Suzhou Garden is one of the top ten scenic spots in China. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Suzhou garden architecture began with the construction of Gusutai and Guanwa Palace in Wu State. Bijiang Garden built by Gu Bijiang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is the earliest private garden in the south of the Yangtze River. In the Five Dynasties, Qian Yuanxuan "managed the garden" in Suzhou, and the South Garden (abandoned) and the present Canglang Pavilion were built at this time. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Huizong was curious about the flowers and stones widely collected and transported in Suzhou. In the long-term feudal society, Suzhou gardens were repeatedly promoted and abandoned. At the end of the Qing dynasty, there were more than 270 recorded gardens, large and small, and 69 of them have been well preserved so far. Suzhou gardens in the true sense are far from Suzhou gardens. Become the floorboard of private gardens in Jiangnan. Among them, Canglang Pavilion in Song Dynasty, Lion Forest in Yuan Dynasty, Humble Administrator's Garden in Ming Dynasty and Lingering Garden in Qing Dynasty are the four famous gardens in Suzhou. Suzhou classical gardens, represented by Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master Garden and Huanxiu Villa, were listed in UNESCO's List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in June 5438+February 0997. In June 5438 +0654381October 2000, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee adopted a supplementary list of Suzhou Classical Gardens. They have formed a comprehensive art centered on architecture, created a poetic artistic conception of a city surrounded by mountains and forests, and have a unique style, which embodies the essence of garden architecture in southern China. Its quantity and artistic attainments are rare in any part of the world today. Suzhou Garden is not only an excellent historical and cultural heritage of China, but also a treasure in the world cultural and artistic treasure house.
It is the cause of Suzhou gardens to avoid the endless fighting officialdom and the noisy world; Seeking an atmosphere of returning to nature and carefree cultivation is the artistic conception of Suzhou gardens; Embodying the charm of Taoist philosophy and culture is the foundation of Suzhou gardens. Landscape flowers and trees, pavilions and pavilions constitute the genes of Suzhou gardens, and white wall bricks and chestnut gray bricks dye the tone of Suzhou gardens.
Suzhou garden is a concentrated natural landscape, which makes people "enjoy the forest without leaving the city, and the downtown area has the interest of nymphs"; Suzhou gardens are precious cultural landscapes. Architects, philosophers, poets, painters and ordinary people appreciate the lines, philosophies, poems and rhythms they are looking for. Spreading Suzhou gardens flat is the most realistic landscape painting; Living in the garden, drinking tea, playing the piano, reciting poems and arranging flowers are the most inspiring; In the eyes of tourists who know little about China, Suzhou Garden is the best museum. Suzhou gardens are small, but ancient gardeners have created rich and diverse landscapes with various artistic techniques. They can swim in the garden, or see "how deep the courtyard is", or "a village with dark willows and bright flowers", or see small bridges and flowing water, white walls and tiles, or see winding paths and winding peaks and turns, or change the scenery easily and endlessly. As for the flower windows with different shapes and exquisite patterns, the endless roads paved under your feet like brocade, and the sketches that seem to be inadvertently scattered in every corner, people can't stop looking at them and have endless aftertaste.