中南海
西(xi)苑(yuan)即今天中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海(hai)。位于北京市西(xi)長安(an)街(jie)北側,北海(hai)之南(nan)。中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海(hai)是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)海(hai)和南(nan)海(hai)的統稱。明(ming)朝以前曾稱為(wei)太液池、西(xi)海(hai)子和西(xi)苑(yuan)。中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海(hai)始(shi)建(jian)(jian)于遼代(dai),金(jin)、元、明(ming)、清各代(dai)均不斷擴(kuo)建(jian)(jian),數百年來一直是(shi)皇(huang)家(jia)園林,建(jian)(jian)筑絕大部分為(wei)清代(dai)建(jian)(jian)構。中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海(hai)總面積1,500畝,其中(zhong)(zhong)水域面積約(yue)700余畝。南(nan)海(hai)與中(zhong)(zhong)海(hai)是(shi)以蜈蚣橋為(wei)界,中(zhong)(zhong)海(hai)與北海(hai)以金(jin)鰲玉棟橋為(wei)界。
南海主(zhu)要(yao)建筑有寶月(yue)樓、瀛(ying)臺、懷仁堂、海晏(yan)堂等。寶月(yue)樓現為(wei)中南海南門(men)(men),重樓重檐,面(mian)闊(kuo)七(qi)間(jian),為(wei)乾隆年間(jian)所(suo)建,現稱新(xin)華門(men)(men)。瀛(ying)臺為(wei)半島,三(san)面(mian)臨水,居南海之中,其建筑群雕梁畫棟,布局(ju)緊湊合理(li),如海上蓬萊,故(gu)名(ming)為(wei)瀛(ying)臺。這里為(wei)帝王處理(li)朝(chao)政(zheng)的場所(suo),也曾是在戊戌(xu)變法失敗后,囚(qiu)禁光緒皇(huang)帝的地方。主(zhu)要(yao)建筑有勤政(zheng)殿,翔鸞(luan)閣、涵元殿,蓬萊閣,豐澤園等。
居(ju)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)海、南(nan)海之(zhi)(zhi)間陸(lu)地(di)建(jian)筑,有(you)紫(zi)光閣(ge)、蕉(jiao)園(yuan)、萬善(shan)(shan)殿,水云榭等(deng)。紫(zi)光閣(ge)居(ju)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)海西北岸,為清王朝追念先杰之(zhi)(zhi)地(di),也是(shi)設功臣宴之(zhi)(zhi)地(di)。蕉(jiao)園(yuan)居(ju)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)海東北岸,內有(you)萬善(shan)(shan)殿,水云榭等(deng)建(jian)筑,其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)水云榭建(jian)于碧水之(zhi)(zhi)上(shang),內有(you)乾隆所(suo)書“太液秋風”御碑,是(shi)著名的燕京八景之(zhi)(zhi)一。
北海(hai)、中(zhong)海(hai)、南海(hai)碧水相(xiang)連(lian),均為京城中(zhong)著名的皇家(jia)園林,并延續經營多(duo)代(dai),是前(qian)人留下的珍(zhen)貴文化遺產。
北京西苑
在《北京地(di)名典》,對于(yu)西苑(yuan)是這樣說的:
1、明清時(shi)稱(cheng)(cheng)中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海為西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。 2、康熙時(shi)稱(cheng)(cheng)暢(chang)春(chun)園(yuan)為西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。查慎行(xing)曾多次在(zai)(zai)(zai)此供職,有《赴西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)馬(ma)上》《西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)值(zhi)廬》《西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)送(song)春(chun)》等(deng)詩詞。 3、暢(chang)春(chun)園(yuan)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)側(ce)村鎮也稱(cheng)(cheng)為西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),即我們現(xian)(xian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)所(suo)謂的(de)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(東起中(zhong)(zhong)直路西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)至頤和(he)(he)園(yuan)東門,北始(shi)頤和(he)(he)園(yuan)路北,南(nan)至中(zhong)(zhong)直機(ji)關北墻)。民國(guo)八年(nian)(1919年(nian))的(de)文件《西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)俘虜收容所(suo)收容德奧俘虜情況(kuang)》中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)便(bian)是(shi)(shi)指此地了。 現(xian)(xian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)北京(jing)人已經沒人把中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海和(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)聯系(xi)起來了,畢竟對于苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),大家都有郊區的(de)印(yin)象(xiang),中(zhong)(zhong)南(nan)海是(shi)(shi)至高無上的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)心,怎么是(shi)(shi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)呢? 后來北京(jing)有個很有名(ming)(ming)的(de)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)飯店,它在(zai)(zai)(zai)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)外大街北京(jing)動物園(yuan)的(de)旁邊。明代(dai)這里(li)是(shi)(shi)皇家莊(zhuang)園(yuan),清代(dai)稱(cheng)(cheng)萬牲園(yuan),解放初辟為西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)郊公(gong)園(yuan)。