昆明翠湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu),原稱“菜海(hai)子”,因湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)東北(bei)有(you)“九(jiu)泉(quan)所出,匯而成池”,故又名(ming)“九(jiu)龍池”。清康熙年間(jian)云貴(gui)總督(du)范承勛(xun)、巡撫(fu)王繼文于湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)中建碧漪亭(ting)(俗稱海(hai)心(xin)亭(ting))。公園兩道(dao)長長柳堤(di)(di)呈“+”字交(jiao)(jiao)匯于園心(xin),把全湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)分而為(wei)(wei)四(si)。南北(bei)橫堤(di)(di)叫(jiao)“阮堤(di)(di)”、是道(dao)光(guang)年間(jian)云南總督(du)阮元仿西湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)“蘇堤(di)(di)”美韻(yun)修(xiu)筑,東西縱堤(di)(di)叫(jiao)“唐堤(di)(di)”,于民國年間(jian)修(xiu)建。兩堤(di)(di)交(jiao)(jiao)接處,是湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)小島(dao),以湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)亭(ting)為(wei)(wei)主軸,構成中心(xin)游區。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)心(xin)亭(ting)又叫(jiao)“碧漪亭(ting)”,亭(ting)閣外型美觀,飛檐黃瓦,點綴(zhui)著翠湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)春色,亭(ting)內有(you)前后兩個內院,為(wei)(wei)各(ge)種展覽舉(ju)辦之地(di)。翠湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)堤(di)(di)畔遍植垂柳,柳枝拂面,湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)內多(duo)種荷(he)花(hua),藕花(hua)飄香(xiang),舊有(you)“十畝荷(he)花(hua)魚世(shi)界,半城楊柳撫(fu)樓臺”之聯。
金魚島,島上雪(xue)松、香樟等樹木四(si)季蔥(cong)翠,林(lin)蔭地潤(run),花環路繞,迂(yu)回曲折(zhe)。鳥(niao)語花香,微風習(xi)習(xi),游人在此漫(man)步、小(xiao)憩,品茶雅座(zuo),止步為(wei)佳。
竹林(lin)島,沿堤修竹成林(lin),綠翠濃蔭,又(you)多(duo)藤蔓(man)花(hua)架,幽徑曲折,竹林(lin)連片(pian)成蔭,花(hua)架下蔽日乘涼(liang),湖(hu)塘(tang)荷花(hua)怒(nu)放。島上常有民間藝人、歌(ge)手云集,演戲(xi)、對調(diao)、唱歌(ge)、跳舞者(zhe)(zhe)即興表演,不拘形式,自(zi)娛(yu)自(zi)樂,為(wei)觀者(zhe)(zhe)甚多(duo),熱鬧非常。
蓮花禪院(yuan),清(qing)同治六(liu)年(1867),清(qing)穆宗載涥賜“妙蓮涌現”匾。蓮華禪院(yuan)更有(you)數聯,皆不離“蓮”,如“十畝荷花魚(yu)世界(jie),半(ban)城楊(yang)柳佛樓臺”,還有(you)“赤鯉躍(yue)碧波,吞(tun)卻三分明月(yue);紅蓮開翠(cui)海,托(tuo)來一(yi)瓣馨香”等(deng)。
海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting),歷史上曾有“東面(mian)高樓(lou)西面(mian)廊,翼然亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)子立中(zhong)(zhong)央”之(zhi)說。加之(zhi)海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)上匾(bian)聯較多(duo),成為當時城中(zhong)(zhong)秀(xiu)麗的風景名勝,吸引著眾多(duo)的文人墨客,在(zai)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)閣中(zhong)(zhong),在(zai)綠(lv)蔭(yin)下,飲茶休憩,談古論(lun)今,情趣盎然。清嘉慶初年,昆明倪春有感于(yu)翠(cui)湖“一亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)之(zhi)外,別無容膝(xi)”,與(yu)雨庵(an)和尚(shang)合作,于(yu)海心(xin)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)旁建蓮(lian)花禪院。
昆明市(shi)內乘(cheng)坐(zuo)100路、133路、235路、z5路公(gong)交(jiao)車可直達翠湖公(gong)園。