苏州之耦园

苏州园林甲天下。苏州园林综合建筑、山水、花木、雕刻、书画集于一体，漫游于园中将经历步移景换的意境。拙政园和留园名列中国四大名园，耦园为现有60多个园林之一。自公元前6世纪春秋时吴的部局；水陆并行、河街相邻，还可在园林里外见到它之缩影。所摄之照片不及实景之一二， 尤其带不出书卷气，只好把对联，匾额及诗画也带进。撑艇老妇有唱江南小曲，吴侬软语加上沧伤。。。

由上海旅游集散中心买苏州一日游套票约200人民币.大约1.5小时车程。启0900-回 1830。

Ou-Yuan is unique among other SuZhou chinese gardens because it has 2 gardens in one residence, therefore it's called Ou ("O") for being duo/twin/couple. It also subtly implying a couple live in "low profile" or quietly and away from the busy life (hideout) especially city. Built in early Ching Dynasty 1644-1910 (not sure the exact date). Three sides of it adjacent to water/river and the remaining side is a street. It's filled with classical chiese residence elements like study, living room, lobby, artificial "hill"/garden/pond,plus lots of trees and plants. It's like a chinese painting of a residence, in reality. In fact, there are many chinese painting and calligraphy in the rooms, guess it's a must for scholar/government official those days. This garden is the remaining of 60+ gardens at SuZhou and "melt" into the old city city plan dated 2500+ yrs ago in the warring states era - where the city was planned to be criss-cross with waterway+land...

How to get there: join the tour by buying a tour package ~RMB200 at Shanghai travel center next to Shanghai Stadium 上海旅游集散中心(上海体育场南) at Puxi, which includes a few of the famous spots at SuZhou, including this Ou Yuan. Duration 0900-1800. Check with the hotel concierge on the ticket purchase and package 24 hr ahead so don't have to take subway to the Puxi, Shanghai Stadium/Sport Center exit and walk to this travel center to buy ticket on the same day.

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耦园位于苏州市内仓街小新巷，原为清初陆锦涉园。清初，保宁知府陆锦致仕归里后于此始构涉园，一名小郁林。后一度由书法家郭凤梁赁居。继为崇明祝氏别墅。同治十三年左右，归按察使湖州沈秉成，聘画家顾沄主持，重修扩建如今。因一宅而有两园，遂称耦园，并寓夫妇偕隐双栖之意。1941年为常州实业家刘国钧所得。

全园布局，颇为得法。黄石假山作为全园主题，堆叠自然，位置恰当，陡峭峻拔，气象雄浑，为苏州园林黄石假山中较为成功的一座。实为值得游赏流连的去处。此园因在住宅东西两侧各有一园，故名耦园。古时两人耕种为“耦”，“耦”、“偶”相通，寓有夫妇归田隐居之意。

东园面积约4亩，以山为主，以池为辅，重点突出，配搭得当。主体建筑坐北朝南，为一组重檐楼厅。这在苏州园林中较为少见。其东南角有小院三处，重楼复道，总称“城曲草堂”。西园面积更小，以书斋及织老屋为中心，前有月台，宽敞明亮，后有小院，幽雅清秀，隔山石树木又建书楼一座；其南亦有一院，为不规则形状，西南角设假山，设置花木，间置湖石，显得幽曲有趣。

全园主景黄石假山，筑于城曲草堂楼厅之前，石块大小相间，手法逼真自然。假山东半部较大，自厅前石径可通山上东侧的平台及西侧的石室；平台之东，山势增高，转为绝壁，直削而下，临于水池，绝壁东南设磴道，依势下至池边，此处气势为全山最精彩处，假山西半部较小，自东而西逐级降低，坡度渐缓，止于小厅右壁。东西两半部之间有谷道，两侧削壁如悬崖。而绝壁东临水池，假山体量与池面宽度配合适当，空间相称。山上不建亭阁，而于山顶山后铺土之处，散置十余种花木，随风摇曳，平添了山林趣味。而池水随假山向南伸展，曲桥架于水上，池南端有阁跨水而筑，称“山水阁”，隔山与城曲草堂相对，形成以山为主体的优美景区。

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