At the beginning of planning and design, all the garden buildings in Xianghu Scenic Area are designed to meet certain functions and are built as landscapes. Therefore, they are both architectural products and works of art. Therefore, while becoming a platform for viewing the surrounding scenery, the artistry of these buildings themselves also becomes the target of appreciation. The higher their artistic level, the more they can create and transform extraordinary artistic conceptions.
The Northern Line Yuzhang Terrace is designed and built for large-scale water sports viewing ceremonies. During the planning, design and construction process, we have always had doubts about its size and effect, and we were worried that the building would destroy the original scenery along the northern line. Therefore, when designing, we prioritized the need to satisfy event viewing while also coordinating with the overall landscape. , so it adopts the national architectural form of appropriate scale to express it. The main building adopts a cross-shaped roof. The public stands on both sides are connected with the main building to form a "balcony-corridor and pavilion" pattern. The stands are surrounded by exquisite granite stone fences. Together, the main building is 25m high, in the royal architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Stopping and looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding waterscape; looking around the lake, this tower feels steady but lively, refined but not gorgeous, creating a lot of simplicity and poetic charm for the entire northern landscape. There is a double-eaves hexagonal pavilion at the corner of the shoreline 300m east of this scenic spot. It is a good place to stop and meditate. Visitors can sit down and watch the cruise ships roaming in the water, and they can also forget their worries. The tall and straight body of the pavilion is hidden in the spring breeze of catkins. Here, it is also a wonderful picture. The Xianghu Wanshou Pagoda stands at the top of Miaoji Mountain with a height of 59.9m. It is the second newly built pagoda in Nanchang City in more than 1,300 years, indicating the meaning of "peace and prosperity". Looking around from the top of the tower, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire scenic area, giving people a refreshing and spiritual enjoyment. The majestic and upright posture of the tower and its regular and graceful contours have become a bright shining point in the entire scenic spot, adding a rich mysterious color and religious meaning to the entire (Miaoji Mountain) Wanshou Tower Scenic Area, which greatly enhances the tradition of the scenic spot. Cultural taste. The Lotus Pavilion beside the lotus pond is a Qing-style royal garden building. It is a group of conjoined corridors and pavilions. Its main pavilion extends into the water, and the corridor is also half in the water, half leaning on the bank of the pool, standing side by side and open to the water. There is a viewing platform on the east side, surrounded by carved and hollow stone railings on three sides. It is like a boat floating on the water, calm and serene. When you look at the reflection in the water, it is an excellent waterscape picture. These functional classical garden buildings in the Xianghu Lake Scenic Area not only provide visitors with a good view of the scenery, but also become part of the beautiful scenery of Xianghu Lake with their unique artistic shapes, giving people appreciation and taste, and showing the Xianghu Lake from the perspective of architectural art. The unique charm of classical gardens in scenic spots. The garden architecture of Xianghu Scenic Area embodies the organic combination with the surrounding garden environment and natural scenery, and fully explores and utilizes the favorable factors of the natural terrain and environment to create a natural and harmonious landscape boutique.
Xiang Lake plays the role of water storage and flood discharge in the southern area of ??the city. Therefore, the original terrain is dominated by large water surfaces and fish ponds enclosed by embankments. The planning and design are based on taking into account its original water conservancy functions. Carry out garden landscaping construction. Through a large number of on-site surveys, the builders have basically controlled the outline of the topography and topography of each scenic spot in the overall planning. The garden architecture is based on the construction needs and functional requirements of the scenic spots, and grasps the proportion, volume, form and other aspects. . The single buildings and ancient building groups in Xianghu are as closely integrated with the environment as possible and adapted to local conditions; they are integrated with the basic topography, topography, and landforms, and the overall layout is in accordance with the situation, and makes full use of the terrain and environment to create the right layout. Express yourself and blend naturally into the environment. During the construction process, each scenic spot or landscape zone was backfilled one by one according to the planned design, or the lake mud islands were collected, and gradually formed the north line, east line, west line, short embankment, lake center island, long embankment, Osmanthus Square, and lotus pond. , Southwest Mountain and other first-phase scenic spots’ basic land use framework.
