昆明翠湖(hu)(hu)(hu),原稱(cheng)“菜(cai)海子”,因(yin)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)東(dong)北(bei)有“九(jiu)泉所出,匯而(er)成池”,故(gu)又(you)名“九(jiu)龍池”。清康(kang)熙年間(jian)(jian)云(yun)貴總督范承勛(xun)、巡撫(fu)王(wang)繼文于湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中建碧漪(yi)(yi)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(俗稱(cheng)海心亭(ting)(ting)(ting))。公園兩(liang)(liang)道(dao)長長柳(liu)堤(di)(di)(di)呈“+”字(zi)交匯于園心,把全湖(hu)(hu)(hu)分而(er)為四。南北(bei)橫堤(di)(di)(di)叫(jiao)“阮堤(di)(di)(di)”、是道(dao)光年間(jian)(jian)云(yun)南總督阮元仿西湖(hu)(hu)(hu)“蘇(su)堤(di)(di)(di)”美(mei)(mei)韻修筑,東(dong)西縱堤(di)(di)(di)叫(jiao)“唐堤(di)(di)(di)”,于民國年間(jian)(jian)修建。兩(liang)(liang)堤(di)(di)(di)交接處(chu),是湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心小島,以湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心亭(ting)(ting)(ting)為主軸,構成中心游區。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心亭(ting)(ting)(ting)又(you)叫(jiao)“碧漪(yi)(yi)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)”,亭(ting)(ting)(ting)閣外型(xing)美(mei)(mei)觀(guan),飛檐黃(huang)瓦(wa),點綴著翠湖(hu)(hu)(hu)春色,亭(ting)(ting)(ting)內有前后兩(liang)(liang)個內院,為各種(zhong)展覽舉辦之地。翠湖(hu)(hu)(hu)堤(di)(di)(di)畔(pan)遍植(zhi)垂柳(liu),柳(liu)枝拂面,湖(hu)(hu)(hu)內多種(zhong)荷(he)花,藕花飄(piao)香,舊有“十畝荷(he)花魚世界,半城楊柳(liu)撫(fu)樓(lou)臺(tai)”之聯。
金魚島(dao),島(dao)上雪松、香(xiang)樟等樹(shu)木四季蔥翠,林蔭地潤,花環路繞,迂回(hui)曲折。鳥語花香(xiang),微風習習,游人在此漫步(bu)、小(xiao)憩,品茶雅座,止步(bu)為(wei)佳。
竹(zhu)(zhu)林島(dao),沿堤修(xiu)竹(zhu)(zhu)成林,綠翠濃蔭,又多(duo)藤蔓(man)花架,幽徑曲折,竹(zhu)(zhu)林連片成蔭,花架下蔽日(ri)乘涼(liang),湖塘荷花怒放。島(dao)上常(chang)有民間藝人、歌手云(yun)集,演戲、對調、唱歌、跳舞者即(ji)興表演,不拘形式(shi),自(zi)娛自(zi)樂(le),為觀者甚多(duo),熱鬧非常(chang)。
蓮(lian)花禪院,清同治六年(1867),清穆(mu)宗載涥賜“妙蓮(lian)涌(yong)現”匾。蓮(lian)華禪院更有數(shu)聯,皆不離“蓮(lian)”,如(ru)“十畝荷花魚世界,半城楊柳佛(fo)樓臺”,還(huan)有“赤鯉躍碧波,吞卻(que)三分明月(yue);紅蓮(lian)開翠海(hai),托來一瓣馨(xin)香”等。
海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting),歷史上曾有(you)“東(dong)面(mian)(mian)高樓西(xi)面(mian)(mian)廊,翼然(ran)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)子(zi)立(li)中央”之(zhi)說。加之(zhi)海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)上匾聯(lian)較多(duo),成為當(dang)時城中秀麗的(de)(de)風景(jing)名勝,吸(xi)引著眾多(duo)的(de)(de)文人墨客,在亭(ting)(ting)(ting)閣中,在綠蔭下,飲茶休(xiu)憩,談古論今,情趣盎然(ran)。清嘉慶初年,昆明(ming)倪(ni)春(chun)有(you)感于翠湖“一亭(ting)(ting)(ting)之(zhi)外(wai),別無容膝(xi)”,與雨庵和尚合(he)作(zuo),于海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)旁建蓮花禪院(yuan)。
昆明市內乘坐100路、133路、235路、z5路公交車可直達翠湖(hu)公園。