Canglang Pavilion

Canglang Pavilion is the oldest garden in Suzhou, and its history is said to date back to the Five Dynasties. Its name is derived from the saying "The water of Canglang is clear, so I can wash my hair; the water of Canglang is turbid, so I can wash my feet", which has a strong sense of seclusion.

Canglang Pavilion is located on Canglang Pavilion Street, not far from Panmen, and is less than two kilometers away. Walking into Canglang Pavilion Street, there is a stone road under your feet. On the left side of the road is Keyuan, and on the right side is Canglang Pavilion. It is said that they were together before, but later separated. A stream of green water meanders around Canglang Pavilion, giving people a very good feeling.

Canglang Pavilion is not big, but the scenery is very good. The best thing is that there are not many tourists, only dozens of people, so you can visit it leisurely. The first feature of Canglang Pavilion is that there are many bamboos. Everywhere you look, you can see green, which makes it more quiet. It reminds me of the couplet written by Jia Baoyu for Xiaoxiang Pavilion in "Dream of Red Mansions": The smoke from the tea in the tripod is still green, and the fingers are still cool after the chess in the secluded window. Another feature is that there are many styles of flower windows, which are said to be 108, and the shapes are different. In garden design, flower windows play the role of borrowing scenery and expanding the depth of the scenery. In addition, there are long corridors connecting pavilions and terraces. Although the actual area of ​​Canglang Pavilion is not large, you can visit it for a long time. This is the result of the designer's ingenuity and is also a feature of Suzhou gardens.

The ticket to Canglang Pavilion is only 20 yuan, and it is 18 yuan if you buy it online. I think it is a great value. If you go to Suzhou, don’t forget this small garden which is not very famous but very attractive.

Turn left from Canglang Pavilion and you will find Yuxingji Noodle House a short distance away. This is also a time-honored brand in Suzhou. I chose Fengzhen pork noodles. The noodles were made with fermented rice, but it didn't seem to have the taste of fermented rice. The noodles were delicious, the soup was fresh, and the pork was also good, especially the fat, which melted in your mouth. And it was only 13 yuan, which was really good value for money. The store also provided tea for free, which was fragrant jasmine tea. I couldn't help but drink a cup.

The garden that can be seen from the outside [Canglang Pavilion]:

Recommended play time: 8:00-10:00

Canglang Pavilion is the oldest garden in Suzhou. Compared with other gardens, it is less luxurious and more quaint. It is built by the water and is known as the Water Pavilion Garden. It is also the first garden I visited when I came to Suzhou. It was very small. Before I went there, the locals told me that it was a garden where you could see the whole picture by standing outside. After I went there, I finally understood what they meant. However, I love this garden the most. I don’t know why. I guess it’s because in this bustling city, it’s rare to encounter something that “gives you the whole picture at a glance”.

As the oldest existing garden in Suzhou, Canglang Pavilion does not seem to be as popular as the other three gardens.

There is a large pond in front of the garden gate, and you need to cross the stone bridge in front of the pond to enter the garden. Compared with other famous gardens such as the Humble Administrator's Garden, this garden is not big. The morning is sunny, there are no bustling crowds, no noise from tourists, and it is very quiet (there are less than ten tourists in the garden including me).

The area of ​​the garden is limited, so the pond outside the garden is also used. The exquisiteness of Suzhou gardens is not only based on the area of ​​the gardens. As the oldest Suzhou garden, traditional Suzhou garden features such as borrowed scenery, lattice windows, and complex corridors are fully reflected in this garden.

The most common plant in Canglang Pavilion is probably bamboo. There are many varieties of bamboo in the small garden. Of course, midwinter is not the best time to enjoy bamboo. However, bamboo leaves do not change color and fall off in large quantities in winter, so the garden can have similar scenery all year round.

The famous gardens in Suzhou must have been the residences of literati in ancient times, so there is no shortage of famous artists who left their ink and seals here, and the Canglang Pavilion is no exception. Winter plum blossoms are in bloom, and the garden is full of fragrance. There is only a small pond in the garden, but the designer still tried his best to arrange various rockery corridors around it, so that different scenery can be seen from different angles. Four stars.

