Pian Shi Mountain House is a classical garden building located near the 24th Bridge of Slender West Lake in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, located in the south of He Garden. The only remains of the stone mountain house are now not easy for ordinary tourists to find, and it is one of the representatives of ancient Chinese gardens.
Through the use of borrowing scenery, rocks, water management and other techniques, a fantastic landscape is created. If you don't pay attention, you will look at it as if it were an ordinary landscape and leave.
The design of the stone mountain house originated from the mansion of a ** in Huizhou at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and was built by the owner of the garden, Wu Shifu, around the 17th year of Guangxu (1891 AD). The whole garden covers a small area, but it is very exquisite. It adopts the gardening technique of "seeing the big from the small", and creates a landscape and pastoral atmosphere through the use of rockeries, pools, pavilions, pavilions and other elements.
Among the stone mountain houses, the most eye-catching thing is the rockery. These rockeries are made of Taihu Lake stones, and they have different shapes, some like a small peak, some like a boulder, and some like a meandering stream. These rockeries not only add to the layering of the garden, but also make people feel as if they are in nature.
In addition to the rockery, the water feature of the stone mountain house is also a highlight. The pool is crystal clear and filled with aquatic plants such as lotus flowers and water lilies. In the summer, the lotus flowers are in full bloom and the scenery is beautiful. In winter, the water freezes over, creating a unique beauty.
Walking in the stone mountain house, you can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture. The pavilions in the garden are built in a traditional architectural style, and every detail reflects the craftsmanship of the craftsmen.