昆明翠(cui)(cui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu),原稱“菜海子(zi)”,因湖(hu)(hu)(hu)東北(bei)有(you)“九(jiu)泉所出,匯(hui)而成池(chi)”,故又名“九(jiu)龍池(chi)”。清康熙(xi)年間(jian)云貴總督范承勛、巡撫王繼(ji)文于湖(hu)(hu)(hu)中建(jian)碧漪(yi)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(俗稱海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting))。公園(yuan)兩道長長柳(liu)(liu)(liu)堤(di)呈“+”字交匯(hui)于園(yuan)心(xin),把全湖(hu)(hu)(hu)分而為(wei)四(si)。南北(bei)橫堤(di)叫(jiao)“阮堤(di)”、是(shi)(shi)道光年間(jian)云南總督阮元(yuan)仿西湖(hu)(hu)(hu)“蘇(su)堤(di)”美韻修筑,東西縱(zong)堤(di)叫(jiao)“唐堤(di)”,于民國年間(jian)修建(jian)。兩堤(di)交接(jie)處,是(shi)(shi)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)小島,以湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)為(wei)主(zhu)軸,構成中心(xin)游區。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)又叫(jiao)“碧漪(yi)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)”,亭(ting)(ting)(ting)閣外型美觀(guan),飛檐(yan)黃瓦,點(dian)綴著翠(cui)(cui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)春色(se),亭(ting)(ting)(ting)內有(you)前后兩個內院,為(wei)各(ge)種展覽舉辦之地。翠(cui)(cui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)堤(di)畔遍(bian)植垂柳(liu)(liu)(liu),柳(liu)(liu)(liu)枝拂面,湖(hu)(hu)(hu)內多(duo)種荷花,藕(ou)花飄香,舊有(you)“十(shi)畝荷花魚世界,半(ban)城楊柳(liu)(liu)(liu)撫樓臺(tai)”之聯。
金魚島,島上(shang)雪松、香樟等樹(shu)木四季(ji)蔥翠,林蔭地(di)潤,花(hua)環路繞,迂回曲折(zhe)。鳥語花(hua)香,微(wei)風(feng)習習,游人在此漫(man)步(bu)、小憩,品茶雅座,止(zhi)步(bu)為佳。
竹(zhu)(zhu)林(lin)島(dao),沿堤修(xiu)竹(zhu)(zhu)成林(lin),綠翠濃蔭,又多藤蔓花架(jia),幽(you)徑(jing)曲折,竹(zhu)(zhu)林(lin)連片成蔭,花架(jia)下(xia)蔽(bi)日乘涼(liang),湖塘荷花怒(nu)放(fang)。島(dao)上常(chang)有民間藝(yi)人、歌手云集,演戲、對調、唱歌、跳舞者即興表演,不拘(ju)形式,自娛自樂(le),為觀(guan)者甚多,熱鬧非常(chang)。
蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)花(hua)禪(chan)院,清同治六年(nian)(1867),清穆宗(zong)載涥賜“妙(miao)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)涌現”匾。蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)華禪(chan)院更有數聯,皆(jie)不離“蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)”,如“十畝荷花(hua)魚(yu)世界,半城楊柳佛(fo)樓臺”,還有“赤鯉躍(yue)碧(bi)波,吞卻三分明月;紅(hong)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)開翠海,托來一瓣馨(xin)香”等(deng)。
海(hai)心(xin)亭(ting),歷史上曾有“東面(mian)(mian)高樓西面(mian)(mian)廊(lang),翼然亭(ting)子立中(zhong)央”之(zhi)說。加之(zhi)海(hai)心(xin)亭(ting)上匾聯較(jiao)多(duo),成(cheng)為當時城(cheng)中(zhong)秀(xiu)麗的風景名(ming)勝,吸引著(zhu)眾多(duo)的文人墨客,在亭(ting)閣(ge)中(zhong),在綠蔭下,飲(yin)茶休(xiu)憩(qi),談古論今,情(qing)趣盎然。清嘉慶初年,昆明(ming)倪春有感于翠湖(hu)“一亭(ting)之(zhi)外,別無容膝”,與雨庵(an)和尚合作,于海(hai)心(xin)亭(ting)旁(pang)建蓮花(hua)禪院(yuan)。
昆明市內(nei)乘坐100路(lu)、133路(lu)、235路(lu)、z5路(lu)公(gong)(gong)交車可直達翠(cui)湖(hu)公(gong)(gong)園。