昆明翠(cui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu),原稱“菜海子”,因湖(hu)(hu)(hu)東北有(you)(you)“九泉所(suo)出(chu),匯而成池”,故又(you)名“九龍(long)池”。清康熙年(nian)(nian)間(jian)云貴總(zong)督(du)(du)范(fan)承(cheng)勛、巡撫(fu)王繼(ji)文于(yu)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中建碧漪(yi)亭(ting)(ting)(俗稱海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting))。公園兩道長長柳(liu)堤(di)(di)呈“+”字交(jiao)匯于(yu)園心(xin),把(ba)全湖(hu)(hu)(hu)分而為四。南北橫堤(di)(di)叫“阮堤(di)(di)”、是(shi)道光年(nian)(nian)間(jian)云南總(zong)督(du)(du)阮元(yuan)仿(fang)西湖(hu)(hu)(hu)“蘇堤(di)(di)”美(mei)韻修筑,東西縱堤(di)(di)叫“唐堤(di)(di)”,于(yu)民國年(nian)(nian)間(jian)修建。兩堤(di)(di)交(jiao)接(jie)處(chu),是(shi)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)小島,以湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)為主軸,構成中心(xin)游區。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)又(you)叫“碧漪(yi)亭(ting)(ting)”,亭(ting)(ting)閣外型美(mei)觀,飛檐黃瓦,點綴著翠(cui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)春色,亭(ting)(ting)內(nei)有(you)(you)前后兩個內(nei)院,為各種展覽舉辦之地。翠(cui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)堤(di)(di)畔遍植垂柳(liu),柳(liu)枝拂(fu)面(mian),湖(hu)(hu)(hu)內(nei)多種荷花(hua)(hua),藕(ou)花(hua)(hua)飄香(xiang),舊(jiu)有(you)(you)“十畝荷花(hua)(hua)魚世界,半(ban)城楊(yang)柳(liu)撫(fu)樓臺”之聯。
金魚島,島上(shang)雪松(song)、香樟等樹木(mu)四季蔥翠,林蔭地潤,花(hua)環路(lu)繞,迂回曲(qu)折。鳥(niao)語花(hua)香,微風習習,游(you)人在此漫步(bu)、小憩,品茶雅座,止步(bu)為佳。
竹(zhu)(zhu)林島(dao),沿堤修竹(zhu)(zhu)成(cheng)林,綠翠濃蔭(yin),又(you)多(duo)藤蔓花架(jia),幽徑曲折,竹(zhu)(zhu)林連片成(cheng)蔭(yin),花架(jia)下(xia)蔽日乘涼,湖塘荷花怒放。島(dao)上常有民間藝人、歌手云(yun)集(ji),演(yan)戲、對調(diao)、唱(chang)歌、跳舞者即興表演(yan),不拘形式(shi),自(zi)娛自(zi)樂(le),為觀者甚多(duo),熱鬧(nao)非常。
蓮(lian)(lian)花禪(chan)院(yuan),清同治六年(nian)(1867),清穆宗載(zai)涥賜“妙蓮(lian)(lian)涌現”匾。蓮(lian)(lian)華(hua)禪(chan)院(yuan)更(geng)有數聯,皆不(bu)離“蓮(lian)(lian)”,如(ru)“十畝荷(he)花魚世界,半城楊(yang)柳佛樓臺”,還有“赤鯉躍碧波,吞卻三分明月;紅蓮(lian)(lian)開翠海(hai),托來一瓣馨(xin)香(xiang)”等。
海心(xin)(xin)亭(ting)(ting),歷史(shi)上曾有“東面高樓西面廊(lang),翼然亭(ting)(ting)子(zi)立中央”之(zhi)說。加之(zhi)海心(xin)(xin)亭(ting)(ting)上匾聯較多(duo),成(cheng)為當時(shi)城中秀麗的風(feng)景名勝,吸(xi)引著眾多(duo)的文人墨(mo)客(ke),在(zai)(zai)亭(ting)(ting)閣中,在(zai)(zai)綠蔭下,飲茶(cha)休憩,談古論今,情趣盎然。清嘉(jia)慶初年,昆明倪春(chun)有感于翠(cui)湖“一亭(ting)(ting)之(zhi)外(wai),別無容(rong)膝”,與雨庵(an)和尚合作,于海心(xin)(xin)亭(ting)(ting)旁(pang)建蓮(lian)花禪院。
昆明市內乘坐100路、133路、235路、z5路公交車可(ke)直達翠湖公園。