Canglang Pavilion is not as noisy as other gardens. It may be located in a remote area and few tourists come. However, Canglang Pavilion is the oldest garden and is suitable for a person to quietly experience its history. There are many bamboos in the garden, which may also reflect its style. The couplet on the pavilion is very meaningful: "The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, and the distant mountains and nearby waters are all affectionate."

As soon as you enter the front, you will see a mini hill, lushly covered with various plants. On the hill is a pavilion, where you can feel the ancient atmosphere. The place that has been baptized by time has its own temperament, which instantly calms people's hearts.

One side of the garden is built along the river, and several trees hang over the water, which is very beautiful.

Canglang Pavilion is full of ancient charm and not crowded. There is also a small teahouse inside, where some locals drink tea and play cards, which is very lively. As for the garden, I feel that the Humble Administrator's Garden is more exquisite. If you don't like crowds, you can come and visit.

Canglang Pavilion, built during the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty, is the oldest existing garden in Suzhou.



In my eyes, there are two most special things about Canglang Pavilion.



One is that the gardening art is unique. Most of the Suzhou gardens are surrounded by high walls, without any external scenery, and have their own hills and valleys.

Canglang Pavilion breaks the convention of high walls and deep courtyards and boldly borrows external scenery. A pool of green water surrounds the outside of the garden, decorated with curved railings, corridors, rockery and ancient trees.

It can be said that it does not hesitate to use its beauty, and generously displays the beautiful scenery to people passing by the garden.



Its second special feature is also my favorite.

Windows are the "eyes" of Suzhou gardens and the "viewing frames" for borrowing scenery.

The lattice pattern on the window is suggestive, and the scenery outside the window makes people stop and gaze.

The windows of Canglang Pavilion are a model of Suzhou gardens.

There are a total of 108 types of lattice windows in the garden, and no two have the same pattern.

Exquisite lattice windows are arranged on three sides of the corridor.

The edges of the lattice windows are not regular, but are shaped according to their concrete form.

There are many styles including Han bottles, autumn leaves, longevity peaches, potted flowers, pavilion fans, crabapples, gourds and so on.

I am truly amazed by the variety of styles: this is simply a miniature museum of stained glass windows!

I wanted to take pictures of them all, but there were just too many, so I gave up.

A small window gives the scenery a different charm.

It also gives Canglang Pavilion a special place in my heart.



Finally, a warm reminder: when you come to Canglang Pavilion, remember to spend more time to appreciate this ever-changing garden window!

Opposite Canglang Pavilion is Ke Garden, and not far away is Wangshi Garden. If you have plenty of time, you can visit them together.

The ticket to Canglang Pavilion is 20 yuan. It is not very large, so two or three hours is enough to visit it slowly.

Canglang Pavilion is the oldest existing garden in Suzhou. It was originally a pond pavilion of Sun Chengyou, the governor of Wuyue Kingdom in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. In the fifth year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty (1045 AD), the poet Su Shunqin bought it and built a pavilion beside the water. It was named after the allusion of "Canglang Zhuying". Later, it was passed to the Zhang and Gong families. Han Shizhong of the Southern Song Dynasty lived here and it was called Han Garden. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was changed to Miaoyin Temple and Dayun Temple. In the 25th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1546 AD), the monk Wenying rebuilt it. In the 35th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1696 AD), Song Luo, the governor of Jiangsu Province, moved the pavilion to a mound. It was repaired and rebuilt during the Daoguang and Tongzhi periods and became its current state. It was opened to the public in 1954. In November 2000, it was included in the "World Heritage List" as an extension of the world cultural heritage "Suzhou Classical Gardens", and it is also one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. Passing the "Canglang Shengji" archway at the west entrance of Canglangting Street, there is a small river with a very quiet environment. To the middle of the street, there is a courtyard in the north and south. The one in the north is Keyuan and the one in the south is Canglangting. A combined ticket for the two places costs 30 yuan.

