Suzhou is a famous historical and cultural city in China. Because of its beautiful landscape and charming classical gardens, it enjoys the reputation of "Jiangnan garden is the best in the world, Suzhou garden is the best in Jiangnan". In 1985, Suzhou garden was rated as one of the top ten scenic spots in China. Suzhou is a water town with convenient water diversion. There are abundant Taihu Lake stones nearby, which are suitable for stacking exquisite rockeries. In addition to the gathering of literati in Suzhou in the old days, some bureaucrat landlords and literati also pursue the interest of mountains and forests despite living in downtown areas, which greatly promotes the development of Suzhou gardens. So, which Suzhou garden is more worth playing?
According to local chronicles, there are nearly 200 gardens in Suzhou, ranking the first in China. Suzhou gardens have their own artistic characteristics in layout, structure and style. Canglang Pavilion, lion forest, Zhuozheng garden and Liuyuan garden, which are known as the four classical gardens in Suzhou, represent the artistic styles of song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties respectively.
Canglang Pavilion is located in Sanyuan square in the south of Suzhou city. It is the oldest famous garden in Suzhou and was built by Su Zimei, a poet of Song Dynasty. Canglang pavilion garden art is unusual, not into the garden gate, is green water ring, weeping willows facing the wind. Relying on the fence and the shore, it faces the water, with rugged rocks and winding corridors. The leaky windows in the corridor integrate the mountains and waters inside and outside the garden.
The garden is dominated by mountains with towering ancient trees. The famous Canglang Pavilion is hidden on the top of the mountain. The Mingdao hall in the south is the largest building in the park. On the wall are three stone rubbings of Song Dynasty stele, which are astronomical map, song map and song Pingjiang map (Suzhou City Map). In the wall of the five hundred sages' ancestral hall, there are more than 500 flat carved stone figures related to the history of Suzhou.
In the southwest of the garden, there is a rockery cave, which is named Yinxin stone house; on the mountain, there is a small building, which is named guanshanlou. You can enjoy the scenery of Suzhou from far and near. Lion forest is located in the garden road of loumennei in the northeast of Suzhou City, which is the representative of garden in Yuan Dynasty. Lion forest is the back garden of Bodhi orthodox temple. It is famous for its ingenious rockery made of Taihu Lake stones. Many stone peaks are like lions, so it is named after them.
Inside and outside the rockery winding up and down, through the hole across the valley Wan into the labyrinth, within a short distance can not be seen, only along the mountain road can be out of the hole. Because it used to be the garden behind the temple, the rockery in Shizilin is the symbol of Buddha, which can't be compared with other rockeries. The hollow and winding inside the mountain is like a labyrinth of caves, which symbolizes the incomparable magic power of Buddha.
In addition, there are 'Yan Yu Hall', 'Wo Yun room', 'Wen Mei Pavilion', 'Zhen Qu Pavilion' and other buildings in the park. The corridor in the garden runs through on all sides, and the wall of the corridor is inlaid with stone inscriptions, all of which are excellent works of famous calligraphers. Humble Administrator's garden is a representative work of Suzhou gardens. It was built in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty. The yuan Lord Wang Xianchen named it after "building rooms, planting trees and irrigating garden vegetables" in Pan Yue of Jin Dynasty.
The Humble Administrator's garden is divided into three parts: East Garden, middle garden and west garden. Dongyuan mountain and pool alternate, dotted with Shuxiang hall, Lanxue hall and other buildings. In the west, the water surface is circuitous and the layout is compact. Pavilions are built near mountains and rivers. The main building, Yuanyang hall, is a place for the garden owners to entertain guests and listen to music at that time. The furnishings in the hall are exquisite.
On a sunny day, you can see the outdoor scenery through the blue glass window, just like a snow scene. The pavilion with whom to sit in the garden is a fan Pavilion. There are two empty fan windows on the solid walls on both sides of the fan, one facing Yuanyang hall, and the window behind the mountain just reflects the Li Pavilion on the mountain, and the top cover of the Li pavilion just matches a complete fan.
"Who to sit with, the moon, the breeze and me." so when you see the plaque, you will think of Su Dongpo. When you stand there, you can enjoy the moon in the water and enjoy the breeze. Zhongyuan garden is the essence of Humble Administrator's Garden. Its overall layout is centered on the pool, and pavilions and pavilions are built near the water. Some pavilions are straight out of the water, with the characteristics of the south of the Yangtze River.
The main building Yuanxiang hall is located on the South Bank of the pool, facing the main scenery of the East and West Mountain islands across the pool. The pool water is clear and broad, and lotus is planted all over the island. The forest is full of shade on the mountain island, and the water bank is covered with vines. There is a small bridge between the two mountains and valleys. There is a pavilion on the mountain island, with snow fragrant cloud Pavilion in the West and frost waiting Pavilion in the East. The scenery of the four seasons varies from time to time.
