veranda, and with the change of the pattern of leaking windows, the scenery in the garden is constantly changing. This phenomenon is called "changing scenery".

7. Enter the central area, stand at the Yihong Pavilion and briefly introduce the scenery in the central area.

Now we have come to YiHong Ting, which is a semi-pavilion. Why is it called YiHong Ting? This is when we compare the porch to a rainbow. Because the pavilion leans against the porch tightly, it is named "Leaning against Hong Ting". Standing here, we can see the other side of the cave, which is called "antithesis".

do you see a tower there? Is it like being in the west of the garden? In fact, that tower is the North Temple Tower, which is about 1 km away from the garden. This gardening technique is called "borrowing scenery".

We can also see a curved bridge on the pool, which divides the pool into two parts. Close to us, we feel that the water is gathered together, and the water is divided into two branches in the distance, which disperses and flows to the distance.

Second, the central scenic spot

1. Woody bamboo seclusion

Next, let's watch the "Woody bamboo seclusion", commonly known as the "Moon to Wind Pavilion". It is located in the easternmost part of the central garden, adjacent to "Hong Ting". In the past, the pavilion that everyone saw was round, and its difference was that it was a square pavilion. The white walls around the pavilion are square, and there is a round cave door and a round place on the square wall, which means that the owner pursues "harmony between man and nature" and blends himself into the natural artistic conception. Standing in the pavilion, people look out, just like four huge picture frames inlaid with the scenery of the garden all year round: winter jasmine in the south represents spring, lotus in the west represents summer, bamboo in the north represents autumn, and white walls in the east represent winter (columnar ice is hung on the wall in winter). The forehead of the "bamboo seclusion" in the pavilion is the handwriting of Wen Huiming. There is also a couplet on both sides, which reads, "Let's borrow the breeze and the moon, watch the flowing water and watch the mountains". The first part is to describe the infinite beauty of natural scenery with the breeze and bright moon, and the second part is to reveal the role of tourism in cultivating sentiment with the music of mountains and rivers.

2. Xuexiang Yunwei Pavilion

We crossed the stream and walked up the steps to the "Xuexiang Yunwei Pavilion", which is the highest point in the middle of the garden and located in the middle of the garden, facing Yuanxiang Hall far away. There is a charm between the "Xuexiang Yunwei Pavilion" and the ducks and birds in the mountains. There is an old saying: "You can enjoy the mountains without going out of the city corridor, but you can enjoy the nymphs in the downtown area", which creates the artistic conception of "wild birds with flowers". There is also a couplet written by Wen Huiming on the pavilion column, "Tonamiyama is more secluded, cicada forest is quieter", and this couplet "seeks quietness while moving with noise". (Is there a feeling of otherworldly? )

3. Lotus Pavilion on All Sides

We are now at the Lotus Pavilion in the central garden. "Lotus on all sides" as the name implies: it is surrounded by water. In summer, lotus flowers are in full bloom on all sides, and there are bursts of lotus fragrance floating from all sides. The Hefeng Pavilion is located on an island in the middle of the lake, with water on four sides and willows planted on three sides. The couplets in the pavilion: "Lotus flowers on four sides and willows on three sides, half pond and autumn water and a well" outline the scenery of Humble Administrator's Garden in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The couplet also contains the ordinal number of "one, two, three and four". The first couplet of this couplet is modeled after the couplet written by Zhang Baosuo, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty in Daming Lake, Jinan: "Lotus flowers on all sides and willows on three sides, a city with mountains and mountains and half a city with lakes", and the second couplet is modeled after Li Dong, a poet in the Tang Dynasty: "Look at a poet with nothing else, a pond with autumn water and a well." Used here, it is just right.

4. Jianshanlou

To the north of Hefeng Pavilion is Jianshanlou, which is a two-story building, with "Jianshanlou" above and "Lotus Champs" below. Everyone must know Tao Yuanming's poem "Picking chrysanthemums under the hedge, leisurely seeing Nanshan"? By the way, "Seeing the Mountain" comes from here. Follow me: the mountain building is like a dragon's head, the climbing corridor is like a dragon's body, the horn is like a dragon's horn, the cave gate is like a dragon's mouth, the curved bridge has become a dragon's beard and the white wall has become a dragon's tail. The "Jianshanlou" has a shell and a window on the upper floor, a floor-to-ceiling window on the lower floor, and a table, chair and coffee table in the room. According to legend, during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Li Xiucheng worked here. This is also a great place to enjoy the lotus in summer.

5. Xiangzhou

Across the hill from the Lotus Pavilion is Xiangzhou. The word "Xiangzhou" is written by Wen Huiming. It was named after the book of songs, which said, "Those who pick Du are happy with Fang Zhou". Xiangzhou is a boat-shaped building, also known as "Stone Boat" or "Dry Boat". The word "Zhou" here is homophonic with "Zhou". It is worth mentioning that this stone boat is a combination of five typical garden buildings: pavilion, terrace, building, pavilion and pavilion: the bow is lotus terrace, the square pavilion (now the teahouse) is the front cabin, the waterside pavilion is the back cabin, and the Cheng Guan Building and Yehang Pavilion are the stern. Xiangzhou is one of the most famous boat scenes in classical gardens.