There were too many tourists in the Humble Administrator's Garden during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, so we changed to the small and beautiful Canglang Pavilion. It is indeed a relatively quiet garden where you can take a slow walk and enjoy taking photos. It is recommended to rent a beautiful Hanfu to visit the garden when you come to Suzhou. It really feels great!

Canglang Pavilion is located on Canglang Pavilion Street in Sanyuanfang, downtown Suzhou. It is a Chinese Han classical garden building built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is listed as one of the four major gardens of Suzhou in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, along with Lion Grove, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Canglang Pavilion gives me the feeling of being small and exquisite, elegant and exquisite. Canglang Pavilion covers an area of ​​only 1.08 hectares, but it cleverly integrates many garden elements such as mountains, water, buildings, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, flowers, trees, grass and bamboo. It is sparse and handsome, exquisite and charming, and has wonderful ideas. It is very good!

The classical gardens in Suzhou all have walls, and the water is in the garden. Only the Canglang Pavilion is surrounded by water, and the water is outside the garden, just like the lyrics: "We are different". It is located in the south of Suzhou and is the oldest garden in the city. Don't take the name as it implies, and don't think that there is only one pavilion here. In fact, it is a garden with complete supporting facilities, but it is just called this.



Its layout is different from the other three gardens we have visited. Before entering the gate, there is a water surface surrounding the garden. Looking at it across the water, it feels particularly quiet. The flower wall and lattice windows can vaguely see into the garden, but it is not real, just like a reserved little girl, hiding herself and making you want to see what is going on.

Can't find the filming location, nothing to see!!!

I watched the immersive version of "Six Records of a Floating Life" here in the evening, and walked around the garden in a very special way.

Before entering the garden, take a look at the scenery. The oldest garden in Suzhou.

The garden is a must-go place to avoid tourists. It is a good place for sketching, strolling, and spring outings. You can quietly relax yourself.

It's good, the scenery is beautiful and there are few people. There are many students sketching, and you can often see beautiful women wearing Hanfu.

Canglang Pavilion originated from Su Shunqin in the Northern Song Dynasty and is famous for its rockery. There is a large rockery in the garden, and Canglang Pavilion is built on the rockery. The corridors here are very tortuous, and the hollow flower windows on the wall are said to have more than 100 styles. Compared with other famous gardens, there are fewer people here.

Tickets are 14 yuan. One of the four major gardens in Suzhou. I went there on the last day of my visit. It was not as beautiful as I imagined. The location was quite remote. The house smelled of paint as soon as I entered the door. The window grilles were unique and each one was very beautiful.

Canglang Pavilion, located at No. 3 Canglangting Street, Sanyuanfang, Suzhou City, is a Chinese Han classical garden building built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally the private garden of the literati Su Shunqin. It covers an area of ​​1.08 hectares and is the oldest ancient garden in Suzhou's existing gardens.

Nice place, but since they all looked the same from the outside, I didn't spend money to go in and see it

It is the oldest garden in Suzhou. It was originally the pond pavilion of the King of Guangling of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties. It is built along the water. The various flower window styles and bamboo in the garden are the biggest attractions.

It was a quick walk around. I personally think the noodles at Canglang Pavilion are more famous.

If you haven't been to Suzhou, it's still worth a visit. Locals think so after seeing it so many times. Of course, after a tour outside, you will find that this is still the most interesting place.

Because Canglang Pavilion is a private garden, its area is not large, but the structure inside is quite exquisite. I personally think that among all the gardens I have seen, Canglang Pavilion is the best in borrowing scenery.

There is a river at the entrance of Canglang Pavilion, which separates Canglang Pavilion and Keyuan. It is said that Keyuan was also part of Canglang Pavilion in the past. Tickets for Canglang Pavilion can be purchased in Keyuan.

Maybe it's because the park is about to close, so there are not many people.

I really like taking pictures of the windows in Canglang Pavilion. Each one has a different shape, and there are green plants outside, which makes it look like a painting.

The window and the scenery outside form a painting. Suzhou gardens all pay attention to this, but the most obvious example is Canglang Pavilion.

The winding paths are deep and full of artistic conception. The flower windows inside are unique.

Canglang Pavilion is not far from Liuyuan Garden.

