Wuxi Meiyuan, facing the vast Taihu Lake and backed by Longshan Jiu Feng, is famous for its plum blossoms. It is a well-known plum viewing resort in the south of the Yangtze River. At the same time, it shows its elegant and quaint style with old vines, new laurels and strange stones. According to the terrain and the characteristics of plum garden, landscape designers decorate the mountains with plums and plant plums on the mountains. The mountains are beautiful and unique because of plums.
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Introduction of scenic spots
Tianxintai Sanxing Stone originated from the ancient poem "Plum Blossom is Tianxin". This is the first plum viewing spot in Meiyuan. There are more than 300 plum varieties and nearly 10,000 plants in Meiyuan. There are three strange stones on the stage, which are shaped like the words "Fu, Lu and Shou". They are also known as the immortal groups who enjoy plum blossoms.
The bronze statue of Xianghai Rong Desheng faces the front yard of Xianghai Xuan. On the granite cornerstone stands a bronze statue, which is a bust of the owner of Meiyuan, Mr. Rong Desheng. This statue was presented by Mr. Ma Wanqi, the in-laws of the Rong family and the president of the Macau Chamber of Commerce, when Rong Yiren led the Rong family to visit the grave in his hometown of Wuxi in 1986. Osmanthus fragrans around here was planted when the garden was built, and it has a history of nearly a hundred years now. Because there are more than a thousand osmanthus plants planted in Meiyuan, it is another major feature of Meiyuan to see thousands of osmanthus plants in autumn.
The chanting hall is the main building of Meiyuan. This building is very famous in Wuxi, because the main structure is nanmu, so it is commonly known as "Nanmu Hall". The mahogany furnishings in the hall were all decided by the Rong family in those days, and the layout of the furnishings was novel and elegant.
The streams in Huaxi Scenic Area run along the mountains, stacking stones, managing water and creating landscapes, and combining nature with manpower to build a natural ecological scenic spot more than 300 meters long; More than 65,438+000 kinds of exotic flowers, such as clematis, rhododendron alpine, geranium, cinnamon and Spiraea. They are all planted on the slopes on both sides, and the artificial rock garden built gives people an immersive feeling. Its scale and plant configuration are the first in China, which makes the whole Huaxi Scenic Area colorful in spring, gurgling in summer, fragrant in autumn and cool in winter. Trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and other plants are all pleasing to the eye through the ingenious ideas of designers. Flowers are fragrant all year round, and the colors are gorgeous all year round; A natural picture of "blue sky, green hills, boulders, pebbles, flowers, shallow pools and streams" has been formed, creating an ecological landscape in which man and nature live in harmony.
The reading room of the reading room breakthrough hole was built next to the breakthrough hole (the original air defense) and named "Jing _(yú) Hall". Classic originally refers to the classics in the four books and five classics, refers to the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and is extended to reading and learning; _ is cultivated land, which means agricultural cultivation. Mr. Rong Desheng named the reading room "Jing _ Tang" to warn future generations and students studying here that reading, like agricultural farming, requires hard work day after day, and one day cannot be neglected.
The scarlet letter "Meiyuan" carved by wisteria was written by Mr. Rong Desheng in 19 16. The wisteria beside the stone carving was planted by Mr. Rong Lao himself in those years, with a history of more than 100 years. Wisteria means "purple gas comes from the east", which symbolizes auspiciousness and wealth.
Love Tower in 2008 Love Tower in 2008 is the crowning touch of Meiyuan, and it is the landmark building of Meiyuan. Tower height18m, with three floors, was built in 1930. It is a memorial building built by Rong and Rong Desheng brothers for the eightieth birthday of Mrs Shi Tai, the mother. It was originally named "Nianci" to show that I miss my parents' kindness.
Gumei stone garden 200 1 opens. The ancient beauty and strange stone garden is a park that combines the ancient beauty and strange stones in the world with China garden architectural sketches. The garden in the garden is semi-open design of traditional gardens, with plum blossom as the theme, featuring calligraphy and painting with plum blossom as the main theme, Gu Mei piles, old plum trees over 100 years old, and more than 50 kinds of four-season flowers such as pine, bamboo, plum and orchid. The only "China Plum Blossom Museum" will be built, and various forms will be adopted, so that everyone can vividly understand the popular science knowledge of plum blossom cultivation and management skills during the tour and be influenced by the profound plum blossom culture.
Traffic strategy
Address: Bianjiawan 13, Liangxi West Road, Binhu District, Wuxi
Subway: Line 2 (Exit 5) goes directly to Meiyuan.
Bus: 2, 40, 52, 53, 72, 83, 87, 88, 89,12, 13 1, 158, Kuai 3→ Meiyuan.