Deartourists,todaywecometoZhuozhenggarden,oneoftheclassicalgardensinSuzhou.HumbleAdministrator'sgardenhasaverylonghistory.Coveringanareaof78mu,thegardenisdividedintothreeparts:East,middleandWest.ItwasbuiltinthefourthyearofZhengdeinMingDynasty.ItissaidthatWangXianchencomparedhimselfwithPanYueofJinDynasty.ThereissuchapassageinPanYue'sOdetoLeisure:"theambitionoffloatingcloudsistobuildaroomandplanttrees,andbeatease.Thepondisenoughforfishing,andthespringtaxisenoughforfarming.Weirrigatethegardenwithporridgeandvegetablesforthedayandnight'smeal,andshepherd'scheeseforthecostofwax.Filialpietyistheonlywaytobefilial,andfriendshipistheonlywaytobefriendswithbrothersWangXianchentooktheword"humbleadministration"ashisgardennametoventhisanger.Suchabeautifulenvironment,pleasepayattentiontohealth,keepclean.
Tourists,wearenowinshijingtang.Ibelieveyouhaveseenit.Thelotusinthepoolisblooming.It'sverybeautiful.Youcantakephotosherelater.Someoftheselotusorbud,drum,somelotushasgrownasmalllotus,therearenewbuds.Pleasetakegoodcareoftheselotusflowersanddon'tthrowrubbishintothepond.
Tourists,wearenowinthegardenofEden.Therearemanystrangeflowersandplants,andallkindsofstoneswithstrangeshapes.Theflowersherearecolorful.It'sreallyafairylandintheworld.Youcanstandonthisstonetotakephotosandgetapanoramicview.
Tourists,nowwecometoxiaofeihong,theonlygallerybridgeintheHumbleAdministrator'sgarden.Theredcorridorbridgeisreflectedinthewater,thewaterissparkling,justlikearainbow.Therainbowisacolorfulbridgeacrosstheearthaftertherain.Theancientsusedtherainbowtodescribethebridgewithawonderfulintention.Itisnotonlyachannelconnectingwaterandland,butalsoauniquelandscapecenteredonthebridge,whichisabeautifulcoveredbridge.
Well,tourists,todaymytourguidetaskisover.NowI'llgiveyouanhourtotakephotosandenjoyintheHumbleAdministrator'sgarden.Haveagoodtime.