上海醉白池公園是上海五大古典園林之一、國家AAA級旅游景區(qū),占地5公頃。原址為宋代松江進士朱之純的私家宅園——谷陽園,明萬歷年間大書畫家、禮部尚書董其昌曾在此觴詠揮毫。清順治至康熙年間(1644年-1722年),工部主事、著名畫家顧大申在舊園址上重建,效仿宋宰相韓琦仰慕白居易而將此園命名為“醉白池”。
園景以一泓池水為中心,四周古木蔥蘢,步移景異,滿園似畫,素有“春訪牡丹夏觀荷、秋來賞菊冬瞻梅”之趣。園內樓堂亭榭,曲徑通幽,保存著明代柱頰山房、疑舫、讀書堂,清代池上草堂、寶成樓、雪海堂、雕花廳等亭臺樓閣;收藏有元代趙孟頫書法真跡《前、后赤壁賦》石刻、清代《云間邦彥畫像》碑刻等藝術瑰寶;園內懸掛的當代書法名家題字匾聯更是不計其數,人文藝術與中華造園藝術在這里積淀、融合和傳承,是上海千年歷史文脈的延續(xù)。
Shanghai Zuibaichi Park, one of the five classical parks in Shanghai, national scenic spot ranked AAA, covers an area of 5 hectares. Zuibaichi Park whose predecessor was the private garden named Guyang Park of Zhu Zhichun, the Jinshi of Song Dynasty. Dong Qichang, the famous painter and minister of Rites, used to recite and create poetry here during Ming Dynasty. From Emperor Shunzhi Period toEmperor Kangxi Period (1644-1722) in Qing Dynasty, Gu Dashen, the principal of the engineering department and the famous painter, rebuilt it on the relics andnamed it Zuibaichi Park because of imitating the Prime Minister Han Qi of Song Dynasty to admire Bai Juyi.
A centeral pond, verdant ancient plants and different sceneries will be leaped to your eyes as a beautiful picture by steps.The park is famous for the peony in spring, lotus in summer, chrysanthemum in autumn and plum flower in winter. There are lots of pavilions, terraces, path leading to the loneness maze and maintained precious treasure relics such as the Square Hall, the Boatlike Hut, Reading Hall, the Straw–hut over the Pool of Qing Dynasty, Baocheng Pavilion, the Plum Blossom Hall. Moreover, stone inscription named "Qian Chibifu, Hou Chibifu" by Zhao Mengfu’s handwriting of Yuan Dynasty, Bangyan Portrait of Qing Dynasty were collected as well as a great many works of contemporary calligraphers. Humanitiesand Chinese garden arts are accumulating mixing and passing on here thus Zuibaichi Park is the root of Shanghai and the historical continuance of thousands ofyears.