6. Little Canglang (Little Flying Rainbow)

Now we are in the "Little Canglang". "Little Canglang" comes from "The Songs of Chu Fisherman". The original words are "The water of Canglang is clear, which can hold my tassel, and the surging waves are turbid, which can hold my feet." "Little Canglang" is a water pavilion with three bays, which lives across the water and constitutes a quiet small courtyard. Standing in Xiaocanglang and looking north, the covered bridge "Little Feihong" is reflected in the water like a rainbow. Xiaofeihong is the only covered bridge in Suzhou gardens. This is also the best place to enjoy the scenery.

7. Yuanxiang Hall

From the small blue waves to the east, you come to Yuanxiang Hall, which is the main building in the middle of the Humble Administrator's Garden. Yuanxiangtang was named after the sentence of "Xiang Yuan Yi Qing" in Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus Theory" in Song Dynasty. It is the reception hall, and it is the place where the garden owner holds important banquets, weddings, funerals, birthdays and other activities.

Yuanxiang Hall, ① There is a cloister outside the hall, so we can stay in the cloister to enjoy the scenery on rainy days; ② Its architectural features are not walls around, but floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and these windows are movable and can be removed in summer, so it becomes an empty pavilion around, which is convenient for enjoying the scenery; (3) there is no pillar in the room, which will not block the line of sight; ④ The rooms are all qing-style furniture, which is characterized by gorgeous but heavy, complicated carving and many inlays.

In front of Yuanxiang Hall, there is the longest couplet of all gardens in Suzhou, with 8 characters. (what? )

Third, the scenic spot in the west

1. Water Gallery (at the end is the inverted photo studio)

Now we are at the inverted photo studio in the west of Humble Administrator's Garden. This winding water gallery in front of us is one of the three famous galleries in Suzhou gardens. The others are the winding corridors of Lingering Garden and the corridors of Canglang Pavilion. This water gallery is built along the water, with ups and downs (the feeling of facing the waves)

The inverted photo studio is named "inverted photo studio" because the reflection of this pavilion can be clearly seen from the pond in front. "Inverted Studio" is a two-story building, the lower floor is called "Bai Wen Shen Zhi Zhai", "Wen" refers to Wen Huiming and "Shen" refers to Shen Zhou. It means a memorial hall in memory of Wen Huiming and his teacher Shen Zhou. The screen door in the middle of the "Inverted Studio" is carved with a bamboo picture of Zheng Banqiao, one of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou, accompanied by poems, which is also rare and precious.

2. Who sits with the porch (fan pavilion)

There is a group of pavilions in the west of the water gallery. The nearest one is "Who sits with the porch", which is like a fan, with the tile on the top of the porch like the fan, while the spire of the "Li Pavilion" behind it is like the fan handle of the folding fan. "Who to sit with" is based on Su Dongpo's "Who to sit with? Named after the words "bright moon, cool breeze, me", it expresses the poet's narcissistic mood. The garden owner used this to show his lofty, only "breeze" and "bright moon" can keep company with me.

3. Thirty-six Yuanyang Pavilion and Eighteen Datura Flower Pavilion

The main buildings in the western garden of Humble Administrator's Garden are Thirty-six Yuanyang Pavilion and Eighteen Datura Flower Pavilion, which are beautified "Yuanyang Hall" structures. From the outside, there is a roof, while inside there are two roofs; Outside, it looks like a hall, while inside it is divided into two living rooms. There are many differences between Yuanyang Hall and other places. There are more stages here than other Yuanyang halls. The four panes are inlaid with wheat-shaped blue and white glass. In the four corners of the museum, there are additional ear rooms. According to legend, the garden owner listens to Kunqu Opera in the hall, and the actors can rest and make up in the ear room. On weekdays, guests come and servants and attendants also rest in the ear room.

when we enter the door, we can see four brick-carved official characters "Have less fun" above the round cave door, which means that only when we enter the door can we gradually get better and have a little fun. In the North Hall, there is the inscription of "Thirty-six Yuanyang Pavilion" by Honggou, the champion of Suzhou in Qing Dynasty. In the South Hall, there is another title titled "Eighteen Datura Flower Hall" by Lu Runxiang, the champion of Suzhou. The name is neat and symmetrical, which means good luck and beauty. According to legend, "Datura flower" is very similar to camellia. Therefore, 18 kinds of camellias were planted in the small yard to meet the occasion.

4. Liutingge

To the west of the thirty-six Yuanyang Pavilion is the Liutingge, which was inscribed by Wu Dacheng, the governor of Hunan Province in the Qing Dynasty. It is a boat-shaped building. Stay in the Tingge, and take the sentence of Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, that "the autumn is cloudy and the frost flies late, leaving the residual lotus to listen to the rain". The flying cover on the door frame of Liutingge is carved by a whole piece of ginkgo, which is interwoven with two groups of traditional patterns: pine, bamboo, plum, "three friends who are cold in the old age" and "a little plum (eyebrow) who is happy". The nanmu partition board is carved with a carved dragon, which is round and beautiful. It is said to be a relic of the loyal palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and has high artistic and historical value.