Huanxiu Villa

Huanxiu villa is located in the Suzhou embroidery Museum, 262 Jingde Road, Suzhou city. This garden was originally the site of Qian's Golden Valley Garden in Wu and Yue dynasties, and became a private garden in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Now it covers an area of 2179 square meters, of which the building area is 754 square meters. The landscape is mainly composed of mountains, supplemented by pools and water, and there are few buildings. Although the garden is small, it has great momentum. The stone rockery in the park is the largest in China, covering only half an acre. There are all kinds of things in the mountains, such as cliffs, peaks, caves, valleys, platforms, and paths. The main mountain in the east of the pool and the secondary mountain in the north of the pool are in continuous momentum, forming a whole area, just like mountains running through, suddenly breaking into cliffs. At the meeting place of Dengdao and jianliu, there is a line of blue sky and several clear streams overlooking. It's magnificent and beautiful. It's just like being in the midst of mountains. The whole mountain is carefully handled, close to nature, with one stone and one crack. It can be seen from afar or near. No wonder it has the reputation of "unique and unique in Jiangnan". Huanxiu villa is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. In 1988, the park was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. In 1997, as one of the classical gardens in Suzhou, it was approved by UNESCO to be listed in the world heritage list. The construction history of Huanxiu villa can be traced back to Jingde temple built by Wang Xun and Wang Min brothers in Jin Dynasty. Later, it became the Golden Valley Garden of Qian Yuanyu, the son of Qian Liu, king of Wu and Yue in Five Dynasties. In Song Dynasty, it was the medicine garden of Zhu Changwen, a litterateur. In the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, it was changed into Xuedao academy and the Department of grain and road. Wanli years for the bachelor shenshixing housing. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Shen Jikui, a grandson, built the garden. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, he was a member of the Ministry of criminal justice, wailang Jiang Ji's house. He built a "Qiuzi building" and built a house and pavilion in it. After that, it was the residence of Bi Yuan and sun Shiyi. Sun Junya, a descendant of the sun family, was named Linquan. In the 12th year of Jiaqing, he invited Ge Yuliang, a famous Dieshan scholar, to reconstruct the garden. Ge Yuliang's rockery in half an acre of land has a potential of thousands of miles, and since then the garden has been famous for rockery all over the world. In the 29th year of Daoguang (AD 1847), Wang Weiren purchased and built Wang's ancestral hall, established Gengyin Yizhuang, and rebuilt the Northeast garden. This garden became a part of Wang's ancestral hall "Gengyin villa", renamed "Huanxiu villa", also known as "Summer Palace". After more damage, in 1949, only a mountain, a pool, a "Buqiu boat". From June 1984 to October 1985, Suzhou Municipal Bureau of landscape architecture and embroidery Research Institute jointly funded a large-scale renovation. It is designed by Suzhou garden design office and constructed by Suzhou classical garden construction company. It mainly restored the four side hall, valley hall, Wenquan Pavilion and side building of Huanxiu villa, with a construction area of 754 square meters, newly built and renovated walls of more than 200 meters, and auxiliary ground of 246 square meters. It also strengthened rockery, cleaned pools and planted trees.

Huanxiu Villa

Huanxiu villa is located in Jingde Road, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It used to be the former site of Qian's Golden Valley Garden in the Five Dynasties. After several changes of hands, it was expanded many times. In the Qing Dynasty, Daoguang began to call it Huanxiu villa, also known as the summer palace.

Huanxiu villa, the landscape is mainly mountain, supplemented by pool and water, with few buildings

. Although the area of Huanxiu villa is 3 mu, it is a collection of traditional arts such as architecture, garden, sculpture, poetry, and gray carving. It highlights the characteristics of masculinity, strangeness, danger, seclusion, beauty and broadness in landscape architecture.

Huanxiu villa is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. It was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 1988 and a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO Heritage Committee at the end of 1997.

Historical evolution

Huanxiu villa, located at 262 Jingde Road, Suzhou City, is now in Suzhou embroidery Museum. Now it covers an area of 2179 square meters, of which the building area is 754 square meters. The landscape is mainly composed of mountains, supplemented by pools and water, and there are few buildings. Small as it is, the garden is full of vigor and vitality. It is a wonderful flower in the treasure house of traditional culture. Its characteristics clearly reflect the Chinese outlook on nature and life.

In particular, the rockery piled by Ge is a unique one. It covers an area of less than half an acre. However, within a short distance, there are thousands of rocks and gullies, and it is easy to move around the mountains. The main peak is in the southeast, the second peak is in the northwest, surrounded by water and trees. Around the hall of Huanxiu villa are green pine, green cypress, crape myrtle and Magnolia.

Historical records

Huanxiu villa covers a small area, but its stone rockery is the largest in China. According to records, this mountain was made by GE Yuliang, a master of mountain folding in the Qing Dynasty. Although it was made by human beings, it is like Tiankai. It can be called the treasure of rockery because of its wonderful nature. Huanxiu villa is also famous for this, which fully reflects the cultural characteristics of the unity of man and nature, and shows a harmonious and unified cosmology of man and nature. This garden was originally the former site of Qian's "Golden Valley Garden" in Wu and Yue dynasties. After that, there were many ups and downs. Since Qianlong (1736-1795) of the Qing Dynasty, Jiang (Ji), Bi (yuan) and sun (Shiyi) have lived here successively, digging ground for pools, piling stones for mountains, and building houses and pavilions. In the 29th year of Daoguang (1847), it became a part of "gengyen Yizhuang" of Wang's ancestral hall, renamed "Huanxiu villa", also known as "Summer Palace".

