苏州运河十景

　　石湖五堤（普通话简介）：石湖，位于苏州古城西南5千米处，居上方山东麓，有越来溪贯通南北。以自然风光和历史人文遗迹著称，国家4A级风景区，是太湖国家重点风景名胜区的13个景区之一。水域面积2.56平方千米，湖面由越堤和石堤分为东石湖、西石湖和南石湖，此外还有吴堤、杨堤和范堤。西面是上方山、吴山、七子山等，山水相依、相映形成秀丽的自然景色，让人流连忘返。更让人回味的是石湖厚重的历史人文遗迹：越城和吴城遗址、楞伽寺塔、石佛寺、范成大祠、行春桥、越城桥、渔庄、顾野王墓和申时行墓，以及新郭老街、蠡墅古镇等，从新石器时代的文化遗迹到春秋吴越争霸的遗存，再到隋、宋、元、明、清直至民国的古迹，无不引人遐思。石湖五堤联结起自然、历史，山水与人文在这片时空交融，形成这一名贯古今的“吴中胜景”。

Five Dykes at Shihu Lake

Shihu Lake, located 5 kilometers southwest of urban Suzhou, sits at the eastern foot of Shangfang Mountain, with the Yuelaixi River running from south to north through it. Famous for its natural scenery and historical and cultural sites, Shihu Lake, a national 4A scenic spot, is one of the 13 scenic spots of the national key scenic spot Taihu Lake Scenic Area. The water area of Shihu Lake is 2.56 square kilometers. The lake is divided into three parts (East Shihu Lake, West Shihu Lake and South Shihu Lake) by Yuedi Dyke and Shidi Dyke. In addition, there are Wudi Dyke, Yangdi Dyke and Fandi Dyke. To the west of the lake lie mountains including Shangfang Mountain, Wushan Mountain and Qizi Mountain. The beautiful natural scenery of the scenic spot’s mountains and water makes visitors linger on with no thought of leaving. And the historical and cultural sites of it afford much more food for thought; the ruins of ancient cities Wu and Yue, Lengqie Temple Pagoda, Shifo Temple, the former residence of the poet Fan Chengda, Xingchun Bridge, Yuecheng Bridge, Yuzhuang Village, Tomb of Guyewang, Tomb of Shenshixing, Xinguo Old Street, and Lishu Old Town, to name a few. From the cultural relics of the Neolithic Age to the relics of the struggle for hegemony between Wu and Yue in the Spring and Autumn period, and to the historical sites of the Sui, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties and the Republic of China period—all of them make visitors fancy from afar. The five dykes at Shihu Lake connect and integrate the nature, history, landscape and culture, proving itself a “highlight in the land of Wu” through the ages.

（邢晏春先生诵读）

石湖五堤（苏州话版简介）：勒嗨苏州葛民间风俗当中，有个流传仔弗少年数葛重要活动，就是每年葛阴历八月十八日，大家侪要到石湖行春桥、上方山去看“串月”。石湖勒嗨苏州古城葛西南角浪，悬空城里蛮近，大约莫张七八里路。石湖葛西岸就是上方山。该葛场化有山有水，自然景色漂亮煞葛。外加仔搭石湖有关葛人文历史典故匣穷丰富，搿勒蛮值得去看看葛。老里八早辰光，该搭就有新石器时代葛遗址；到仔春秋辰光，该面匣是吴国、越国打仗葛场化；隋朝葛辰光，大将杨素拿姑苏城迁到仔湖东面，造仔一个小城叫“新郭”；到仔北宋，有名葛爱国诗人范成大就住过石湖边浪厢，宋朝葛孝宗皇帝特别御笔写仔“石湖”二字，赐拨勒范成大。从此以后，石湖葛名气就越来越大哉。到清朝辰光，乾隆皇帝六次下江南，六次侪到过石湖，可见得石湖葛景致是特别吸引人葛。石湖葛山水搭人文历史、田园风光结合得特别好，后首来个人侪称俚是“吴中胜景”。