苏州园林英文介绍

现代文明的国际化都市与优雅的江南水乡•Inheaven,thereisparadise.•Onearth,thereareSuzhouandHangzhou.-Chinesesaying上有天堂，下有苏杭WhatdoyouknowaboutSuzhou?•Suzhou(SimplifiedChinese:苏州；•TraditionalChinese:蘇州;ancientname:吳)isacitywithalonghistoryonthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverandontheshoresofLakeTaihuintheprovinceofJiangsu,China.•Thecityisrenownedforitsbeautifulstonebridges,pagodas,andmeticulouslydesignedgardens,whichhasbecomeagreattouristattraction.•SuzhouhasalsobeenanimportantcenterforChina'ssilkindustrysincetheSongDynasty(960-1279),andcontinuestoholdthatprominentpositiontoday.•ItispartoftheGoldenTriangleregion.TheGDPpercapitawas¥66,826(ca.US$7649)in2004,rankedno.5among659Chinesecities.•2008年苏州的国内生产总值（GDP）为6698.26亿元人民币，总量居中国大陆第5位（仅次于上海、北京、广州和深圳）、华东地区第二位（仅次于上海）、中国地级市第一位。•人均国内生产总值为78,236元（超过10,000美元），列中国大陆第三位（仅次于深圳和广州）、华东地区第一位（已超越上海）。AdetailedmapwithallthesightsClassicalGardensofSuzhou苏州园林苏州园林是指中国苏州城内的园林建筑，以私家园林为主，起始于春秋时期的吴国建都姑苏时（公元前514年），形成于五代，成熟于宋代，兴旺于明代，鼎盛于清代。到清末苏州已有各色园林一百七十多处，现保存完整的有六十多处，对外开放的园林有十九处。占地面积不大，但以意境见长，以独具匠心的艺术手法在有限的空间内点缀安排，移步换景，变化无穷。1997年，苏州古典园林作为中国园林的代表被列入《世界遗产名录》。是中华园林文化的翘楚和骄傲。沧浪亭、狮子林、拙政园、留园分别代表着宋（公元948～1264年）、元（公元1271～1368年）、明（公元1369～1644年）、清（公元1644～1911年）四个朝代的艺术风格，被称为“苏州四大名园”。TheSurgingWavePavilion沧浪亭Celebratedforthedelightsofthewildernessofmountainandforestscenery,theSurgingWavePavilionistheoldestamongtheexistingclassicalgardensofSuzhou.OnthewholethepresentgardenoftheSurgingWavePavilionstillkeepsthestyleoftheSong.Itfeaturesarangeofman-mademountainsinsidethegardenandwaterscapesoutside.Proceedingpastthepureexpanseofwateroverazigzagbridgeofstoneandthroughtheentrance,onecomestothegardenandcatchessightofman-mademountaincoveredwithage-oldtreesandbamboo,runningfromeasttowest.•TheSurgingWavePavilionintheshapeofasquarestandsatthetopofthemountainandhasaparallelcoupletfromtheSongpoetsonthestonepillarstoheightenartisticconception.Mostofthegardenbuildings,simpleandplain,wererebuiltintheQingDynasty,carefullyarrangedaroundthemountainsandconnectedbyalongroofedwalkway.TheLionForrestGarden狮子林OneofthefourgreatgardensofSuzhouandisadmiredfortheincrediblecollectionofpitted,erodedrocksthatweregreatlyappreciatedbyclassicalChinesescholars.ItwasoriginallypartofaBuddhistmonastery.ThegardensareareminderoftheBuddhiststoryofthelions.Thelayoutofthegardenfollowsmanytwistsandturns.Itiseasytogetquitelostinthesewindingpaths狮子林为苏州四大名园之一，至今已有650多年的历史。位于苏州市市城东北园林路。元至正二年（公元1342年）僧天如禅师为纪念其师中峰禅师建菩提正宗寺，元末名僧天如禅师维则的弟子“相率出资，买地结屋，以居其师。”因园内“林有竹万固，竹下多怪石，状如狻猊（狮子）者”；又因中峰禅师曾倡道天目山狮子岩，取佛书“狮子吼”之意，易名为狮子林。明洪武六年（公元1373年），73岁的大书画家倪瓒（号云林）途经苏州，曾参与造园，并题诗作画（绘有《狮子林图》），使狮子林名声大振，成为佛家讲经说法和文人赋诗作画之胜地。TheHumbleAdministrator'sGarden拙政园•Covering51,950sq.m,theHumbleAdministrator'sGardenisthelargestofallclassicalgardensinSuzhou.•TheHumbleAdministrator'sGarden,oneofChina'sfourmostfamousgardens,builtin1509duringtheMingDynasty•Itisdividedintothreeparts;theeastern,middlethewesternparts.Thehouseliesinthesouthofthegarden.•ItislistedasaWorldCulturalHeritagesiteandhasalsobeendesignatedasoneoftheCulturalRelicsofNationalImportanceundertheProtectionoftheStateaswellasaSpecialTouristAttractionofChina.ThegardenconsistsofEastern,CentralandWesternsectionsaswellassomeresidencesoftheformerowners•TheHumbleAdministrator’sGarden(ZhuozhengYuan)isconsideredthegreatestofallsouthernChinesegardens.DuringthereignofEmperorZhengde(1506-1521),thesitewasoccupiedbyDahongTemple.Atthattime,acensornamedWangXianchenappropriatedthetempleandconverteditintoaprivatevilla,buttheWangfamilycouldnotmaintainthegardenandsolditafewyearslater.Inthecomingcenturiesthegardenrepeatedlychangedhandsandwasreconstructedmanytimes,sothegardenweseetodayisfarremovedfromtheoneenjoyedbyWangXianchen.TheLingeringGarden留园•TheLingeringGarden,oneofthefourmostfamousgardensinChina,occupiesanareaof23,310squaremeters.Likeotherfamousgardens,theLingeringGardenseekstocreatestunningnaturallandscapeswithinlimitedspace•Accordingtothestyleofthebuildings,thegardencangenerallybedividedintofourparts:thecentral,eastern,westernandnorthernparts.Ofthefourparts,thecentralpartistheessenceofthewholecomplex.ThispartwastheoriginalLingeringGardenwhiletheotherthreewereaddedduringtheQingDynasty•Tigerhill•Withahistoryofmorethan2,500years,theHuqiuhasbeenknownasNo.1SightofSuzhou.Itisamustfortourists.ThegreatSongliterarymanSuDongposaid,ItwouldbeapityifyouhadbeentoSuzhoubutdidn'tgettovisittheHuqiu.AsashowcaseofSuzhouandoneofthefirsttenexemplarycivilizedtouristattractionsofChina,itreceivesover1,500,000Chineseandforeigntouristseveryyear,andhastakenovertheleadinthetourismindustryofSuzhoufortenyearsrunning.HanshanTempleHanshanTempleislocatedinthetownofFengqiao(MapleBridge)inthewestoutskirtsofSuzhou,onlyonekilometerwestoftheLingeringGarden.DuringtheTangDynasty(618-907),afamousmonknamedHanshanstayedinthetemple,whichwaslaterrenamedbyhisname.Thetemplewasonceoneofthe10mostfamoustemplesinChina.ZhangJi,afamousTang-dynastypoet,wrotethepoemANightMooringbyMapleBridge,which,consequently,madethetempleevenmorepopularnationwide.ShoppingandDiet购物和饮食Guanqianstreet观前街•SuzhouisadevelopedcityinChina,wit