Guozhuang

Guozhuang is a key cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. It is located in the north of Wolong bridge, Xishan Road, Xihu, Hangzhou. It was built by song Duanfu, a silk merchant in the Qing Dynasty. It is also known as "Duanyou villa". During the period of the Republic of China, Songzhuang was mortgaged to Kong Fengchun powder shop in Qinghefang, and then sold to Guo family in Fenyang, which was renamed "Fenyang villa", commonly known as Guozhuang. After 1950, Guozhuang was used for other purposes, resulting in the loss of buildings and gardens. In October 1989, it was renovated by the Department of landscape architecture. According to the principle of repairing the old as before, it was restored to its original appearance. It was reopened on October 1, 1991. The manor covers an area of 9788 square meters, with a water surface of nearly 3000 square meters and a total construction area of 1629 square meters.

Guozhuang

Guozhuang, one of the gardens in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, is now a cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. Guozhuang is located on the Bank of Wolong bridge on Xishan Road in Hangzhou, adjacent to the "Quyuan Fenghe" Park, one of the ten sceneries of the West Lake. Originally known as "Duanyou villa", it was built in 1907. The original owner was song Duanfu, a businessman from Hangzhou, so the manor was commonly known as Songzhuang. During the period of the Republic of China, it was sold to Guo, a native of Fenyang, and was renamed "Fenyang villa", commonly known as Guozhuang. After renovation in 1989, the carved characters of Fenyang villa were still kept at the main entrance.

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Guozhuang, located in the north of Wolong bridge, Xishan Road, Xihu, Hangzhou, is a key cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. In 1907, it was built by song Duanfu, a silk merchant.

It is also known as "Duanyou villa". Linliu volume Pavilion, according to the zhangkai building. A couplet said: "red apricot leads the spring breeze, and I hope the guests will come here soon and get drunk for a thousand days; green poplar is full of smoke and water, and the third bridge is on the Xiaoxin dike." During the period of the Republic of China, Songzhuang was mortgaged to Kong Fengchun powder shop in Qinghefang, and then sold to Guo family in Fenyang, which was renamed "Fenyang villa", commonly known as Guozhuang. Known as the "crown of West Lake classical gardens", it is the only complete private garden in Hangzhou. The garden is close to the lake, with a dock and a pool as the center. The Qushui river connects with the West Lake, and the stone rockery beside the lake is exquisitely carved. The "Jingsu Pavilion" in the village is opposite to the Su dike, and you can see the scenery of the outer lake. Guozhuang elegant and clean, known as "the most ancient interest in the West Lake pool". After 1950, Guozhuang was used for other purposes, resulting in the loss of buildings and gardens. October 1989

On October 1, 1991, it was restored by the Department of landscape architecture. The manor covers an area of 9788 square meters, with a water surface of nearly 3000 square meters and a total construction area of 1629 square meters. It is divided into two scenic spots, namely "jingbiju" and "yijingtiankai". The layout is elegant and unique.

Guozhuang was built by song Duanfu in Qing Dynasty and named "Duanyou villa". During the reign of Guangxu, the property right was transferred to Guo Shilin, and a new western style house and stone boat were built. It was renamed "Fenyang villa", commonly known as "Guozhuang".

Guozhuang, also known as "Duanyou villa" and "Songzhuang", was built by the silk merchant song Duanfu in 1907. In the later years, the landscape was abandoned and the buildings were used for other purposes. The renovation was started in 1989 and completed in 1991. The overall plan of the manor is rectangular, covering an area of 9788 square meters, with water surface accounting for 29.3% and building area of 1629 square meters. The reserved buildings include Fenyang villa, pleasing Pavilion, liangyixuan, Jingsu Pavilion, etc. The manor can be divided into three parts: the inner pool, the outer pool and the residential area on the East and south of the inner pool, with two entrances in the West and North. The East is close to the West Lake, with pavilions built near the lake, winding paths leading to seclusion, rockeries and rocks, which is very elegant.

There are docks and rockeries in the park. In the book of Jiangnan garden annals, it is said that "Ya Jie has a net master who looks like the Wu gate, and is the most ancient and interesting person in the Wulin pool hall." Mr. Chen Congzhou, a famous expert on ancient architecture and landscape architecture and professor of Tongji University, said that the garden not only absorbed the building techniques of Suzhou gardens, but also had many scenes with Shaoxing characteristics. For example, there are two ponds in the garden. One is in natural form, piled with lake stones, and the curved corridor beside the pond looks like a Suzhou garden; the other is a square pond made of stone slabs, which is obviously Shaoxing style.

It is a typical pattern of front house and back garden. "Jingbiju" is the part of the house, which is the place for the host to stay at home and meet visitors. The interior furnishings are exquisite and elegant, antique. "A mirror of the sky" is the part of the garden, which is a delicate garden with the theme of water. It is surrounded by winding corridors, small bridges and flowing water, rockeries and rocks, and surrounded by flowers and trees. Along the pool, there are many scenic spots, such as "fragrant snow in spring", "taking advantage of the wind to invite the moon", "liangyixuan", "pleasing the heart and eyes", "Jingsu Pavilion", "Rumuchunfeng". Guozhuang is elegant, elegant and ingenious. It is comparable with Suzhou Wangshi garden, and slightly better than Wangshi garden with the scenery of West Lake. It is a well preserved private garden in Hangzhou, which provides a valuable example for the study of Zhejiang garden. It has been listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Zhejiang Province. After renovation in 1989, the carved characters of Fenyang villa were still kept at the main entrance. Maintain the original landscape pattern and style.

