古莲花池的历史沿革及景点的艺术特色

History evolution of Baoding Ancient Lotus Garden and art features of its landscapes

古莲花池始建于公元1227年,原名“雪香园”。明代,因池中荷花经久不衰而得名“古莲花池”。清代,曾作为乾隆、嘉庆、光绪三朝的行宫和慈禧的行宫御苑。清乾隆年间形成著名的“莲池十二景”。就莲花池现存景点探究其艺术特色,其充分体现了中国传统古典园林的造园手法。运用了障景、透景、对景、补景、借景、框景等造景手法。景观布局和配置上,古莲花池属于其园林空间相对较小,相关景物也集中,不甚远大,但造景得法,莲多满植水中,力求在有限的水域内造成无边之势,以扬其盛,取得“小中见大”的效果。在布局莲景与陆地景物的平面与空间关系上,古莲花池为集中式布置莲景的形式,并与周围建筑相互渗透、相互呼应,使莲景在园林和风景造景中变化丰富,意境深远。

Baoding Ancient Lotus Garden was founded in 1227, which was called ＂Xuexiang Garden＂ originally and gained its present name in Ming dynasty. In Qing dynasty, it was the royal Xanadu of Qianlong, Jiaqing, Guangxu and Cixi. During Qianlong period, the famous Twelve Landscapes of Lotus Garden was formed. The gardening culture of the Ancient Lotus Garden sufficiently embodies the Chinese traditional classical methods of scenery - making, such as antithesis, comparison, borrowing, replenishing, etc. As for the layout of the scenery, the space of gardening is comparatively small, its scenery concentrates and tries to make endless effect in the limited water space so that we can see big from small. By plane and special relation of lotus and land scenery, Baoding Ancient Lotus Garden is a form which lays its scenery concentratedly. It also interpenetrates and echoes with the buildings around, making lotus scenery changeable and significant in garden and scenery construction.