The cheapest ticket to Canglang Pavilion is 20 yuan.

There were not many people. There were only three or four people when I entered.

I think it is my favorite garden scene.

It is small and exquisite. Although it is much smaller than the Liuyuan Garden, it is really worth a visit.

As soon as you enter the door, you can feel the fresh feeling. If Liuyuan is the residence of a noble family, Canglang Pavilion feels like a literati's own world, where they drink wine, enjoy the rain, compose poems and paint, with a touch of freedom and innocence.

The windows of Canglang Pavilion are not made of wood, and the shapes are more flexible. There are all kinds of them, which feel particularly cute.

I found two doors with very special shapes here. The first one looks like a gourd, which is really interesting. It takes a lot of interest in life to design a door like this.

Personally, I like Canglang Pavilion the most. It is different from the crowded Humble Administrator's Garden. Maybe it is less famous and located in a remote place. There are only a few people here, and some are taking wedding photos. It is simple and quiet, with a sense of seclusion. The characteristic here is that there are many bamboos. It is recommended that you look at the style and characteristics of each garden before choosing a garden, and choose according to your own preferences.

When you come to Canglang Pavilion, you must recite a sentence: "The water of Canglang is clear, so I can wash my clothes; the water of Canglang is turbid, so I can wash my feet. In the garden, I did hear several parents reciting these sentences to their children~ There is a rockery at the entrance, and there is a different world when you go out through the rockery. Most of the buildings in Canglang Pavilion are surrounded by mountains and connected by corridors. The corridor connects the pavilions built by the pool into one piece, and at the same time, you can view the scenery from both sides through more than 100 lattice windows with different patterns on the corridor, so that the water outside the garden and the mountains inside the garden are naturally integrated, which is a model of borrowing scenery. The ancient bluestone path is covered with dense moss, rich in color and full of life. There are various lattice windows embedded on the walls of the curved corridor in Canglang Pavilion, with a total of 108 styles, various appearances, and the hollow patterns are also colorful. Looking at the scenery outside the window through the complex flower windows, the visual experience is richer. Strolling in the garden, admiring the scattered scenery at will, and enjoying the time with your family.

If you have 2 hours of free time, you can go shopping here. There are few tourists and it is very quiet. There is also a self-service ticket purchase window. There is a window full of greenery. It is great to sit here and enjoy the breeze.

There is a road on the right side of the Canglang Pavilion Archway, and a small river beside it. Go along the road, and you will see the Canglang Pavilion on the left across the river.

You can buy a combined ticket for Keyuan Garden and Canglang Pavilion for 35 yuan, including 20 yuan for Keyuan Garden and 15 yuan for Canglang Pavilion. Half-price tickets are available for people over 60 years old, which is not expensive.

This is my second time to visit Canglang Pavilion. When I entered the door and turned left, I saw a rather special complex corridor. There were long corridors on both the inside and outside sides, and I could see the small river outside the garden. It is said that there are 108 kinds of lattice windows in the Canglang Pavilion building, which is also a unique feature.

The stone pillars of Canglang Pavilion are thick, and on the pillars are famous couplets: The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, and the nearby water and the distant mountains are all full of affection. The upper and lower couplets are borrowed from the poems of two great literati, Ouyang Xiu and Su Shunqin.

It was said that you could see the distant mountains from the mountain-viewing building. However, you can no longer see the mountains from the building because a broken wall blocks your view. There is a pond to the west of the garden and four high and low corridors.

As soon as you enter the Canglang Pavilion, you can see the mountain. As the saying goes, you can see the mountain as soon as you open the door. There are ancient trees on the rockery hill. We went there early and there were few people. It really has a sense of simplicity and tranquility. The children went back and forth to drill the rockery below many times. When we went there, the left side of the main entrance of the garden was under maintenance, and some places were not open to the public. In addition, you can smell a faint smell of paint near the main entrance.

There are very few houses in the scenic area, but there are many trees and rockery. Climb up the rockery and you can see Canglang Pavilion, which is hidden on the top of the mountain. The pavilion has an elegant structure and is surrounded by five or six tall trees that are hundreds of years old. Canglang Pavilion is a very old pavilion. Looking around in the pavilion, you can see the whole picture of the scenic area.

