颐园
Yi Garden
颐园占地面积约2亩（合1 333.3平方米），宽32米，深53.3米，是上海现存最小的园林，雨景是颐园一绝，“颐园听雨”是松江美景之一。
该园林建于明万历年间（1573—1620），正值松江“衣被天下”的鼎盛时期，大量纺织业豪商汇集于此，购置家产，选地造园。布商沈氏在秀南桥西择地营造园子，园林由松江籍叠石名匠张南垣（1587—1671？）打造，经他手打造的园林还有皇家园林畅春园、无锡寄畅园、上海豫园等。造园师在方寸之地精心打造了园林，颐园中以黄石堆山，山中有洞，洞中连廊，廊必临水。园内由南往北依次为观稼楼、花厅、莲池、假山、半亭、画舫、书房，体现明代园林巧夺天工之雅韵。园中南北两幢主楼屋角起翘，檐下转角垂以花柱，工艺精美。花厅分上下两层，楼上可观景看戏，窗户可根据使用需要卸下，设计极为人性化。
清朝光绪年间，浙江归安知县许威在告老还乡后购入此园，与其住宅相邻。他将园林命名为“颐园”，取“颐养天年”之意，园林经精心修缮，成为当地文人墨客、达官贵人相聚之地。1949年后，颐园被划入上海第四社会福利院，近年来在文物保护部门的全力保护下，颐园得到全面修缮，再现了古典园林之美。
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Covering an area of about 1,333.3 square meters, Yi Garden is the smallest garden in Shanghai. Experiencing the garden in rain has become a very popular activity while “listening to the rain in Yi Garden” has become synonymous with nature infused with romance.
The garden was built during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty (1573—1620), the peak of Songjiang economic and cultural activity. A large number of merchants in the textile industry gathered here to purchase land and build houses and gardens. The cloth merchant Shen chose to build a garden to the west of Xiunan Bridge. The garden was built by Songjiang's famous stone artist Zhang Nanxun (1587—1671?), whose others important works include the Royal Changchun Garden, Jichang Garden in Wuxi, and Yu Garden in Shanghai. The designer devised a sophisticated and exquisite layout within the limited space by using stones and caves. From the south to the north a variety of structures and elegant spaces can be enjoyed: the Guanjia Building, the Flower Pavilion, lotus pond, rockeries, the Half Pavilion, the gallery, and the study, all showing the elegant garden charms of the Ming dynasty. Under the upturned eaves of the two main buildings stand exquisitely decorated columns. From the windows of the upper floor of the 2-story Pavilion of Flower, people can enjoy the view and shows.
During the Guangxu era of the Qing dynasty, Xu Wei, a retired official of Zhejiang Province, purchased the garden, which was adjacent to his house. He renamed the garden Yiyuan, meaning “living a peaceful life in old age”. And then, he spared no effort to build it into a wonderful place attracting literati and nobles. After 1949, Yi Garden was assigned to the Fourth Social Welfare Institute in Shanghai. In recent years, it has been completely renovated, showing the beauty of classical gardens.