西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)飯店是(shi)(shi)1954年(nian)建(jian)成(cheng),所(suo)以(yi)起名(ming)(ming)“西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)”也是(shi)(shi)和(he)(he)情理的(de)。而(er)且現(xian)(xian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)他后面(mian)那(nei)條街就(jiu)叫西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)街。 而(er)我們現(xian)(xian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)所(suo)謂的(de)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),泛稱(cheng)(cheng)海淀圓(yuan)(yuan)明園(yuan)、頤和(he)(he)園(yuan)、玉泉山(shan)等(deng)皇家園(yuan)林一帶,如(ru)果(guo)你坐公(gong)交(jiao)車(che),西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)站(zhan)就(jiu)在(zai)(zai)(zai)在(zai)(zai)(zai)頤和(he)(he)園(yuan)和(he)(he)圓(yuan)(yuan)明園(yuan)之間那(nei)條路上。1993年(nian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)北京(jing)的(de)總體(ti)規劃中(zhong)(zhong),10個邊緣(yuan)集(ji)團也明確了西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的(de)范(fan)圍。
位于海淀區中(zhong)部。東(dong)起(qi)中(zhong)直路,西(xi)至頤和(he)園東(dong)門,北始頤和(he)園路北,南至中(zhong)直機關北墻。因此地水草豐美、林木繁茂(mao),適養禽(qin)獸,而(er)稱“苑”,又(you)因在京城之西(xi)而(er)得名(ming)。
古(gu)代(dai)謂之(zhi)“囿”,漢(han)代(dai)叫做(zuo)“苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)”。《漢(han)書》:“苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),謂馬(ma)牧也。”北京有東(dong)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、南(nan)(nan)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、北苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),合稱“四苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)”。南(nan)(nan)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)明清(qing)(qing)稱南(nan)(nan)海子(zi),北苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)在(zai)來(lai)廣營(ying),東(dong)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)在(zai)東(dong)安門內之(zhi)南(nan)(nan)。西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)則說法頗多(duo),一(yi)、明清(qing)(qing)朝(chao)稱中南(nan)(nan)海為西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),同(tong)字不同(tong)地。二、康熙時(shi)稱暢春園為西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。查慎行(xing)(xing)曾多(duo)次在(zai)此供(gong)職,曾有《赴西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)馬(ma)上》、《西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)值廬》、《西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)送春》等詩詞(ci)。三、暢春園西(xi)(xi)(xi)側(ce)村鎮(zhen)也稱西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。即此地。民國八年(1919)一(yi)份公(gong)文標(biao)題是《西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)俘(fu)(fu)虜收(shou)容(rong)所(suo)收(shou)容(rong)德奧俘(fu)(fu)虜情況》,“前門車站一(yi)車至清(qing)(qing)華園下,分駕汽車。其后,兵等列(lie)隊步(bu)行(xing)(xing)到西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)收(shou)容(rong)所(suo)”。民國二十(shi)四年(1935)四月(yue)六日在(zai)海淀西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)豎立“西(xi)(xi)(xi)苑(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)駐(zhu)軍(jun)(jun)公(gong)墓碑”,萬(wan)福麟撰(zhuan),張伯英正(zheng)書,李月(yue)庭刻。1937年被侵華日軍(jun)(jun)占據,并建(jian)兵營(ying)。
轄(xia)域(yu)有(you)一道(dao)街(jie),二道(dao)街(jie),三道(dao)街(jie),和平街(jie),宣化(hua)街(jie),同慶街(jie)。街(jie)中(zhong)鋪面、餐館(guan)鱗次櫛比。
西(xi)苑(yuan)位(wei)于(yu)(yu)頤和(he)園(yuan)東(dong)側,廣義上說,泛稱海淀一帶的(de)皇(huang)家園(yuan)林(lin)。清代從康(kang)熙皇(huang)帝修建暢(chang)春園(yuan)開始,就有園(yuan)居的(de)習慣,以后(hou)又在西(xi)郊營(ying)建了清漪園(yuan)、圓(yuan)明園(yuan)等多處皇(huang)家御苑(yuan),皆因位(wei)于(yu)(yu)北京城的(de)西(xi)北部而(er)稱西(xi)苑(yuan)。狹義上講,是指頤和(he)園(yuan)東(dong)宮門外的(de)街區及村落,1915年(nian)至1928年(nian)設有西(xi)苑(yuan)兵營(ying)。此后(hou)因此地北靠圓(yuan)明園(yuan),西(xi)鄰(lin)頤和(he)園(yuan),逐(zhu)漸形(xing)成(cheng)商業(ye)區,泛稱西(xi)苑(yuan)。
現今由于瀕臨圓明園(yuan)、頤和(he)園(yuan)和(he)北(bei)大、清華等著(zhu)名學府(fu),又(you)是上(shang)地(di)中關村等地(di)中心位(wei)置,處于交通(tong)樞紐(niu)位(wei)置,現以(yi)建有西苑交通(tong)樞紐(niu),北(bei)京地(di)鐵4號線、多路(lu)(lu)公交線路(lu)(lu)經過此地(di)。