拙政园英文介绍

ChineseSuzhouTraditionalGardenHumbleAdministratorGarden拙政园•BriefIntroduction•MainScenerySpot•ArchitecturalArtBriefIntroductionTheHumbleAdministratorGarden,builtin1509(明朝正德四年）byWangXianchenduringtheMingDynasty,islocatedintheNo.178NortheastStreetofSuzhouCity.ItisthelargestandmostrenownedclassicallandscapegardeninSuzhou,coveringanareaof83.5Mu.Asoneoffourgreatgardensinchina,itisa5Atouristspotandlistedinthekeynationalheritageconservationunitsin1961.ThegardenwasinscribedontheWorldculturalheritagelistedbyUNESCOin1997.Itisworthmentioningthatthedesignerisaveryfamousfigure—WenZhengming(文徵明).MainScenerySpotTheHumbleAdministratorGardenisdividedintothreeparts—theeasternpark,thewesternparkandthemiddlepark,including兰雪堂、涵青亭、秫香馆、天泉亭、芙蓉榭、缀云峰、玉兰堂、见山楼、荷风四面亭、香洲、松风水阁、小飞虹、远香堂、海棠春坞、听雨轩、雪香云蔚亭、梧竹幽居、留听阁、塔影亭、浮翠阁、笠亭、与谁同坐轩、倒影楼（夜景）、波形廊、宜两亭、卅六鸳鸯馆（十八曼陀罗花馆）、盆景园、雅石斋.ArchitecturalArt•Ubiquitousponds•Elegantdesignstyleofcourtyards•Courtyardsstrewnatrandom•LuxuriantflowersandtreesUbiquitouspondsThereisnearly6muofwatersurface,whichoccupiesonethirdofthegardenarea.ItissaidthatwhenWenzhengmingstartedtodesigntheHumbleAdministratorGarden,hefoundthatitisunsuitabletobuildmanyconstructionsonthisplacebecauseofsoftsoil,diffusewaterandheavymoisture.SoWenZhengmingtookwaterasthethemeandembellishedthegardenwithtreesandflowers,designingeachsceneryspottactfully.Withtheadditionoflotusandbright-colouredcarp,thesepondshavebeenbeautifullandscapes.Elegantdesignstyleofcourtyards•Exquisitecarvings•Classicalwindowsanddoors•GracefulinteriordesignExquisitecarvingsClassicalwindowsanddoorsGGracefulinteriordesignCourtyardsstrewnatrandomInearlyyears,theconstructionsinthegardenwerequitesparse,onlyincludingahall,alittlebuildingandsixpavilions.AttheendoftheQingDynasty,thequantityofconstructionshadincreasedobviouslywhiletheareaofthewholegardendecreased.Theconsistencyofcentralbuildingshadreached16.3%.Theancientsinterpenetratedtwogroupsofcourtyardsbetweeenthehousesandthegardenlandscape,solvingtransitionofboth.Setoffbythespacesofthesedifferentsizecourtyards,themainspaceappeartobewider.LuxuriantflowersandtreesTheHumbleAdministratorGardeniswellknownforitsflowersandtrees.Peachblossomsinspring,lotusinsummer,polygonuminfallandwintersweetconstitutethemostgorgeouspicturescroll.