In addition to the Canglang Pavilion, the garden also features a bamboo forest with various types of bamboo that are lush and green and growing well.

Canglang Pavilion is very delicate, with a feeling of a beautiful girl. The corridors, flower windows, inscriptions and fish in the pond give the small garden a different aura. The garden is not big, but there are few people, so it is enough for children to play. The Keyuan Garden opposite has a combined ticket of 25 yuan for the two gardens.

South of Suzhou. There is the Wangshiyuan scenic spot nearby.

It is very convenient to buy tickets online and enter the park by swiping your ID card. There are few people if you go early. Canglang Pavilion, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lion Grove, and Lingering Garden are collectively known as the four famous gardens in Suzhou. There is a large rockery in the center of the garden, and the famous Canglang Pavilion is on the top of the mountain. Compared with the Master of the Nets Garden, this place is better.

I got up early and wanted to experience the small garden. Many places were under construction, which led to a poor experience. The cost performance was not as good as Yipu.

Canglang Pavilion and Keyuan Garden are directly opposite each other. Tickets are all included

There is an old saying: "When the water of Canglang is clear, I can wash my hat with it; when the water of Canglang is turbid, I can wash my feet with it."

There is also "The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, but unfortunately they are only sold for 40,000 coins"

There is also the mutual support between Shen Sanbai and his wife Yun in "Six Records of a Floating Life"

Today I have a dream, that I can transform into a domineering CEO and meet a beautiful woman here!

So this has become a must-visit attraction!

This is the place where I took my elementary school graduation photos. It is much older than the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden, but it has much fewer visitors. There are often orchid exhibitions in the courtyard. You can see the stone road outside by the water, and there are two or three people fishing outside, which is leisurely and comfortable.

Canglang Pavilion. There are countless pavilions in Suzhou gardens, and the most famous one is Canglang Pavilion. It is located on a hill and is simple and plain. Although the garden is small, it is winding and the scenery changes with every step, which is refreshing and pleasing to the eyes. Canglang Pavilion is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. Opposite it is Keyuan Garden and next door is Yan Wenliang Memorial Hall. You can spend a day there to experience it!

The main reason why the garden survived in Suzhou, a sacred place for gardens, is that it has a good name. Of course, half of the garden is adjacent to water, and the semi-open design is well integrated with the water, which is worthy of the good name "Canglang Water".

Changing scenery with the waves



Canglang Pavilion, a private garden built in the Northern Song Dynasty, covers an area of ​​1.08 hectares. It is hidden on the top of a mountain and surrounded by tall trees that are hundreds of years old. It is the oldest ancient garden in Suzhou. It is listed as one of the four major gardens of Suzhou in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties along with Lion Grove, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden.



Su Shunqin, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty, bought the abandoned garden for 40,000 strings of cash and built a pavilion beside the water. He named it "Canglang Pavilion" after the saying "The water of Canglang is clear, so I can wash my hat with it; the water of Canglang is turbid, so I can wash my feet with it." He called himself Canglang Weng and wrote "Canglang Pavilion". Ouyang Xiu was invited to write a long poem "Canglang Pavilion", and his reputation soared from then on.



"The Canglang Water has been a lake for thousands of years, and the Canglang Pavilion is a pavilion garden on the water." With mountains and forests as the core, and buildings surrounding it, the pavilion and the long corridor that rises and falls along the mountain make use of the water surface outside the garden. Through the permeation effect of the lattice windows on the corridor, the mountains and water inside and outside the garden are connected, so that the water surface, the pool bank, the rockery, and the pavilions are integrated.

Although I have been to Suzhou countless times and have seen all kinds of gardens, my favorite is the least famous Canglang Pavilion. It is relatively remote and has very few tourists. The courtyard is full of green bamboos and is quiet and peaceful. Suzhou's gardens have been private since ancient times. Visiting a garden is half about the scenery and the other half about the environment. If it is too noisy, it will lose most of its charm. Therefore, I don't like the Humble Administrator's Garden.

