Wangshi Yuan
It is located at Shi-Quan Street in Suzhou city.It was a privet chamber in the south Song
dynasty,but ruined afterward.In later Qing dynasty,it was Song's resident garden,as owner
was a "fishing fan",therefore,the name of the garden was nominated from the
meaning of fishmen "Wangshi" means fishmen in Chinese language.Besides,the
garden is near the Wang-Sin terrace,so the owner adopted the both word's homphonic.This
was the other meaning for the garden's name.The original feature to keep until
today,Wangshi Yuan is a few one among the Suzhou's gardening.There are three court-yard
joining from the front to the back coury-yard in the resident part in the garden.The
formal hall is "Wanjuan Tang",and on the opposite side of it is an exquisite
carved arch over a gateway with brick-flower.The third back yard is an inner hall which
name is "Xiexiu Lou".There is a small door in the west side of "Jiao
Ting",from the door one can enter another part of the gardening.The pond as the
center in the garden,the south of which is place for banquet,and the study as a main part
is in the north.The area of the garden is well knit for the layout of the hall,suitable
arrangement for the space,the flower's shadow to the move wall and ridges & peaks are
taken as windows.All of all makes one to feel it not small as in actual small.Without
doubt,it is a master piece of the works for the classical resident garden in mid-small
size in the south of the river.
To enjoy bamboos through window in Dianchun Yi.See it!
To sidling glance at the arch over a gateway made by brike on the top of the stone-door from the small yard of the inner court,we can see the carved and gilded art of the arch,on which there are four words:"flourishing of bamboo and pine".See it!
To look rockery through the window in Dianchun Yi.See it!
Wintersweet,and white wall are interested in each other.See it!
Even though the sunshine is hidden by the house and eaves,the small bamboo is still open.See it!
Wanjuan Tang is the great hall in housing of Wangshi Yuan,In the hall,there is layout of a whole set of red-wood furniture in Ming type.See it!
This is a study in the west side of Dian Chun Yi.The study is full of lighting as it has windows in the south and the north.The whole set of the furniture in the study is arranged by ancient system.See it!
The out-veranda of the Wanjuan Tang and the brike-flower's arch.See it!
Seeing the winding pavilion through their windows,a yard-ground before the winding pavilion plant green grass and bush in each side.See it!
Tian Xi Chun Jia(Given great fortune form God),the brike-flower of its arch over the gateway is very simple and elegant,having substantil content.See it!
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