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(hua)洲公(gong)(gong)園位于(yu)蘇(su)州胥門古城河(he)畔,占地4公(gong)(gong)頃,利用萬年橋到新市橋沿運河(he)段有(you)一段古城墻,與(yu)運河(he)結合創建(jian)了一座開(kai)放式的城市公(gong)(gong)園。園內景(jing)色(se)優美,是(shi)個休閑(xian)散步的好地方。公(gong)(gong)園夜景(jing)是(shi)一大特色(se),夜晚景(jing)色(se)尤美,可船游古城河(he)美景(jing)。每年元宵(xiao)節還(huan)有(you)燈會,屆時可以猜燈謎、表演,還(huan)有(you)美食小吃等。公(gong)(gong)園主要景(jing)點有(you)城樓、護城河(he)、拱橋等。
胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men),也稱老胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men),在萬年(nian)橋以南。戰國(guo)春申君測知(zhi)太湖地勢(shi)高過蘇(su)州(zhou),為免城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)遭泛(fan)濫之災,就把胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)水(shui)道加以封閉,此后胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)便(bian)無水(shui)門(men)(men)(men)。胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)在百花洲,甕城(cheng)(cheng)為梯形,奇(qi)怪的(de)是(shi)(shi)胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)不(bu)是(shi)(shi)正面朝西,而是(shi)(shi)朝南,想必古人(ren)大(da)概(gai)是(shi)(shi)想避開兵(bing)火的(de)直接沖(chong)撞(zhuang)吧,這樣做(zuo)似乎安全些,但(dan)卻給人(ren)進出(chu)帶來(lai)了(le)很大(da)不(bu)便(bian)。行人(ren)須經學(xue)士(shi)街,由內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)進甕城(cheng)(cheng),朝南出(chu)外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men),再沿河北上(shang)走幾(ji)百步(bu),然后才(cai)能上(shang)萬年(nian)橋。而今,蘇(su)州(zhou)政府在胥(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)建成了(le)占地4萬平方米的(de)百花洲公園。
胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),又(you)(you)(you)稱“姑胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)”,因(yin)闔(he)閭(lv)從(cong)此門(men)(men)(men)(men)而出登(deng)臨姑蘇(su)臺而得(de)名。最初(chu)也是水(shui)陸城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men),到(dao)了北宋陸門(men)(men)(men)(men)被(bei)堙塞了,僅存(cun)水(shui)門(men)(men)(men)(men);金兵南下時(shi),蘇(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)被(bei)劫(jie)掠(lve)一(yi)空后(hou)(hou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)也付之一(yi)炬(ju),“凡地(di)面(mian)以(yi)上(shang)幾無一(yi)碑一(yi)刻之遺”;不(bu)足百(bai)年,南宋又(you)(you)(you)把城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)重(zhong)建得(de)比以(yi)前更加俊挺,只是胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)被(bei)取消(xiao)了;元(yuan)初(chu)平定江南后(hou)(hou),元(yuan)兵的(de)(de)(de)鐵騎嫌城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)礙事,蘇(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)又(you)(you)(you)遭拆毀;而到(dao)了元(yuan)末,為了防(fang)御反元(yuan)義軍的(de)(de)(de)進(jin)攻,再(zai)筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),因(yin)在近(jin)旁(pang)的(de)(de)(de)姑蘇(su)驛(yi)下挖得(de)刻有“胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)”二字的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)塊,于是恢(hui)復(fu)(fu)了胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),但(dan)只建了陸門(men)(men)(men)(men),未(wei)建水(shui)門(men)(men)(men)(men),以(yi)防(fang)太湖洪水(shui)入城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng);不(bu)久張士誠占領了蘇(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),加固了城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),又(you)(you)(you)在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)外(wai)增設了甕(weng)(weng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。民國時(shi)籌建蘇(su)州市,為方(fang)便交通,除盤門(men)(men)(men)(men)外(wai)的(de)(de)(de)所有甕(weng)(weng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又(you)(you)(you)都被(bei)拆除了。 從(cong)戰國時(shi)伍(wu)(wu)子胥(xu)在胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓掛(gua)頭(tou)顱,“以(yi)觀越滅吳(wu)”,到(dao)北宋王(wang)(wang)安石(shi)感嘆“千(qian)家漁火秋風事,一(yi)葉(xie)歸舟暮(mu)雨灣”,再(zai)到(dao)明清時(shi)期“商賈云集,五方(fang)雜處”,及(ji)至(zhi)現在的(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)隱(yin)而復(fu)(fu)現,并成為清悠的(de)(de)(de)休閑地(di),胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)滄(cang)桑就如同演了一(yi)出黑色(se)幽默劇。”北面(mian)是伍(wu)(wu)子胥(xu)的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)雕。伍(wu)(wu)子胥(xu)雄才大略,深得(de)吳(wu)王(wang)(wang)闔(he)閭(lv)信(xin)任(ren)。吳(wu)王(wang)(wang)闔(he)閭(lv)九年,伍(wu)(wu)子胥(xu)幫助吳(wu)王(wang)(wang)西破強(qiang)楚,北威齊晉(jin),南服越人,吳(wu)國國力達到(dao)了鼎(ding)盛(sheng)之勢。但(dan)因(yin)后(hou)(hou)主夫差(cha)聽(ting)信(xin)讒言,于公元(yuan)前484年秋賜劍使(shi)伍(wu)(wu)子胥(xu)自刎,并將其尸放鴟夷(yi)革中,漂浮江上(shang)。