Spending an afternoon in the teahouse at Canglang Pavilion, drinking tea and chatting with the people I like, is my favorite way of life:)

It is a relatively small garden, and its reputation is relatively small compared to the other gardens. However, it is the oldest classical garden in Suzhou, with a long history. There are many stories about Canglang Pavilion. There are few people in the garden, it is quiet, the air is fresh, and the environment outside is also good, especially the corridor facing the water, which is like a finishing touch. The garden also uses borrowed scenery like the Humble Administrator's Garden. If you have enough time, you can go and have a look.

The four major gardens in Suzhou are: Humble Administrator's Garden, Lion Grove, Lion Grove, and Lingering Garden. The four major gardens are famous and have many visitors. I don't like to gather in groups, so I chose the less well-known Canglang Pavilion, which is suitable for a slow tour by myself. After lunch, I walked 300 meters to Canglang Pavilion.

The four characters "Canglang Shengji" on the stone archway were written by Mr. Yu Yue, a master of plain learning in the late Qing Dynasty. Canglang Pavilion is not just a pavilion, it is the oldest existing classical garden in Suzhou, with a history of nearly a thousand years. Canglang Pavilion was originally the garden of Sun Chengyou, a relative of the King of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties. Since then, it has been rebuilt and abandoned several times, and its owner has changed many times. Most of the buildings in the garden today were built during the reigns of Kangxi, Daoguang and Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, and restored after liberation. In 1963, Canglang Pavilion was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. In 2000, it was listed as one of the typical examples of Suzhou classical gardens as a world cultural heritage.

It is said that it has a history of 900 years. Canglang Pavilion is not big. If there is no explanation, it will take about half an hour to visit it. However, it is said to be the oldest among the many gardens in Suzhou. If you have the chance, you should still see it.

Canglang Pavilion is pretty good, small and unique, and there is also a bamboo sea, which is very unique

The scenery is average, but I like the name. Canglang Pavilion, Huashui Pavilion

The water of Canglang is clear, so I can wash my hat with it; the water of Canglang is turbid, so I can wash my feet with it.

This garden was built in the Song Dynasty and has a scholarly temperament. However, this scholar was really rich and his house was blessed with a moat.

The gardens of the Song Dynasty are the ancestors of Suzhou gardens. When visiting gardens, you must visit Canglang Pavilion, which is the root of Suzhou gardens.

Canglang Pavilion, December 14, 2014, Suzhou.

The garden is not big, but small and exquisite, with changing scenery~

Canglang Pavilion is the oldest garden in Suzhou. I don't remember the name of the owner, but I remember that his surname was Su and his pen name was Canglang Weng. He wrote "Canglang Pavilion" and often interacted with Ouyang Xiu and others. Opposite this garden is Keyuan, which was once part of Canglang Pavilion and is the only academy garden in Suzhou. Han Shizhong and Yin Jishan both lived there.

Super nice. Very beautiful, very quiet, few people, not a tour group place, almost all the tourists are locals. If I go to Suzhou again, I may not go to the Lingering Garden and the Humble Administrator's Garden, but I will definitely come here again. Go meet the friendly cat.

The oldest garden in Suzhou, built along the water, the most distinctive feature of Canglang Pavilion is that it integrates the external landscape into its own use.

Well, Canglang Pavilion has always been my favorite garden, the most elegant and graceful

Canglang Pavilion is home to the most beautiful plum garden in Suzhou gardens.

There is also a Keyuan Garden opposite Canglang Pavilion. I saw that there were only 40 people there. It was really unlucky.



There is a district called Canglang District in Suzhou, which shows the historical status of Canglang Pavilion in this city. It is said to be the oldest garden in Suzhou.

The most common things in the garden are window grilles and bamboo.

Unlike other gardens, when you stand in Canglang Pavilion, you can see the residential buildings outside and the vendors selling sweet potatoes across the river.



Canglang Pavilion is the last garden I visited in Suzhou.

Many people asked me if I didn’t get tired of visiting the garden every day.

