苏州园林的历史地位及影响力【英文】

1、The Historical Status and Overseas Influence of Suzhou Gardens（解说词）May, 1994 Wan gshi Garde n, SuzhouSuzhou Garde ns are refined and elega nt with the winding path leading to a secluded quiet place. New realms are created one after ano ther by separati ng the sce nery. I th ink Si no-America n relat

2、i on is just like sleight of creati ng. Though the path is not straight, it will still have a bright future. said Kiss in ger, the former Secretary of State of America.At the daw n of May 11, Wan gshi Garde n 1993, the Mini ster Me ntor of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew with his wife was sightseeing Wangshi

3、 Garde n. In the Lady Buildi ng of this garde n, doze ns of meeti ngs, n egotiatio ns, and discussi ons betwee n China and Sin gapore have bee n carried out in ten mon ths. And this fin ally resulted in the con struct ing of the Suzhou In dustrial Park which can hold 13,112 Wan gshi Garde ns. The n

4、egotiators were all astute. Costs, profits, bottoms lin es, and prin ciples, all these rigid concepts should be the contents of the negotiation. The tough things are subject to breaki ng if they in flict, so both sides tur ned to some softn ess coin cide ntly to alleviate the con flicti ons and oppo

5、siti ons. This was what the enjoyment of the Biluochun Tea and the relaxing atmosphere in the boudoir of the Lady Building came from. In the boudoir, reas on and sen time nt recon ciled with each other; argume nt and modesty co-exisisted. And this is the prerequisite for the thriv ing of theSuzhou I

6、n dustrial park today. The mayor of Suzhou of that time con eluded that Jishu Zhai of Wan gshi Garde n made a great con tributi on to the progress of n egotiati on for the In dustrial Park.（解说词）There are more and more foreig ners who have great favor in Suzhou Garde ns like Kissin ger and Lee Kua n

7、Y ew, which can gai n its man ifestatio n from the in creas ing of the Chi nese classical garde ns overseas.（英文字幕）In 1981, the Metropolita n Museum in New York, America imitated Suzhou Garde ns to con struct Ming Xua n. From the n on, XXX coun tries across the five continents have constructed XXX Ch

8、inese classical garde ns.（解说词）Today, the greatest fame of Suzhou Garde ns is gained by the Peony Study of Wangshi Garden. There is a copy of her in the Metropolitan Museum, which is called Ming Xuan with the might meaning of the Xuan of Ming Dynasty. Such clone realized an ambition, which was tryi n

9、g to restore the private garde ns of the an cie nt orie ntal country in the skyscraper which had the highest land price. And we did it in 1981! At the beg inning of the Opening, the first people who had cha nee to go abroad on bus in ess were surprised at the first glimpse of Ming Xua n, and then, p

10、roud.（解说词）Actually, Wangshi Garden is the smallest one of the four famous Garde ns in SuzhouZhuozhe ng Garde n, Can gla ng Garde n, Shizi Garde n, and Wan gshi Garde n. These four garde ns are famous either for their graceful hill stones or for the widespread rivers. Each has their own poise and charm.Such little garde ns ofte n contain the quin tesse nee of the kno wledge of con structi on, hills and waters, flowers and trees, poetry, painting, opera, poem, the layout of furniture, etc. Suzh