豫园位于上海市黄浦区的老城厢东北部,北靠福佑路,东临安仁街,西南与老城隍庙、豫园商城相连。占地面积2万余平方米,门牌号码安仁街218号。
Knowntotheworld,placesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeautyarelocatedinthebustlingbustlingoldcityofShanghaiontheWestBankofHuangpuRiver,NorthRoadbyblessingRoad,EastAnrenstreet,andShanghaiTownGod'sTempleandYuGardenshoppingmallintheWest.Itisaworld-famoussouthernShanghaiclassicalgarden.YuGardenisafamousclassicalgardeninthesouthoftheYangtzeRiver.YuGardenwasbuiltintheMingJiajingperiod.ItwasbuiltbyPanYunduan,aclothgovernorinSichuanintheMingDynasty.Ithasahistoryofmorethan400years.
AssoonasIenteredYuGarden,IfeltasifIwasatthetimeofthelateMingandearlyQingDynasty.Withthestreamofpeople,Igraduallywalkedintoasmallsquarethatcouldholdmorethanathousandpeople.Standinginthesquare,therewasafanexhibitioninthecenter,andsomepaintingsandcalligraphyonthefanside,someofthemwereundulating,someweregracefulandgraceful,someweresoftandstrong.
Lookingaround,thetopofthe8-storyTianyuBuildingisNinghuibuilding.Peoplestandonthepaintedattictoenjoythepicturesquescenery.OnthefrontisHuabaobuilding.EverySpringFestival,peopleliketositheretowatchthepavilion.BehindthemisHeyebuilding,alsoknownasthesnacksquare.OntheeastsideofthesmallsquareisTownGod'sTemple,theannual"threeinspectionday",thatis,thedayswhentheGodofthecityisonpatrol.TheresidentsintheShanghaicityarenineroomsinthehouse.AlltheresidentsareattheChristmaspalaceoftheCityGod(Marchtwenty-eight).AllthebusinessmeninShanghaiandTownGod'sTemple,includingthenearbytemple,arealldecoratedwithlanternsandlanterns,celebratingChristmasfortheGodofthecity.Ifithappenstobeaholiday,itwillformasceneoftouristsgathering,pedestriansweavingandpopularity.
Antitheticalcouplet,aShaoHuazecouplethungonthetwopillarsbesidethegatealongwiththestreamofpeople,andtheancientcityofTownGod'sTemple,theGodofPanGongming,casttheessenceofthecentury.ShenCityfavourstheoldtempleandrebuildsthegloryofthecentury.
Atthistime,Iwasalreadyintoxicatedinthebeautifulscenery.Unconsciously,IcametotheJiuqubridge.Therewerealotofpeopleonthebridge.Underthebridge,fishwereflyingtothebottom.Thequietlakewascoveredwithgreenlotusleaves,likeadenseemeraldfan,whichcoveredthelaketightly.Onthesurfaceofthelake,therearemanycolorsfloating,likesomeonescatteringastringofpearlsbelow.Whenthebreezeblowsslowly,theripplesonthesurfaceofthelakeareasbeautifulasthewrinklesofanewsatin.
Thewallinthegardeniswindingandundulating.Thetopofthewallisdecoratedwithadragon'shead,andismadeoftilestoformaLinshape,whichsymbolizesthedragon'sbody.Apileofwalls,likeadragonswimming,iscalledthedragonwall.InancientChina,thedragonisthesymboloffeudalemperors,whichcannotbeusedfordecorationonbuildings.YuGardenwasbuiltattheendoftheQingDynastywhenthedragonwallwasbuilt,andtheDragonhadonlythreeorfourclawstoavoidthesuspicionof"fiveclawGoldenDragon".DianchuntangwastheNorthcommandpostofShanghaiXiaodaohuiuprisingarmyin1853.Yulinglongisa4-meter-high,exquisitelycarvedstonestandinginfrontofYuhuahall.ItissaidtobearelicofhuashiganginSongDynasty.ThemainbuildingofSansuiistheSansuihall.Thebuildingisspacious.Itwastheplacewherethehostheldabanquet.Inaddition,apairofironlionsoftheYuanDynasty,anoldvineofmorethan300yearsoldandaGinkgobilobaofmorethan400yearsoldarealsoworthwatchinginthegarden.
Itsancientandlonghistory,itsfolkstyleofcolorandflavormakesShanghaithemostfamoustouristattractioninShanghai.