The island in the center of the lake is shaped like a "kidney", and is high in the north and low in the south, with an area of ??2hm2. In the layout of the Huanyi Pavilion antique group, the main building of Huanyi Pavilion is highlighted on the northern highland according to the topography of the island. Baoxuan, Hanmolin, Mingming Xiangtang, etc., are arranged in the east, south and west according to the island's own plane curve and terrain elevation, and form courtyard enclosures. There is a square double-eaves "Songfeng Pavilion" on the slope running from north to south in the northeast corner, which is in line with the main The pavilion is scattered on several steps, and the open wooden corridors form an enclosure from the east, south and west sides, connecting Laibaoxuan, Hanmolin, Mingxiang Hall and Songfeng Pavilion respectively. In addition, there is a small living building and dining room. The kitchen is located in a secluded area on the northwest slope. The entire building complex has its own main and secondary functions. The layout and height of the seats follow its natural pattern, without any deliberate filling or excavation. In order to save backfilling funds, the natural terrain of the Southwest Mountain after backfilling is high in the north and low in the south. According to Feng Shui theory, the east and west mountains are stacked with "Green Dragon" and "White Tiger". The single building complex of Wanshou Palace and its surrounding squares are based on the overall grasp of the slope. It was constructed based on the existing location. From south to north, the central axis is the palace gate, stage, Zhenjun Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, and Yuce Pavilion. Each building platform is higher in the south and lower in the north due to changes in terrain; the Notre Dame Hall and Doumu Hall on both sides of the central axis are The hall faces the central axis from the east and west respectively, and is located 6m outward according to the existing width between the two mountains. The platform is higher in the south and lower in the north. Therefore, the peripheral corridors also set up platforms next to each single building. Levels and turns, its roofs are high and low, staggered and circuitous, enriching the plane layout and spatial hierarchy of the entire building complex. Due to terrain restrictions and landscape considerations, all management and business buildings in the scenic area are set up by taking advantage of the height difference of the terrain. They are built according to the situation to save land and cost without destroying the natural scenery. They are extremely practical and beautiful. .
In terms of quantity and scale, the antique garden buildings in Xianghu Scenic Area should be based on the needs of scenic spot construction and meeting functional requirements as much as possible, so that they can be as few as possible, and it is better to be small than large. The original intention of the construction of the scenic spot is to create a natural, wild and harmonious urban scenic spot, provide a free and relaxed leisure place for busy and tired citizens and tourists, and firmly grasp people, especially urban residents, who yearn for nature, get close to nature, and return to nature. The desire for nature emphasizes the use of natural landscapes as the keynote, plant landscaping as the main means, and buildings as embellishments, occupying a subordinate position. In the first phase of Xianghu, the total area of ??various management buildings such as Wanshou Palace, Huanyi Pavilion, Zhangjiang Xiaodu, Ouxiang Pavilion, and Yuzhang Terrace is 1.5hm2, while the total area of ??the first phase is 140hm2, accounting for about 1:100; in the second phase, there are The total area of ??the fishing center, Miaoji Villa, Wanshou Tower and a small number of management buildings is 0.8hm2, while the total area of ??the second phase is 200hm2, which is less than 1:200. As a Taoist building complex, the Wanshou Palace is not small in size, but it is also vaguely hidden by the surrounding mountains. The Huanyi Pavilion building complex stands on the island, surrounded by greenery, only the roof of the main pavilion is slightly visible; other Zhangjiang Although Xiaodu is a cruise ship terminal, its length-to-width ratio is only a small opening compared with the east-line landscape belt. Moreover, because it is close to the water, its highest point is basically controlled within the changes in the east-line terrain; apart from its own size, the Lotus Champs It is not considered a big place, and it is located on both sides of the inner and outer lakes, and is covered by embankment willows, making it extremely inconspicuous. The antique garden buildings in the Xianghu Scenic Area strive to follow this natural law and landscaping rule, that is, "in front of nature, the relative volume and absolute scale of the building and the proportion of the scenery composition are very small, highlighting the Nature and harmony are the goals and realms pursued in the construction of scenic spots.
At the beginning of the design, the scenic spots and buildings in Xianghu Scenic Area pursued changes in plane layout and spatial organization, enriching the level and content of the landscape. It also enhances people's recreational interest. The architectural form of Miaoji Villa is a local folk house in Jiangxi. It has a lotus pond in the south, horse head walls in the east, west and north, with entrances and exits respectively, and tiled windows on the walls. , there are more than 30 single buildings in the courtyard, which are surrounded from the east, west, south and north to form a courtyard, with a natural water body in the middle and a winding coastline.
To sum up, while striving to express the overall classical garden style, the garden architecture of Xianghu fully adheres to their respective architectural connotations and environmental themes, and vividly displays their own characteristics and individuality in terms of color and decoration.