百花洲公園位于胥門古城河畔,占地4萬平方米,夜晚景色尤美,可船游古城河美景。每年元宵,這里都會舉辦燈會,熱鬧非常。百花洲公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)位于蘇(su)州胥門古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河畔,占(zhan)地(di)4公(gong)(gong)頃,利用萬(wan)年橋到新市橋沿運河段有(you)一段古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻,與運河結合(he)創建了一座開放式的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)。園(yuan)(yuan)內景(jing)色優美,是(shi)(shi)個休閑散步(bu)的(de)好地(di)方(fang)。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)夜景(jing)是(shi)(shi)一大特(te)色,夜晚景(jing)色尤美,可船游古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河美景(jing)。每年元宵節還有(you)燈(deng)會,屆時可以猜燈(deng)謎(mi)、表演,還有(you)美食小吃(chi)等(deng)。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)主要景(jing)點有(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓(lou)、護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河、拱(gong)橋等(deng)。
胥(xu)門(men)(men),也稱老胥(xu)門(men)(men),在(zai)萬(wan)年橋(qiao)(qiao)以南(nan)。戰國春(chun)申君測知太湖地勢高(gao)過蘇州,為免城(cheng)(cheng)內遭泛濫之災(zai),就把(ba)胥(xu)門(men)(men)水(shui)道加以封(feng)閉(bi),此后(hou)胥(xu)門(men)(men)便無水(shui)門(men)(men)。胥(xu)門(men)(men)內城(cheng)(cheng)在(zai)百花(hua)洲,甕(weng)城(cheng)(cheng)為梯形,奇怪的是(shi)胥(xu)門(men)(men)外城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)不(bu)是(shi)正(zheng)面朝(chao)(chao)西(xi),而是(shi)朝(chao)(chao)南(nan),想必古人大概是(shi)想避開兵火(huo)的直接沖撞吧(ba),這樣做似(si)乎安全些,但卻給人進出(chu)帶來了(le)很(hen)大不(bu)便。行人須經學士街,由內城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)進甕(weng)城(cheng)(cheng),朝(chao)(chao)南(nan)出(chu)外城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men),再沿河北(bei)上走幾百步(bu),然后(hou)才能上萬(wan)年橋(qiao)(qiao)。而今,蘇州政府在(zai)胥(xu)門(men)(men)建成了(le)占(zhan)地4萬(wan)平方米的百花(hua)洲公(gong)園。
胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men),又稱“姑(gu)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)”,因(yin)(yin)闔閭從(cong)此門(men)(men)而(er)(er)出登臨姑(gu)蘇(su)臺而(er)(er)得(de)名(ming)。最初也(ye)是水陸(lu)城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men),到(dao)了(le)(le)(le)北(bei)宋陸(lu)門(men)(men)被堙塞了(le)(le)(le),僅(jin)存水門(men)(men);金兵南下時,蘇(su)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)被劫(jie)掠一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)空后城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)也(ye)付(fu)之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)炬,“凡地(di)面以上幾無(wu)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)碑一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)刻(ke)之(zhi)遺”;不(bu)足百年(nian),南宋又把城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)得(de)比以前(qian)更加(jia)俊挺,只(zhi)(zhi)是胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)被取(qu)消了(le)(le)(le);元(yuan)初平(ping)定江(jiang)南后,元(yuan)兵的(de)(de)(de)(de)鐵騎嫌城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)礙事(shi),蘇(su)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)又遭拆(chai)毀(hui);而(er)(er)到(dao)了(le)(le)(le)元(yuan)末,為了(le)(le)(le)防御(yu)反元(yuan)義(yi)軍的(de)(de)(de)(de)進攻(gong),再(zai)筑城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang),因(yin)(yin)在(zai)近旁的(de)(de)(de)(de)姑(gu)蘇(su)驛下挖得(de)刻(ke)有(you)“胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)”二字的(de)(de)(de)(de)石(shi)塊,于(yu)是恢復(fu)了(le)(le)(le)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men),但只(zhi)(zhi)建(jian)(jian)了(le)(le)(le)陸(lu)門(men)(men),未建(jian)(jian)水門(men)(men),以防太湖洪水入城(cheng)(cheng);不(bu)久張士誠(cheng)占領了(le)(le)(le)蘇(su)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng),加(jia)固了(le)(le)(le)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang),又在(zai)城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)外增設了(le)(le)(le)甕城(cheng)(cheng)。民國時籌建(jian)(jian)蘇(su)州(zhou)市,為方便交(jiao)通(tong),除盤門(men)(men)外的(de)(de)(de)(de)所有(you)甕城(cheng)(cheng)又都被拆(chai)除了(le)(le)(le)。 從(cong)戰國時伍(wu)(wu)子(zi)(zi)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)在(zai)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)城(cheng)(cheng)樓掛頭(tou)顱,“以觀越滅(mie)吳(wu)”,到(dao)北(bei)宋王(wang)安(an)石(shi)感嘆“千家漁火秋(qiu)風(feng)事(shi),一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)葉歸舟暮雨灣(wan)”,再(zai)到(dao)明清(qing)時期“商賈云(yun)集,五(wu)方雜處”,及至現在(zai)的(de)(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)隱而(er)(er)復(fu)現,并成為清(qing)悠的(de)(de)(de)(de)休閑(xian)地(di),胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)滄(cang)桑就(jiu)如(ru)同(tong)演了(le)(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)出黑色幽默劇。”北(bei)面是伍(wu)(wu)子(zi)(zi)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)石(shi)雕。伍(wu)(wu)子(zi)(zi)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)雄才大略,深(shen)得(de)吳(wu)王(wang)闔閭信任。吳(wu)王(wang)闔閭九年(nian),伍(wu)(wu)子(zi)(zi)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)幫助吳(wu)王(wang)西破強楚(chu),北(bei)威(wei)齊晉,南服越人,吳(wu)國國力(li)達到(dao)了(le)(le)(le)鼎盛之(zhi)勢。但因(yin)(yin)后主夫差聽信讒言(yan),于(yu)公(gong)元(yuan)前(qian)484年(nian)秋(qiu)賜劍(jian)使伍(wu)(wu)子(zi)(zi)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)自刎(wen),并將其尸放鴟夷(yi)革中,漂浮(fu)江(jiang)上。