This is an essay published in 2000 that has been republished in the headlines with the intention of adding some illustrations. Unfortunately, the Chronicle Garden plot at that time, after several transformations, the stone stele, three four-sided pavilions and eight "sail-shaped" dot scenes mentioned in the article have long disappeared, and now only pictures of four-sided pavilions and "sail-shaped" dot scenes can be searched from the Internet...
A stroll through the Chronicle Garden
After dinner, occasionally stroll to the Chronicle Garden, one is to consider "walking a hundred steps after dinner and living to ninety-nine"; The second road is close, the family lives in Hujia Lane, go out of the house, cross the zebra crossing, you can appreciate the general style of the Chronicle Garden. The main thing is that every walk always brings me the joy of discovery and a good state of mind. Over time, walking through the Chronicle Garden became my daily "compulsory course".
This is the four-sided pavilion in the Chronicle Garden
When the sun recedes and the moon hangs, the street lamps are not yet on, walking along the sidewalk towards the southeast, in less than two minutes, the Huaihe Chronicle Garden is like a landscape painting spread out in front of my eyes.
The Huaihe Chronicle Garden, as the name suggests, should be titled with important historical events that occurred on the Huaihe River, and the inscriptions narrated in chronological order are displayed as the main park. Thinking like this, I suddenly saw an orange, milky white, starry street lamp in front of me, and the lawn lamp lit up. By lighting, the titles of "Natural Overview and Cultural Landscape of the Huai River", "Changes and Disasters of the Huai River" and "Governance and Utilization of the Huai River" are inscribed on the stone tablets arranged in sequence.
This is a "sail-shaped" point in the Chronicle Garden
As a representative of the architectural group with the theme of promoting the long-standing Huaihe culture, what impressed me deeply about the Huaihe Chronicle Garden was not the inscription stone carvings, but the three four-sided pavilions and eight "sail-shaped" dot scenes (in natural scenic areas, buildings that have been artificially designed to beautify and can be used as scenic spots).
Guo Daiheng wrote about the pavilion in "Several Ancient Buildings on the Mainland", saying that it is not only a scenic building for tourists to stay and rest inside (a building that is convenient for tourists to enjoy the most beautiful scenery in the scenic area), but also a point building for tourists to watch from outside. The pavilion here is designed to be four-sided, supported by four square pillars, and the surrounding benches naturally enclose a square, which is a typical four-sided pavilion.
Standing in the pavilion, looking up, not far away, walking on the water of the swim lights are brilliant, the reflected swim, can't help but remind me of "Qinhuai River in the Shadow of the Sound of Lights", recall Zhu Ziqing's "Chinese lanterns reflect the water, paint Lingbo", Yu Pingbo's "make the river water faintly bright". Although Mr. Zhu is delicate and deep, and Mr. Yu is delicate and tactful, they all write about the beautiful aroma and singing words of the singers on the river, and write about the scenes, confused and noisy scenes.
And even if it is summer, even in the future, it will not be too noisy, let alone singing prostitutes with heavy makeup, and some will only be a few happy songs expressed by the sons and daughters of fishermen.
Outside the pavilion, look at the four-sided pavilion, it seems to have some combination of Chinese and Western taste, the tip of the pavilion is like the small tentacles of the Huaihe Chronicle Garden stretching out to the sky, feeling the fresh air, the breeze on the face, and the clear moonlight, making the four-sided pavilion look interesting; The colorful lights hanging around are constantly flickering, and the wheel corridors of the four-sided pavilions are more distinct, allowing the human body to taste the true connotation of "architecture is a solidified art".
When I returned, I didn't go the same way. Walking on the path that has been paved like a silver snake or slate or cobble, or orange or milky white street lamps to guide me, tired flying chairs to provide me with a rest, eating some melons and fruits without worrying about the place of fruit shells, own different types of garbage bins to provide me with convenience...
Stepping on the path, I don't feel envious of the couple who snuggled on the chair when I took off, and I thought about the small bridge flowing water in the Chronicle Garden; Looking back at the old man who is hand in hand, overlooking the fountain like a pillar in the distance, and looking at the lawn like a yin up close, a flame of association that cannot be extinguished is brilliant in the heart - the Chronicle Garden is indeed like a fine wine that has been sealed for a long time, mellow and intoxicating; Strolling here, like sipping a cup of tea, like drinking a cup of good wine, pleasant mood, long human mind; Just as the soul is bathed in a clear bath, I have been immersed in a calm state of mind for a long time to meditate and experience the taste of life, which is a good place for "three provinces and my body", which is really rare.
Can this be called the green shade and pure land of a spiritual realm created and planted for us by decision-makers and builders? Thinking of this, I didn't feel that my forehead was lucky, and my heart was naturally filled with warm and melting happiness, and I suddenly raised my head, and I didn't realize that I had arrived home.
(Image from the Internet)