汉宋襄阳习家池考辨

Textual Research on Xiangyang Xi Jia Chi from Han Dynasty to Song Dynasty

习家池是东汉初年襄阳侯、侍中习郁建的私家园林,开创了利用自然山水配合花木房屋建造园林的造园风格,成为中国私家园林的鼻祖。该园原本位于岘山南面观音阁北侧的汉江边上,宋以后才搬到现今的位置。但宋以后所有志书和当代的地方文献都认为习家池一直在现今的位置不变,致使其原来的位置完全湮没无闻。

Xi Jia Chi is Xi Yujian＇s private garden of Eastern Han Dynasty.It pioneered the use of natural landscape with flowers and trees in housing construction and garden,and became the ancestor of the Chinese private gardens.The garden was originally located on the north side of Guanyin Ge,the Han River edge.After Song Dynasty it was moved to current location.However,many literatures hold that the garden is located in the present site all the time,overlooking the original location.