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。百花洲公園位(wei)于蘇州(zhou)胥門古(gu)城河(he)畔,占地4公頃(qing),利用(yong)萬年(nian)橋(qiao)(qiao)到新市橋(qiao)(qiao)沿運(yun)河(he)段(duan)有(you)一(yi)(yi)段(duan)古(gu)城墻,與運(yun)河(he)結合(he)創建了一(yi)(yi)座開(kai)放式的(de)城市公園。園內景色(se)優美,是個休閑散步的(de)好地方。公園夜景是一(yi)(yi)大(da)特色(se),夜晚景色(se)尤美,可船游古(gu)城河(he)美景。每年(nian)元宵節(jie)還(huan)有(you)燈(deng)會,屆時(shi)可以(yi)猜燈(deng)謎、表(biao)演,還(huan)有(you)美食小(xiao)吃等(deng)(deng)。公園主要(yao)景點有(you)城樓(lou)、護(hu)城河(he)、拱橋(qiao)(qiao)等(deng)(deng)。
胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),也稱老(lao)胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men),在(zai)(zai)萬(wan)年橋(qiao)以南。戰國春申君測知(zhi)太(tai)湖地(di)勢高過蘇州(zhou),為(wei)免城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內遭泛濫之(zhi)災,就(jiu)把胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)水道加以封(feng)閉(bi),此后(hou)胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)便(bian)無(wu)水門(men)(men)(men)(men)。胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)在(zai)(zai)百花(hua)洲(zhou),甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)梯形,奇怪(guai)的是(shi)胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)不(bu)是(shi)正面朝(chao)西(xi),而是(shi)朝(chao)南,想必古(gu)人(ren)(ren)大(da)概是(shi)想避開兵(bing)火的直接沖撞吧(ba),這樣做似乎安全些(xie),但(dan)卻給人(ren)(ren)進出(chu)帶來了(le)很大(da)不(bu)便(bian)。行(xing)人(ren)(ren)須(xu)經學士街,由內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)進甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),朝(chao)南出(chu)外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men),再(zai)沿河北(bei)上走幾百步,然后(hou)才能上萬(wan)年橋(qiao)。而今,蘇州(zhou)政府(fu)在(zai)(zai)胥(xu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)建(jian)成了(le)占地(di)4萬(wan)平(ping)方米的百花(hua)洲(zhou)公園。
胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men),又(you)稱“姑(gu)(gu)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)”,因(yin)闔閭從此門(men)(men)(men)而(er)出(chu)登臨(lin)姑(gu)(gu)蘇(su)臺而(er)得(de)名。最初也是(shi)(shi)水陸(lu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men),到了(le)(le)(le)北(bei)宋陸(lu)門(men)(men)(men)被(bei)堙塞了(le)(le)(le),僅存(cun)水門(men)(men)(men);金兵(bing)南下時(shi),蘇(su)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)被(bei)劫掠一(yi)(yi)空(kong)后(hou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)也付(fu)之一(yi)(yi)炬,“凡地面以(yi)上(shang)幾無一(yi)(yi)碑一(yi)(yi)刻之遺”;不(bu)(bu)足百年,南宋又(you)把城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)重建得(de)比(bi)以(yi)前更加俊挺(ting),只(zhi)是(shi)(shi)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)被(bei)取消了(le)(le)(le);元初平定江南后(hou),元兵(bing)的鐵騎(qi)嫌城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)礙事(shi),蘇(su)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)又(you)遭(zao)拆毀;而(er)到了(le)(le)(le)元末,為(wei)(wei)(wei)了(le)(le)(le)防御反(fan)元義軍的進攻,再筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang),因(yin)在近旁(pang)的姑(gu)(gu)蘇(su)驛下挖得(de)刻有(you)“胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)”二字的石塊,于是(shi)(shi)恢(hui)復了(le)(le)(le)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men),但只(zhi)建了(le)(le)(le)陸(lu)門(men)(men)(men),未建水門(men)(men)(men),以(yi)防太(tai)湖洪(hong)水入城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng);不(bu)(bu)久張(zhang)士誠占領了(le)(le)(le)蘇(su)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),加固(gu)了(le)(le)(le)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang),又(you)在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)外增設(she)了(le)(le)(le)甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。民國時(shi)籌建蘇(su)州(zhou)市,為(wei)(wei)(wei)方便(bian)交通,除(chu)(chu)盤門(men)(men)(men)外的所有(you)甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又(you)都(dou)被(bei)拆除(chu)(chu)了(le)(le)(le)。 從戰國時(shi)伍(wu)子胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)在胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓掛(gua)頭顱,“以(yi)觀越滅吳”,到北(bei)宋王安石感嘆“千家漁火秋(qiu)風事(shi),一(yi)(yi)葉歸舟暮(mu)雨灣”,再到明清時(shi)期“商賈云(yun)集,五方雜處”,及至(zhi)現在的城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)隱而(er)復現,并(bing)成為(wei)(wei)(wei)清悠的休閑地,胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)滄桑就如同(tong)演了(le)(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)出(chu)黑色幽默劇。”北(bei)面是(shi)(shi)伍(wu)子胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)的石雕。伍(wu)子胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)雄(xiong)才大略,深得(de)吳王闔閭信(xin)任。吳王闔閭九年,伍(wu)子胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)幫助吳王西破強楚,北(bei)威齊晉(jin),南服越人,吳國國力(li)達到了(le)(le)(le)鼎盛之勢。但因(yin)后(hou)主夫差聽(ting)信(xin)讒言,于公元前484年秋(qiu)賜(si)劍使伍(wu)子胥(xu)(xu)(xu)(xu)自刎,并(bing)將其尸放鴟夷革(ge)中,漂浮江上(shang)。