The ＂Loss＂ of Purity： Changes and Persistence in the Cultural Memory of the Cold Spring Pavilion

Ever since the Cold Spring Pavilion （Lengquan ting 冷泉亭） was built, it has been extolled by scholar-literati as a place of purity, where the dust of the mundane world could be cleansed by the cold spring water flowing beside it. For centuries, people tried to reinforce the image of the pavilion as an innocent haven through writing poems, stories, and essays about their visits there. But they were unaware, or refused to admit, that their admiration of the place also possessed the power to destroy whatever sacredness and serenity it stood for. This paper examines representations of the Cold Spring Pavilion in Chinese literature through the lens of a paradox that has haunted the pavilion since it was first built. The paper argues that, ever since the pavilion was built, it has, through its literary-historical representation, been slowly but inevitably absorbed or assimilated into what it had originally been built to fend off. Like the Cold Spring, which flowed into West Lake, the Cold Spring Pavilion, which was created to help people resist the temptations of city life, was inevitably absorbed into the very fabric of the city.

千年冷泉亭景观变迁考析

杭州灵隐寺前的冷泉亭始建于唐元和年间,历经1 200多年变迁,从一座山中路亭演变成为一处著名的人文景点。它的演变极具代表性,反映了中国古代风景建筑的文化特征和风景营造中的审美嬗变,具有研究价值。梳理了冷泉亭的景观变迁历程,分析变化背后的原因,总结各时期发展特点。重点辨析了冷泉亭变迁过程中的建筑选址、体量、存废三方面的权衡关系。认为在长期发展中,风景建筑受人的审美和环境作用,其形式和位置不断被调整,以达到一种新的平衡。该案例的研究,对于理解古代风景建筑的营造逻辑具有启示意义。