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Entering Guozhuang, we first see "quiet must live" and then "a mirror opens". The former part of the house garden is the reception place for the host. The latter part is the garden part, which is also the part of Guozhuang characteristics. After several twists and turns to the main hall, the plaque "fragrant snow points spring" is hung on it. An old couplet in the back hall was remade and hung in front of the court: "red apricots lead the spring breeze, and I hope the guests will come here soon to get drunk for thousands of days; green poplar is full of smoke and water, and the third bridge is on the Xiaoxin dike.". It immediately introduces people into the elegant artistic conception. This is a quadrangle courtyard with the characteristics of Zhejiang folk houses. The left and right wing rooms and the back hall form a small courtyard. The courtyard is paved with stone slabs, and in the middle is a square pool surrounded by stone railings. In the pool, there is a continuous trickle, forming the unique quiet atmosphere of Jiangnan residents. The curved corridor, pool Pavilion, back hill and stone bridge form a delicate landscape. On the lakeside side, the pavilion of "taking advantage of the wind to invite the moon" is open to the lake, facing the six bridges and willows, enjoying the scenery of the lake and the mountains. On a sunny day and a moonlit night, there is an invitation from the wind

The beauty of the moon. There is also the "pleasing to the eye" pavilion on the rockery, which is very high and has a panoramic view of the beautiful lakes and mountains. On the moonlit night of the Mid Autumn Festival, if you can enjoy the moon in the pavilion, it's really the joy of the gods. There is also an adjacent "Jingsu Pavilion" on the second floor. It used to be an embroidered building. Facing the Su dike and pressing the dike bridge, there is a quiet and elegant garden behind it. This is also the main building of the garden. The downstairs used to be a place for the master to play chess and piano, and the upstairs displays four treasures of the study. It was the place where the master chanted poetry and painted. In front of the gate of the moon on the low wall, they respectively said: "pillow the lake" and "rub the moon". From the perspective of the moon gate, you can see the beautiful images of Ge Ling and others, which are just like those in the paintings, adding to people's interest in visiting the garden. Stepping out of the moon gate is a dock, which can lead people off the ship and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Lake.

Enter the door, walk through the moon door, gently knock on the fan-shaped window, you will see the winding corridor, waterside pavilion, everywhere is exquisite carved, antique. In the reception room, beautiful couplets are hung in the hall, and the ink is dripping with the scenery of the lakes and mountains; a red sandalwood eight immortals table with two legs is coiled with dragons. Although the chair is there, the people are already dim, but still I can hear the voices of many friends talking and laughing. Trees are Jiamu, flowers are strange flowers, so green, so shy red, different from other places, they have railings to support each other, there are false stones to depend on each other, there are clear waves to make the shadow, then a bit more interesting, a bit more charming. Around the wall with green vines, around the trees with green pineapples, on the edge of the green threshold, on the terrace with clouds, walking on the bluestone road in the misty rain, every step seems to be stepping on the rhyme of a beautiful ancient poem. When the clouds open and the sun rises, there is a gentle breeze, and you can feel the refreshing coolness of the early spring on the lake; there are songbirds singing to each other, and the gaps between the bamboo bushes and trees are full of sunshine strings. Hangzhou natives come here for peace and comfort. On holidays, they invite friends to sit around in front of the wind, enjoy the scenery, have tea, play chess and cards, talk about the world and have a happy day. Outsiders come here to seek the past time and wisdom of their ancestors wrapped in this high gray brick wall.

Guozhuang is divided into two parts: "quiet will live" and "jingkaitian", separated by "liangyixuan". The former is a place to meet guests at home, while the latter is a place to walk and enjoy. The master led the water from the West Lake into the garden. There was a lake in the garden, which was named Su Chi. The pool was like a mirror, and a mirror opened the sky. With water, everything has aura and beauty. The winding corridor is surrounded by water, the folding stones are shining on the water, the flowers and trees are surrounded by the water, the bridges are connected on the water, and the green lotus is still on the water. Water, wood, Qinghua, terrace, Jinbi, spring water, curtain painting, so there are "Xiangxue Fen Chun", "Chengfeng invite the moon", "feast for the eyes", "Jingsu Pavilion", "Rumuchunfeng" and other attractions. Among them, the main building is Jingsu Pavilion, the downstairs is a place for playing chess and piano, and the upstairs is a place for the master to recite poems and paint. The whole building is filled with a strong fragrance of books.

People have to face the house garden every day. To a large extent, the artistry of the house garden represents the lack of artistry. It brings people endless enjoyment of beauty. In fact, cultural people, or ordinary people, need the nourishment of mountains and trees. Under the trees and bamboo forests, in the shadow of apricot blossoms, watching the morning light and evening mist, watching the warm spring and the overcast autumn, people can live happily and tastefully. If the mountain is not high, the spirit will win; if the scenery is not big, the interest will be good. As a famous private garden in the south of the Yangtze River, Guozhuang is good at borrowing scenery. The West Lake is so beautiful that the buildings around the lake can "borrow the scenery". The problem is how to achieve harmony, delicacy, aura and interest. Guozhuang can be regarded as the best place in this respect, so it has the reputation of "Zhuangzi spring and Autumn" in Hangzhou. The garden is small and the universe is big. When you look around, the scenery moves to the front of the cup and the painting shows the fundus of your eyes. Point pen Pavilion, map; ink wood and stone, fun. Small bridge running water, curved bank clear wave. Facing the wind, facing each other across the lake, far away

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