Edifice

Edifice

Suzhou Changyuan is a classical garden building built in Qing Dynasty. The garden is located in the east of the residence, with an area of about 1 mu. From the garden gate, the osmanthus hall and the small courtyard of the hall are planted with osmanthus trees and Wutong trees. On the opposite side of the courtyard is Tonghua book house. Through the book house, you can see all the scenery in front of you. Changyuan is located at No. 22, Miaotang lane, west of Suzhou City, covering an area of more than one mu. Changyuan is a typical small garden in Suzhou. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty and its owner's surname is pan. The garden has exquisite gardening techniques, small area and ingenious layout, rich and multi-level landscape, and exquisite features. It is a permanent treasure representing Chinese traditional culture and national characteristics.

brief introduction

The pool area accounts for about a quarter of the whole park, and the edge of the bank is surrounded by overlapping Lake stones, with uneven twists and turns. A five fold stone slab bridge is built at the south end to divide the pool into two. The shore is sparsely covered with Pinus bungeana, wisteria, pomegranate, sweet clover and other flowers and trees. Along the east garden wall to the north, the corridor is winding and undulating, near the water and by the wall. There are two pavilions in the middle, one is the hexagonal Yanhui Chengqu Pavilion, and the other is the square rest room Pavilion. Between the two pavilions, there are bamboo and stone sketches, elegant and fresh. Beyond the Square Pavilion, you can reach liuyunshan house, the main hall of the garden. The name of the house is cloud, which means it is scattered and refined. There is a platform in front of the hall, next to the pool, which is also the main scenic spot in the garden. Although Changyuan is small, you can also stop and enjoy it. The plane layout of the garden is the central pool, surrounded by buildings, which is a common method of Suzhou small and medium-sized gardens. The space configuration is compact, and the scenery level is rich, which is representative in similar gardens.

Landscape collection

After entering the garden gate, there is a small courtyard in the north, with osmanthus flowers planted in the courtyard. In the north, there are three couplets in the osmanthus hall. After entering the osmanthus hall, through the courtyard to the Tonghua library, the whole garden shows the present. The pool occupies a quarter of the total area of the park. The pool is surrounded by halls, pavilions, rockeries, flowers and trees, and the shore is surrounded by lake stones. The pool is long and narrow, and a 50 fold stone slab bridge is erected at the south end, so that the pool surface is divided into two parts. Pinus bungeana, Lagerstroemia indica, pomegranate and Melilotus are sparsely planted along the coast. Huangshi revetment, flowers and trees supporting sparse, simple and elegant.

Along the east wall to the north, through the hexagonal Yanhui Chengqu Pavilion and the square rest Pavilion, the corridor is winding and undulating. It is next to the wall and decorated with bamboo and stone pieces to enhance the taste. Through the Square Pavilion on the north bank, you can reach the main hall Liuyun mountain house. The spacious platform in front of the hall is near the pool, which is one of the main viewing points in the garden. From the west corridor southbound to the ship Hall's dust flap, the east side of the hall faces the pool, opposite to the rest room Pavilion. To the south of the corridor, through the Square Pavilion facing the small pool, you can climb the rockery in the southwest corner of the lake. The peak of the mountain is waiting for the moon Pavilion, which is the highest place in the whole garden and connected with the mountain climbing curved corridor. From the pavilion, you can go down the hill along the stone steps and through the stone caves, or return to Tonghua book house along the southern ramp.

Historical evolution

According to the local chronicles, Changyuan is located at No. 22, Miaotang lane, Yuyu lane. The residential area is 4.14 mu, including 2.12 mu of garden. According to legend, this garden was built by Daotai Wang in Qing Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Wang's surname declined, and teahouses were once opened in the garden. In about 7 years of the Republic of China, it was purchased and renovated by lawyer pan Xing. In 25 years, Tong Yi's "Jiangnan garden annals" said: "there are still small gardens in the city, with Changyuan and Huyuan as the most important ones." Later, it was said that the surname pan went to Shanghai. In the early days of liberation, the garden was rented out and taken care of by Zhang and Fang.

In 1956, Xilang housing was a public-private partnership. At the time of investigation in 1958, the garden was still intact. Liu Dunzhen praised it as "rich and multi-level landscape, one of the representative gardens in Suzhou." In 1959, it was taken over by the Municipal Department of landscape architecture, where Qin Xindong followed Fang's family name to live and take care of the garden.

During the "Cultural Revolution", the destruction was serious. The rockery was destroyed, some pools were filled, the Huangshi revetment collapsed into the pool, the northeast corner of the park was occupied, the four side hall, five pavilions and curved corridors were demolished, only the base site and pool curved bridge were left, precious flowers and trees were cut down, and the remaining buildings were moved into seven households. Now it's under repair.