Huanxiu villa was the former site of jingguyuan in Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of Jiang Ji, a member of the Ministry of criminal justice. Jiang's family built a "Qiuzi building", and piled stones behind the building to form a mountain. Three feet of earth was dug. There was a clear spring flowing into the pool, and the famous spring was "flying snow".

After that, it was the residence of Bi Yuan and sun Shiyi.

There is a rockery in the garden. It is the masterpiece of Ge Yuliang, a master of rockery. In the 29th year of Daoguang, Wang Weiren purchased and built Wang's ancestral hall, established Gengyin Yizhuang, and rebuilt the Northeast garden, which is called Yiyuan, also known as Huanxiu villa. After the war between Xianfeng and Tongzhi, many gardens were destroyed. In the light of the times. Until 1949, there was only one mountain, one pool and one "autumn boat".

Scenery in the garden

Huanxiu villa covers an area of 2179 square meters. The landscape is mainly composed of mountains, supplemented by pools and water, and there are few buildings. Although the garden is small, it has great momentum. There is a poem: "the scenery comes from Qingjia, there are painted boats to make up for autumn, and there are wonderful peaks around the garden. The garden is the best, watching the cold spring flying snow, and the high Pavilion containing clouds" vividly depicts the scenery in the garden.

The best rockery in the park is the rockery piled by GE Yuliang. It covers an area of less than half an mu. However, within a short distance, there are thousands of rocks and gullies. You can see the rockery around the mountain and the scenery is different. The main peak is in the southeast, the second peak is in the northwest, surrounded by water and trees. There are dangerous paths, caves, secluded valleys, stone cliffs, flying beams and cliffs in the mountain. The realm is changeable, just like nature. The main peak is 7.2 meters high, the ravine Valley is 12 meters long, and the mountain path is more than 60 meters long. It hovers up and down, like a high road into the cloud, with a magnificent atmosphere. GE's method of "chopping with a big axe" is simple and powerful, with a rigorous structure, well arranged and natural. He is known as "the only one in Jiangnan".

Renovate

Huanxiu Villa

It was originally the music garden of Zhu Changwen in Song Dynasty.

In the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, it was the residence of Shen Shixing, a bachelor, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of Jiang Ji, Bi Yuan, and sun Shiyi. In 1807, the garden owner Sun Jun invited Ge Yuliang, the great master of mountain folding, to build a rockery in the garden, which has survived to this day.

Daoguang years, renamed Huanxiu villa. After more damage, in 1949, only a mountain, a pool, a "Buqiu boat". From June 1984 to October 1985, Suzhou Municipal Bureau of landscape architecture and embroidery Research Institute jointly funded a large-scale renovation. The construction area of "yougutang" and "Huanxiu villa" has been restored to 754 square meters, and rockeries have been reinforced, pools have been cleared, and trees have been replanted.

daily management

Huanxiu villa is now under the management of Suzhou landscaping and Greening Administration.

Huanxiu villa is a classical garden mainly composed of lakes, rocks and rockeries. The rockeries and houses account for about three-quarters of the total area of the garden, and the water surface accounts for one-quarter. The rockery and spring pool cover less than one mu. The pool divides the rockery into primary and secondary parts. The main peak of the rockery protrudes in the southeast, the secondary peak bows to the northwest, and the pool water flows between the two mountains. The main peak is 7.2 meters high, the valley is about 12 meters long, the mountain path is more than 60 meters long, circling up and down, you can see dangerous rocks and cliffs, canyon plank road, stone chamber flying beam, stream cave, such as high road into the cloud, with a myriad of Meteorology.

Experience

The construction history of Huanxiu villa can be traced back to Jingde temple built by Wang Xun and Wang Min brothers in Jin Dynasty. Later, it became the Golden Valley Garden of Qian Yuanyu, the son of Qian Liu, the king of Wu and Yue in Five Dynasties. In Song Dynasty, it was the music garden of Zhu Changwen, a writer. Later, it was revived and abandoned repeatedly.

In the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, it was changed into Xuedao academy and the Department of grain and road. Wanli years for the bachelor shenshixing housing. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Shen Jikui, a grandson, built the garden.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, he was a member of the Ministry of criminal justice, wailang Jiang Ji's house. He built a "Qiuzi building" and built a house and pavilion in it.

After that, it was the residence of Bi Yuan and sun Shiyi. Sun Junya, a descendant of the sun family, was named Linquan. In the 12th year of Jiaqing, he invited Ge Yuliang, a famous Dieshan scholar, to reconstruct the garden. Ge Yuliang's rockery in half an acre of land has a potential of thousands of miles, and since then the garden has been famous for rockery all over the world.

In the 29th year of Daoguang (AD 1847), Wang Weiren purchased and built Wang's ancestral hall, established Gengyin Yizhuang, and rebuilt the Northeast garden. This garden became a part of Wang's ancestral hall "Gengyin villa", renamed "Huanxiu villa", also known as "Summer Palace". After more damage, in 1949, only a mountain, a pool, a "Buqiu boat". June 1984 to October 1985

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