Yiyuxuan in the west of yuanxiangtang is opposite to Xiangzhou in the shape of boat in the west, and they stand in tripartite confrontation with Hefeng Pavilion in the north. In the west of Yuxuan, there is a water bay, which goes deep into the residence in the south. There are three water pavilions called "xiaocanglang". The space is separated by a corridor bridge called "xiaofeihong" in the north, forming a quiet water courtyard. Xiangzhou is located on both sides of this water bay.
The layout of the garden in Humble Administrator's garden is centered on the lotus pond, with Yuanxiang hall as its main building and two islands in the pond as its main scenery. Most of the other buildings are near the water and face Yuanxiang hall. Judging from the names of the buildings, most of them are also related to the lotus. The main reason why Wang Xianchen publicized lotus is to express his lofty character.
Liuyuan is located outside the gate of changmen in Suzhou. It was originally the East Garden of Xu Shiqin in Ming Dynasty, and was owned by Liu Rongfeng in Qing Dynasty. It was renamed Hanbi villa, commonly known as Liuyuan. In the second year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Liuyuan. Liuyuan covers an area of about 30 mu, with the pool as the center, and Bishan house and mingse building in the south of the pool as the main viewing buildings.
In the north of the pool, there is a rockery pavilion with trees. Wenmuxixiang Pavilion on the rockery in the west of the pool is the best place for overlooking the whole garden, and there are long corridors connecting with each other. In the Eastern District, the courtyard is surrounded by the cloister of Quyuan. There are three stone peaks at the back of the courtyard pool. The one in the middle is called shiguanyun peak. On both sides are duanyun and Xiuyun peaks.
There is a new basin garden in the north. The west side is the highest in the park. Tiger Hill tiger hill is located 3 kilometers northwest of Suzhou city. It has beautiful scenery and many historic sites. It is known as "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong". The main entrance of Huqiu is Duanliang hall. You can get to qianrenshi by going to Jianshi and zhenniang tomb.
There is a sword pool in the "unique cave" behind the thousand people's stone, surrounded by the white lotus pool, nodding stone, Yunyan temple, Lengxiang Pavilion, the third spring, sun Wuzi Pavilion and Huqiu tower. Huqiu has been a tourist attraction since ancient times. There are beautiful legends about every stone and tree on the mountain. Hanshan Temple is famous for its poem. The number of temples at home and abroad is Hanshan Temple in Suzhou.
Zhang Ji, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "Night Mooring on the maple bridge": "the moon is setting and the frost is all over the sky. Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings at midnight to the passenger ship '. Many people who visit Suzhou put Hanshan Temple on the agenda to experience the artistic conception of the poem.
Hanshan Temple is located in Fengqiao town, 5 kilometers west of Suzhou city. It was first built in Liang Dynasty, formerly known as Miaoli Puming pagoda courtyard. It is said that Hanshan, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty, once presided over the temple, so it is called Hanshan Temple. In more than 1000 years, Hanshan Temple was destroyed by fire five times (seven times in one word), and the last reconstruction was in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty.
Hanshan Temple was one of the ten famous temples in China in history. There are many historic sites in the temple, such as the stone inscriptions of Zhang Ji's poem "Night Mooring on the maple bridge", the stone statues of Hanshan and found, and the fragments of inscriptions written by Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin. The most famous bell in Hanshan Temple is that it has been exiled to Japan, but its whereabouts are unknown. The present clock was raised and cast by Japanese people in 1906.
Many Japanese people are familiar with Hanshan Temple and can recite the poem "Night Mooring on maple bridge". Hanshan Temple receives thousands of Japanese tourists every year. In Fengqiao, many Japanese tourists go to Hanshan Temple to spend New Year's Eve and listen to the bell of Hanshan Temple. They think that when they say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, hearing the bell of Hanshan Temple can eliminate the disaster.
After listening to the bell and eating a bowl of noodles, everything will be all right in the new year. Of course, they prefer to go to the clock tower to hit the clock in person, because in this way they can get the blessing of God. Wuxian, known as "paradise on earth", is located on the Beijing Shanghai railway line in the center of the Yangtze River Delta.
Shanghai in the East, Hangzhou in the south, Taihu Lake in the west, Yangtze River in the north and Suzhou in the middle. The city has a total area of 3177 square kilometers and a total population of 97. 10000. Taihu has beautiful scenery and its essence is in Wuxian. Wu county has 75% of the 2400 square kilometers of Taihu Lake; there are 72 peaks in the lake and 58 peaks in Wu County; among the 13 scenic spots in Taihu Lake, six scenic spots are located in Wu County, including Dongshan, Xishan, Guangfu, Jiaozhi, Mudu and Shihu.
Wuxian City has a long history of more than 2500 years, with many cultural relics and beautiful natural landscape. It has 89 cultural relics protection units above the county level, including 24 at the provincial level and 1 at the national level. There are Sanshan Paleolithic site, Tang sculpture masterpieces of Baosheng temple, painted arhat of zijin'an, four ancient cypresses of situ temple, Shigong mountain, Linwu cave, Qiyuan, Tianchi mountain, Baodai bridge, Diaohua building and other famous scenic spots, with beautiful mountains and rivers and a galaxy of people and culture.
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