I think I might get bored if I visit a few more. Each garden is not much different, just pavilions, waterside pavilions, rockery and wintersweets. But each garden has its own special features, and even if I recall them now, I will not confuse them.

Before leaving, I told my friends that coming to Suzhou after retirement would be a good choice. With a senior citizen card, you can go to a garden to spend the day every day.

Suzhou gardens embody people's love for nature. Even after many years, as passers-by, we can still enjoy a moment of ease and freedom when we occasionally pass by.

A few steps away from the Wangshi Garden is Canglang Pavilion. Canglang Pavilion is a very distinctive one among the four famous gardens. Compared with the magnificence of other gardens, Canglang Pavilion has more of the style of a scholar's home. The garden is planted with pine and bamboo, and the layout is simple and elegant, with a lot of style. I think the grandeur of the Humble Administrator's Garden reminds people of the Grand View Garden, and the beauty of the Wangshi Garden is more like Lin Daiyu's home. I guess Canglang Pavilion should be suitable for Xiangling before she fell into trouble. Canglang Pavilion was originally a place where the owner climbed up to enjoy the view. Now there are tall buildings everywhere, so it naturally loses this charm; but because of the prosperity around it, it also has a sense of being hidden in the city.

Canglang Pavilion, located at No. 3 Canglangting Street, Sanyuanfang, Suzhou City, is a Chinese Han classical garden building built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally the private garden of the literati Su Shunqin. It covers an area of ​​1.08 hectares and is the oldest ancient garden in Suzhou's existing gardens.

I went to Canglang Pavilion on the first day of 2017. The endless corridors, countless stained glass windows, and the sound of thick bamboo leaves swaying in the wind were intoxicating.

The water of Canglang is clear, so I can wash my hat with it; the water of Canglang is turbid, so I can wash my feet with it.

Cleansing the soul must come

At 12:30 noon on July 12, I took bus No. 2 (or No. 309, I forgot) from Suzhou North Bus Station and arrived outside Canglang Pavilion. This is the first scenic spot I want to visit on this solo trip.

Canglang Pavilion holds some of my feelings.

First of all, its name. In the fifth year of the Qingli Period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1045 AD), the poet Su Shunqin lived in Wuzhong and bought the site of the garden with 40,000 coins. He built a pavilion beside the water named "Canglang", and took the meaning of the song "The water of Canglang is clear, I can wash my hat; the water of Canglang is turbid, I can wash my feet" recorded in "Mencius. Li Lou" and "Chu Ci", and wrote "Canglang Pavilion Record".

Secondly, Canglang Pavilion was mentioned in the textbooks. From 1998 to 2001, I taught "Common Sense" in primary schools for three years (Zhejiang Education Edition compulsory education textbooks, which are a collection of science, history and geography courses, were cancelled after the curriculum reform in 2003). In the fifth grade, geography was the main subject, and there was a lesson called "Suzhou Gardens", which introduced the four major gardens in Suzhou. Canglang Pavilion was among them, and this was the first time I heard of its name; after the curriculum reform, in the "Chinese Garden" after the "World Heritage" special unit of the fourth grade Chinese textbook of the People's Education Edition, there was a famous couplet from Canglang Pavilion in the fifth middle school, "The clear wind and bright moon are priceless, and the nearby water and distant mountains are all affectionate", which gave me an indescribable feeling about Canglang Pavilion.

There is also the influence of Shen Fu's autobiographical prose "Six Records of a Floating Life" in the Qing Dynasty. Shen Fu and his wife left behind a memorable couple's deep affection in Canglang Pavilion...

"The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, but unfortunately they are only sold for 40,000 coins"



Canglang Pavilion became famous because of this sour line in Ouyang Xiu's long poem "Canglang Pavilion" written at the invitation.



Canglang Pavilion is located on Canglang Pavilion Street opposite the Suzhou Confucian Temple on Renmin Road.



There is an archway on the road opposite the Confucian Temple, with the words "Canglang Shengji" engraved on the plaque. It is said to be the handwriting of Yu Yue, a master of plain learning in the late Qing Dynasty.