Architectural features

Changyuan garden has exquisite gardening techniques. Although the area is small, the layout is ingenious. The landscape is rich and multi-level, with exquisite and exquisite characteristics. The pool in the whole garden is in the center. The pool is surrounded by halls, pavilions, rockeries, flowers and trees, and the pool is long and narrow. A curved bridge is erected at the south end to divide the water into two. The main hall in the north of the pool is Liuyun mountain house, and the platform near the pool is spacious. On the west side of the pool, the winding corridor and the boat hall are "Di I Chen Jin", which is built close to the pool. Looking south along the corridor, through the Square Pavilion facing the small pool, you can see the lake rock rockery in the southwest corner of the park. On the top of the pavilion, there is a waiting moon Pavilion, which is connected with the mountain climbing curved corridor. The six sides of the South Pavilion are named "Yanhui Chengqu". In the north of the pavilion, there is a small four side hall called Tonghua book house. In the west of the house, there is a "slanting corridor" waiting for the moon Pavilion. In the south, there is a small court with osmanthus plants in the courtyard. In the south, there are three couplets in the osmanthus hall, which is the entrance hall of Changyuan.

Nearby attractions

Huqiu Mountain Scenic Spot: it is a famous scenic spot. It is located on a small hill more than 30 meters high outside Suzhou city. It is known as "the first scenic spot in Wuzhong". With a long history of 2500 years, Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Song Dynasty, said, "it's a pity not to visit Huqiu in Suzhou!" Huqiu has become a must for tourists to Suzhou. In 1998, Huqiu was rated as one of the ten Chinese civilized scenic spots for its clean and beautiful environment, orderly management and excellent service.

Yuhan Hall: Yuhan hall, with a construction area of 5000 square meters, is the former residence of Wu Yipeng, a Ming Dynasty bachelor. It is commonly known as GE Laoting hall. It is located at No. 16, East yang'anbang, Guangji Road, changmenwai. The existing houses are divided into East, middle and West roads. There are five main buildings in the middle road. In 1982, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Suzhou. The third main hall is Yuhan hall, which is 16 meters wide and 14 meters deep. Such a large Ming style building is rare in Suzhou. The Ming style carvings on the buttress of the maple arch and the mountain fog clouds on the ridge are simple and round, and even the patterns of flowers and wreaths carved under each beam are extremely fine.

There are also Suzhou Wufeng garden, Suzhou Liuyuan, Suzhou Guanqian Street, Suzhou Humble Administrator's garden, Suzhou Lion Forest, Suzhou Quyuan, Suzhou Tuisi Garden, Suzhou Huashan National Forest Park, Suzhou Stone Lake scenic spot, Suzhou Dongshan, Suzhou Xingchun bridge, Suzhou Meili town and other scenic spots.

Practical information

Accommodation: Suzhou Conference Center Hotel, which is located in the citizen square of central Daoqian street in the ancient city, adjacent to the industrial park in the East and Suzhou New District in the West. At present, the hotel is fully managed by Nanjing Jinling (International) hotel management company. Distance from Airport (km): 50, distance from railway station (km): 5

Transportation: take bus No.38 from the railway station to the second hospital, then go to Yuyu lane, then walk a little northward to Miaotang lane, and then walk inward. Or take bus No.3 from the railway station to Yuyu lane, take bus No.1 to leqiao, and then walk westward along Ganjiang road to Yuyu lane, or transfer line 4 from leqiao to Yuyu Lane station.

Food: go out of Miaotang street to Yuyu lane, walk more than 100 meters northward to Ganjiang Road, walk about 300 meters southward along Ganjiang road to a small lane on the west side of Renmin Road, and walk inward. You can see that there are restaurants on both sides of the street, which are ordinary, medium and high-grade.

The best season for traveling: April to October every year is more suitable. In summer, it's best to choose a cloudy day with a little scattered light rain. When you enter Changyuan, you may appreciate the leisure of the ancients.

Admission: Free

Scenic spot level: national AAAA scenic spot

Opening hours: the first weekend of each month

You need to make an appointment on the website or Suzhou garden app in advance

[notice for reservation]: 1. Residents can make an appointment with a valid ID card, and each ID card is limited to 3 people (including children). 2. The appointment will be open at 12:00 noon on Monday of the second week of each month. 3. If the SMS is not received, the appointment is not successful. [admission method]: if the reservation is successful, you will receive the SMS QR code and enter the park with this SMS QR code and ID card.

Reserve information: (1) when ordering, ensure that you receive information correctly, please input the mobile phone number accurately. Second, to ensure that you are normal in the garden, please input the ID number accurately.

Traffic information

Bus: 737, 20, 67, 138, 44, 562, 62, 939

Metro: Line 1, line 4

Address: Yuhua East Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang

Longitude: 114.57877904663

Latitude: 38.038831490917

Ticket information: free.

Chinese PinYin : Chang Yuan