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(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)位于蘇州胥門古(gu)城(cheng)河(he)(he)畔,占地4公(gong)(gong)頃,利用萬年(nian)橋到新市橋沿運河(he)(he)段(duan)有一段(duan)古(gu)城(cheng)墻,與運河(he)(he)結合創建(jian)了一座開放式的城(cheng)市公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內景色(se)優美,是個(ge)休(xiu)閑散步的好地方。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)夜景是一大(da)特色(se),夜晚景色(se)尤美,可船(chuan)游(you)古(gu)城(cheng)河(he)(he)美景。每年(nian)元宵(xiao)節還(huan)有燈會,屆時可以(yi)猜燈謎、表演,還(huan)有美食小吃等。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)主要景點有城(cheng)樓、護城(cheng)河(he)(he)、拱橋等。
胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men),也稱老胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men),在萬(wan)(wan)年橋以南(nan)(nan)。戰國春申君測知太湖地(di)勢高(gao)過蘇(su)州,為免城(cheng)內遭(zao)泛濫之災(zai),就把胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)水(shui)道加以封閉,此后(hou)胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)便(bian)無水(shui)門(men)(men)(men)。胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)內城(cheng)在百花洲(zhou),甕(weng)城(cheng)為梯形,奇(qi)怪的是胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)外(wai)城(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)不是正面朝西,而(er)(er)是朝南(nan)(nan),想必(bi)古人(ren)大概是想避開(kai)兵火的直接沖撞吧,這樣做似乎(hu)安全(quan)些,但卻給人(ren)進出帶來(lai)了很(hen)大不便(bian)。行人(ren)須經(jing)學士街,由內城(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)進甕(weng)城(cheng),朝南(nan)(nan)出外(wai)城(cheng)門(men)(men)(men),再沿河北上走(zou)幾百步,然(ran)后(hou)才能上萬(wan)(wan)年橋。而(er)(er)今,蘇(su)州政府(fu)在胥(xu)(xu)(xu)門(men)(men)(men)建成(cheng)了占地(di)4萬(wan)(wan)平方米的百花洲(zhou)公園。
胥門(men)(men)(men),又稱“姑胥門(men)(men)(men)”,因闔閭(lv)從此門(men)(men)(men)而(er)出登臨姑蘇(su)(su)(su)臺而(er)得名。最(zui)初(chu)也(ye)是(shi)(shi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)陸(lu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men),到(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)(le)北宋陸(lu)門(men)(men)(men)被(bei)堙(yin)塞了(le)(le)(le)(le),僅存水(shui)(shui)(shui)門(men)(men)(men);金兵南下時,蘇(su)(su)(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)被(bei)劫掠一(yi)(yi)空后城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)也(ye)付(fu)之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)炬,“凡(fan)地面以(yi)(yi)上(shang)幾無一(yi)(yi)碑一(yi)(yi)刻(ke)之(zhi)遺”;不足(zu)百年(nian),南宋又把城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)重建得比以(yi)(yi)前(qian)更加(jia)俊挺,只(zhi)是(shi)(shi)胥門(men)(men)(men)被(bei)取消(xiao)了(le)(le)(le)(le);元初(chu)平定江南后,元兵的(de)(de)(de)鐵騎嫌城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)礙(ai)事,蘇(su)(su)(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)又遭(zao)拆(chai)毀;而(er)到(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)(le)元末,為(wei)(wei)了(le)(le)(le)(le)防御(yu)反元義(yi)軍的(de)(de)(de)進攻(gong),再筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),因在近(jin)旁(pang)的(de)(de)(de)姑蘇(su)(su)(su)驛(yi)下挖得刻(ke)有“胥門(men)(men)(men)”二(er)字的(de)(de)(de)石塊(kuai),于是(shi)(shi)恢復(fu)了(le)(le)(le)(le)胥門(men)(men)(men),但(dan)只(zhi)建了(le)(le)(le)(le)陸(lu)門(men)(men)(men),未建水(shui)(shui)(shui)門(men)(men)(men),以(yi)(yi)防太湖洪(hong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)入城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng);不久張士誠占領了(le)(le)(le)(le)蘇(su)(su)(su)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),加(jia)固了(le)(le)(le)(le)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),又在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)外增設了(le)(le)(le)(le)甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。民國(guo)時籌建蘇(su)(su)(su)州市(shi),為(wei)(wei)方(fang)(fang)便交通,除(chu)盤門(men)(men)(men)外的(de)(de)(de)所有甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又都被(bei)拆(chai)除(chu)了(le)(le)(le)(le)。 從戰國(guo)時伍子(zi)胥在胥門(men)(men)(men)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓掛頭顱,“以(yi)(yi)觀(guan)越滅吳(wu)(wu)”,到(dao)(dao)北宋王安石感嘆“千家(jia)漁火秋(qiu)(qiu)風事,一(yi)(yi)葉歸舟暮雨灣”,再到(dao)(dao)明清時期“商(shang)賈云集,五方(fang)(fang)雜處(chu)”,及至現在的(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)隱而(er)復(fu)現,并成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)清悠的(de)(de)(de)休閑(xian)地,胥門(men)(men)(men)滄(cang)桑就如(ru)同演了(le)(le)(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)出黑(hei)色幽默劇。”北面是(shi)(shi)伍子(zi)胥的(de)(de)(de)石雕。伍子(zi)胥雄(xiong)才大略,深得吳(wu)(wu)王闔閭(lv)信任。吳(wu)(wu)王闔閭(lv)九年(nian),伍子(zi)胥幫助吳(wu)(wu)王西破強楚,北威齊晉,南服越人(ren),吳(wu)(wu)國(guo)國(guo)力達到(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)(le)鼎(ding)盛之(zhi)勢。但(dan)因后主夫差(cha)聽信讒言(yan),于公元前(qian)484年(nian)秋(qiu)(qiu)賜劍(jian)使(shi)伍子(zi)胥自刎,并將其(qi)尸放(fang)鴟(chi)夷革中,漂浮江上(shang)。