Luoyang xiyuan sui dynasty

Xiyuan. Built in May, 605, it is a royal garden built when Yang Di established Luoyang as its capital. Sui Dynasty, also known as Huitong Garden, is one of the most magnificent gardens in the history of China. It reaches Mangshan in the north, Tan Yi in the south and Xin 'an County in the west, with a circumference of more than 200 miles. Now Xiyuan Park and Peony Garden only occupy a small part of its former site. In the south of Xiyuan, there is an artificial lake in Fiona Fang, with a water depth of tens of feet and a distance of more than ten miles. There are three fairy mountains on the lake, namely, the abbot, Penglai and Yingzhou, with an altitude of 100 feet and a distance of 300 steps. There are pavilions, platforms and moons on the mountain, with built-in organs, which rise or fall, and sometimes appear.

If there is any change. Its quiet beauty and strange movements make people linger. To the north of Xiyuan is a winding water dragon named Longlinqu, which meanders into the lake according to the terrain and then connects with the south. Sixteen palaces with their own characteristics are built on the surface of the canal, and their inner halls are exquisite in structure and magnificent in momentum; Outside the flowing water, the flying bridge lies on it and crosses the bridge for a hundred steps, which is a lush forest. The breeze blows, willows sway, bamboos sway, winding paths lead to secluded places, exotic flowers and rocks, and pavilions are hidden among them. Among them, there are "eight-sided synthesis, beautiful structure, the most ancient and modern" and peony symbolizing wealth, with more than 20 names.

In the west garden, strange mountains and clear waters set each other off; Pavilions and pavilions, cleverly placed in between; The flowing water fills the air and the green forest is lush. The temple was built on the surface of the canal, like the scales of a dragon and the sky. After the completion of Xiyuan, Yang Di was very satisfied and often traveled. In particular, he likes riding on the moon with thousands of ladies-in-waiting on the night when there are few stars in the moon. The West Garden in the moonlight is even more beautiful and delicate, which makes Emperor Yang Di's poem absolute beauty, so he wrote "Night Tour", which makes ladies-in-waiting play immediately and is full of fun.

The West Garden generally follows the palace pattern of "one pool and three mountains" since the Han Dynasty, and is planned and designed according to artificial mountain building, water management, plant arrangement and architectural construction. Landscape is the main line of the garden, especially the Longlin Canal, which runs through 16 gardens, so that each courtyard is surrounded by water on three sides, which is the same as the water, and the Xiaoyao Pavilion is built across the flying bridge, which enriches the landscape. The greening layout not only pays attention to varieties, but also reflects garden buildings. The combination of concealment and exposure pays great attention to the artistic conception of gardening, forming a beautiful garden building. Although each courtyard is for concubines to live in, it is obviously different from the forbidden palace of the emperor and has a great influence on the palaces after the Tang Dynasty. Its completion is a milestone, and the gardening creation of Xiyuan is a turning point in the evolution of China Palace to later landscape palaces, marking the arrival of the heyday of China classical gardens.