叶圣陶先生是我国著名的作家和教育家.鲜为人知的是,他还是一位园林名胜专家呢!他对园林名胜的研究之深,连我国著名园林古建专家陈从周先生亦为之赞叹不巳。叶老出生在素有“园林之城”之誉的姑苏城内,自小就受到苏州灿烂园林文化的哺育,他在《从扬州园林说起》一文中这样写到:“苏州园林多……最好最著名的几个,全是我幼年时经常去玩的,拙政园,沧浪亭、怡园、留园、网师园,几乎可以说每棵树,每道廊,每座假山,每个亭子我都背得出来,看了这几个 Mr. Ye Shengtao is a well-known writer and educator in China. Little is known about him, he is also a famous tourist attraction. His depth of research on famous gardens is also deeply praised by Mr. Chen Congzhou, an expert on ancient gardens in China. . Ye Lao was born in the city of Gusu known as the “city of gardens” and was nurtured by the splendid garden culture of Suzhou since he was a child. He wrote in the article “Speaking from the Garden of Yangzhou”: "There are many gardens in Suzhou... The best and most famous are all the ones I often play when I was young, Humble Administrator’s Garden, Canglang Pavilion, Yiyuan Garden, Lingering Garden, and Nets Garden. I can almost say every tree, each gallery, and every rockery. I got back from each pavilion and I saw these