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Shadow Garden| Solemn as autumn! Liu Garden

Liu Garden in Suzhou is one of the four famous gardens in China, roughly divided into east, middle, west, and north four garden areas, each with different styles and characteristics. Therefore, I think that when visiting Liu Garden, there are five must-read brick titles in the garden, not only because they are located at the junction of the four garden areas, but also because these five brick titles play a role in highlighting the theme.【Stay between heaven and earth】 "Stay between heaven and earth" brick title is located on the cave door entering the middle garden landscape area from the entrance hall of Liu Garden. The brick title is "Bo Wen", which is verified to be Zhou Bowen, a calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty, not Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty! Liu Garden was first built by Xu Taishi during the curse Wanli period, called "Dongyuan"; the second garden owner Liu Ciming named "Hanbi Mountain Villa"; in the 12th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Sheng Kang bought this garden, and accidentally found Liu Shu's collection during the renovation. This brick title, hence the homophonic sound of "Liu's Garden" Liu, and more because of this "Stay between heaven and earth" brick title, named the garden "Liu Garden", hoping that the beautiful scenery and blessings will stay for a long time.【Dongyuan】 "Dongyuan" brick title is located on the cave door entering the eastern garden from the middle garden, written by Xu Nanhu, a disciple of the master of calligraphy and painting, Huang Binhong. Dongyuan is the name of the garden when the first garden owner Xu Taishi first built it, and it is also the old site of the garden at that time. 【Another Village】 "Another Village" brick title is located on the moon cave door entering the northern garden area from the middle garden. During the period of the third garden owner Sheng Kang, this was a vegetable garden and flower garden, now changed to a bonsai garden. The three characters "Another Village" come from Lu You's poem "Willows are dark and flowers are bright, another village", which also coincides with the pastoral scenery of the northern garden area at that time.【Have another day】 "Have another day" brick title is located above the door hole entering the western garden area from the middle garden, from the Tang Dynasty Zhang Jian's "Facing the Moon": "There are thirty-six other heavens, crystal palaces are cold layer by layer". The terrain here is relatively high, overlooking the western scenery, meaning that you will enter a new and fascinating realm. 【Walking along the creek】 "Walking along the creek" brick title is located in the southwest corner of the western garden area of Liu Garden. These three characters come from Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring". The western garden area of Liu Garden is characterized by earth mounds and streams, and this brick title means that this place is like a paradise. Check-in route: Suzhou Liu Garden, the red leaves in autumn are mainly distributed at the entrance of the garden 200 meters away, and there is also a hundred-year-old ginkgo ancient tree in the garden, which is opposite to the red leaves. Transportation: Check-in route: Suzhou Liu Garden, the red leaves in autumn are mainly distributed at the entrance of the garden 200 meters away, and there is also a hundred-year-old ginkgo ancient tree in the garden, which is opposite to the red leaves. Take Suzhou Metro Line 2 to Shilu Station Exit 1, and walk about 1 kilometer to Liu Garden.
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