Walking along Canglangting Street, you will see a river flowing from west to east. On the south bank, pink walls and black tiles are hidden among the green trees, and on the north bank, there is a stone road leading to the scenic area.

Canglang Pavilion, located at No. 3 Canglangting Street, Sanyuanfang, Suzhou City, is a Chinese Han classical garden building built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally the private garden of the literati Su Shunqin. It covers an area of ​​1.08 hectares and is the oldest ancient garden in Suzhou's existing gardens.

Canglang Pavilion is listed as one of the four major gardens of Suzhou during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties along with Lion Grove, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. In addition to the Canglang Pavilion itself, there are also buildings and landscapes such as the Yinxin Stone House, Mingdao Hall and Kanshan Tower in the garden.

Canglang Pavilion is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou. It was built in the Song Dynasty and is the oldest existing garden in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is the least popular of the four famous gardens (the ticket is also the cheapest, only 20 yuan), I personally think it is worth a visit. It has all the elements of various gardens. Before entering, you can see the water around. There are stacked rockeries in the garden, and the famous Canglang Pavilion is located on the rockeries. The couplet engraved on the pavilion pillars, "The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, and the nearby water and distant mountains are all affectionate", has been included in the elementary school textbooks of the People's Education Press. In addition, the flower window clepsydra is also a unique one.

Canglang Pavilion, if you have been to Humble Administrator's Garden and Lion Grove before, you will like it very much. In terms of fame, it is known as one of the four major gardens in Suzhou along with Humble Administrator's Garden, Lion Grove and Lingering Garden. With rockery as the center, various ponds and buildings are built around it. There is almost no commercial atmosphere, and it is a quiet garden.

It is small and exquisite, and worth a visit. I especially like the bamboo forest. Sitting there and listening to the rustling sound of bamboo leaves swaying in the wind is very poetic.

I like it very much. It is unique, elegant, and the oldest. The name sounds so domineering. Hehe, it feels like a Jianghu atmosphere.

Strolling in Canglang Pavilion, before entering the garden gate, you can see a pool of green water surrounding the garden, with rugged rocks by the water, winding corridors like belts, and lattice windows in the corridors that integrate the mountains and waters inside and outside the garden. The ancient gate proves the age of Canglang Pavilion. Canglang Pavilion was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, a Chinese Han classical garden architecture. It was originally the private garden of the literati Su Shunqin. It covers an area of ​​1.08 hectares and is the oldest ancient garden in Suzhou. There is nothing more charming than a garden bathed in spring rain. The whole garden is lush and green. The mist that has not yet dissipated is like elegant silk, wrapped around its waist in strands. The sun turns the raindrops on each leaf into colorful pearls. Is this the essence of Canglang Pavilion?

The first free lecture was at 9 o'clock, and it lasted about 20 minutes. After we listened to it once and walked back, when we passed the four windows of the four seasons, Spring Orchid, Summer Lotus, Autumn Pomegranate, and Winter Plum, the cleaning lady told us again 233333

The outer corridor is built along the water, winding in and out, bringing the waterscape into the garden.

I didn't plan to go there, but I went there to eat something nearby. I regretted not bringing my camera. Compared with the Humble Administrator's Garden, this place is really small and inconspicuous among the gardens in Suzhou. The garden is surrounded by water. After entering the garden through a small bridge, I was attracted by the various flower windows. I found that each flower window is different and the workmanship is also delicate and exquisite. I heard that even in the peak season, it will not be too crowded. If you have enough time, it is worth visiting here.

Canglang Pavilion is the oldest ancient garden in Suzhou. The stone plaque "Canglang Pavilion" on the pavilion was written by Yu Yue, with a famous couplet: The breeze and the bright moon are priceless; the nearby water and the distant mountains are all affectionate.

Very beautiful, not big, quite small, but very beautiful.

It is a Chinese Han classical garden building built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally the private garden of the scholar Su Shunqin. It is located near Sanyuanfang in the south of Suzhou City.

It happened that a group of art students came here to sketch, so the small courtyard was full of people. But it was still interesting to watch them sketching, but it was not fun to take pictures.

There is really nothing to see here for me, but when I went there, I saw several students sketching quietly.