太湖石俗名花石,千姿百态,巧夺天工。广义的太湖石是指各地在岩溶作用下形成的具有一定观赏价值的碳酸盐岩岩块,具有悠久的开发利用历史,被称为观赏石之冠,在国内外颇负盛名。千百年来,太湖石一直是中国园林中不可或缺的组分。改革开放以来,随着人们物质生活水平和文化水平的提高,太湖石在国内更受青睐。唐代著名诗人自居易在《太湖石记》中有“石有聚族,太湖为甲,罗浮之次焉”的说法。说明至少在唐代太湖石已经被广泛开采利用,并以太湖地区者为上乘。 Taihu Shi Shihua stone, mix, won the best. The broad Taihu stone refers to the carbonate rock blocks with certain ornamental value formed by karstification all over the place and has a long history of exploitation and utilization. It is called the crown of ornamental stone and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. For thousands of years, Taihu Stone has always been an integral part of Chinese gardens. Since the reform and opening up, with the improvement of people’s material and cultural level, Taihu stone is favored in China. The famous poets of the Tang dynasty always hold the view that “the stone is poly, the Taihu lake is a nail, the second is luofu” in “Tai Chi Shiji”. That at least in the Tang Dynasty Taihu Rock has been widely exploited, and in the Taihu Lake region as superior.