苏州怡园建于吴宽“复园”旧址说考证

A Textual Research on the Conclusion that Yi Garden Was Built on the Site of Wu Kuan's Fu Garden

关于苏州怡园园址,有一种说法是此乃明代尚书吴宽"复园"旧址,据说其旁侧小巷名尚书里也缘于吴宽,园中如今翠竹环绕的"玉延亭"就是"复园"中的旧景。实际上,这一说法和关于"玉延亭"的解读都有讹误——吴宽在今怡园附近没有宅园;其"玉延亭"也不在苏州而是在北京;"玉延"所指也不是"翠竹"而是"山药"。

It is widely accepted that Suzhou Yi Garden was built on the site of Wu Kuan＇s Fu Garden. It issaid that the Minister Lane nearby was named after Wu Kuan, who was the minister in the Ming Dynasty,and that the Bamboo-grove Pavilion is the same name written on the plaque of the pavilion of Wu Kuan＇s FuGarden. However, the author believes that the widely accepted views with its supporting documents areungrounded. In fact, Wu Kuan did not build Fu Garden or residence on the site of Yi Garden or nearby,and the Bamboo-grove Pavilion was not in Suzhou at all.