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1、LionGroveGardenLionGroveGardenisfamousasarepresentativegardenoftheYuandynasty(1279-1368).Constructiononitstartedin1342.OriginallynamedBodhiOrthodoxMonastery,itwasbuiltbythemonkTianruforhisteacher,themonkZhongfengwholivedatLionCliffintheWestTianmuMountainsinZhejian

2、gProvince,andinthegardenwerealargenumberofrocksshapedlikelions.RepairedmanytimesduringtheMing(1368-1644)andQing(1644-1911)dynasties,thegardenisnotedforitsrockeriesandcoversanareaof16.7mu,or2.7acres.Mostofitshillsareinthesoutheasternpartofthegardenwhilethepondsands

3、treamsareinthenorthwest.ItranksamongtheuniquegardensinSuzhou.AnditislistedastheworldculturalheritageofUNESCO.ItwasQianlongEmperor(1736-1796)whomadethisgardenwell-knowninChina.TheemperorvisitedthegardensixtimesduringhisfiveinspectiontoursinourareasouthoftheYangtzeR

4、iver.HehadtheverygardencopiedinbothBeijingandChengde.Helikedthegardenanditsrockeriessomuchthatheleftthreeinscription,drewthreepaintingswiththegarden’ssceneryasthetheme,andcomposedtenpoems,oneofwhichwasinscribedonasteladisplayedinthegarden.Behindthemagnificentgateo

5、fitsentrancehallisspaciouscourtyardpavedwithrectangularstone-slabsandsurroundedwithacorridor.Anditstretchesforhundredsofmetresalongthenorthernpartsusedtobelivingquartersincludinghalls,studiosandpavilions.Thegarden’swesternandsouthernpartsareenclosedbyzigzagcorrido

6、radornedwithstelaeandkiosks.FacingtheentrancehallistheAncestors’MemorialHall,whichisveryimposing.Displayedinsidethehallareawholesetofmahoganyfurniturewithapairofbrasslionsfordecoration.Hungabovethewhitewallisawoodenplaquewrittenwithfourbigcharacters,whichmeantheex

7、cellentexpertiseingardenconstructionengagedbyNiYunlin,thegarden’sprincipaldesignerintheYuanDynasty.Asweenterthegardenfurthermore,acorridorleadsnorthtotheHallofFameandPeacefulnessandasmallsquarehallbehindit.WhenEmperorQianlongvisitedthisgarden,hehadhismealinthishal

8、l.Soitwasknownastheimperialdininghall.Itispopularlyknownasthemandarinduckshallintraditionalarchitecture.Itisdividedbyamiddlescreenintonorthernandsouther