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)園位于蘇州胥門古(gu)城(cheng)河(he)(he)畔,占地(di)4公(gong)頃(qing),利用(yong)萬年橋到新市(shi)(shi)橋沿運河(he)(he)段有(you)一段古(gu)城(cheng)墻,與(yu)運河(he)(he)結合創建了一座開放式的城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)公(gong)園。園內景(jing)(jing)(jing)色優(you)美,是個休閑散(san)步的好地(di)方(fang)。公(gong)園夜景(jing)(jing)(jing)是一大特色,夜晚景(jing)(jing)(jing)色尤美,可(ke)船游(you)古(gu)城(cheng)河(he)(he)美景(jing)(jing)(jing)。每(mei)年元宵節還有(you)燈會,屆時(shi)可(ke)以猜燈謎、表演,還有(you)美食(shi)小吃等。公(gong)園主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)有(you)城(cheng)樓、護城(cheng)河(he)(he)、拱橋等。
胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門,也稱老胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門,在(zai)萬(wan)(wan)(wan)年(nian)(nian)橋(qiao)以南。戰國春申君測知太湖(hu)地勢高過蘇州,為免城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)遭泛濫(lan)之災,就(jiu)把(ba)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門水(shui)道加以封閉(bi),此(ci)后(hou)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門便無水(shui)門。胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)在(zai)百(bai)(bai)花(hua)洲,甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為梯形,奇(qi)怪的(de)是胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門不是正面朝(chao)西(xi),而是朝(chao)南,想必古(gu)人(ren)大(da)概(gai)是想避開兵(bing)火的(de)直接沖撞吧,這(zhe)樣做似乎安全些,但卻給人(ren)進出帶來了(le)很大(da)不便。行(xing)人(ren)須經學士街(jie),由內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門進甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),朝(chao)南出外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,再沿河北上(shang)走幾百(bai)(bai)步(bu),然后(hou)才(cai)能上(shang)萬(wan)(wan)(wan)年(nian)(nian)橋(qiao)。而今,蘇州政府在(zai)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門建成了(le)占地4萬(wan)(wan)(wan)平方米的(de)百(bai)(bai)花(hua)洲公園(yuan)。
胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),又(you)稱(cheng)“姑胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)”,因闔(he)閭(lv)從此門(men)(men)(men)(men)而(er)(er)出登臨姑蘇(su)臺而(er)(er)得名。最(zui)初也(ye)是(shi)水陸(lu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men),到(dao)(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)北宋陸(lu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)被(bei)(bei)堙塞(sai)了(le)(le)(le),僅存水門(men)(men)(men)(men);金兵南(nan)下時(shi),蘇(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)被(bei)(bei)劫掠一(yi)(yi)空后(hou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)也(ye)付之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)炬(ju),“凡(fan)地面以(yi)(yi)上(shang)(shang)幾無一(yi)(yi)碑一(yi)(yi)刻(ke)之(zhi)遺”;不足百年,南(nan)宋又(you)把城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)重建(jian)得比(bi)以(yi)(yi)前(qian)更加(jia)俊挺,只是(shi)胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)被(bei)(bei)取消(xiao)了(le)(le)(le);元初平定江南(nan)后(hou),元兵的(de)鐵騎嫌城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)礙事,蘇(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)又(you)遭(zao)拆毀(hui);而(er)(er)到(dao)(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)元末,為了(le)(le)(le)防御(yu)反(fan)元義(yi)軍(jun)的(de)進攻,再(zai)筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),因在近(jin)旁的(de)姑蘇(su)驛下挖得刻(ke)有“胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)”二字(zi)的(de)石(shi)塊(kuai),于(yu)是(shi)恢復了(le)(le)(le)胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),但只建(jian)了(le)(le)(le)陸(lu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),未建(jian)水門(men)(men)(men)(men),以(yi)(yi)防太湖洪水入城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng);不久張士誠占(zhan)領了(le)(le)(le)蘇(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),加(jia)固了(le)(le)(le)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),又(you)在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)外增設了(le)(le)(le)甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。民國(guo)時(shi)籌建(jian)蘇(su)州市,為方便(bian)交通,除盤門(men)(men)(men)(men)外的(de)所有甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又(you)都(dou)被(bei)(bei)拆除了(le)(le)(le)。 從戰國(guo)時(shi)伍(wu)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)胥(xu)在胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓掛頭顱,“以(yi)(yi)觀越滅吳(wu)”,到(dao)(dao)(dao)北宋王(wang)安石(shi)感嘆“千家(jia)漁火秋風事,一(yi)(yi)葉歸舟暮雨灣”,再(zai)到(dao)(dao)(dao)明(ming)清(qing)時(shi)期“商賈(jia)云集(ji),五(wu)方雜處(chu)”,及至(zhi)現在的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)隱而(er)(er)復現,并(bing)成為清(qing)悠的(de)休閑地,胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)滄桑就如同演(yan)了(le)(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)出黑色幽(you)默(mo)劇。”北面是(shi)伍(wu)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)胥(xu)的(de)石(shi)雕。伍(wu)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)胥(xu)雄才大略,深(shen)得吳(wu)王(wang)闔(he)閭(lv)信任(ren)。吳(wu)王(wang)闔(he)閭(lv)九年,伍(wu)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)胥(xu)幫助(zhu)吳(wu)王(wang)西破強楚,北威齊晉,南(nan)服越人,吳(wu)國(guo)國(guo)力達(da)到(dao)(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)鼎盛之(zhi)勢。但因后(hou)主夫差聽信讒言,于(yu)公元前(qian)484年秋賜劍(jian)使伍(wu)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)胥(xu)自刎(wen),并(bing)將其尸放鴟夷革中,漂浮江上(shang)(shang)。