两亭隔一水 永结友好情——象征中日友好的《明锡亭》和《锡明亭》的设计介绍

江苏省无锡市和日本兵库县明石市是一对友好城市。1983年无锡市将赠送给明石市一座具有中国民族形式和江南地方风格的亭子“明锡亭”。整个亭子的设计结合了梅花的形象，突出以梅花为主题，它的平面呈梅花五出之形，座落的位置有四面迎对园路，使该亭成为园路交会之枢纽中心，与园路有机地结合起来，更与园内各部紧密关联。

Preservation and Maintenance of Architectual Relics

Wuxi of Jiangsu Province and Akashi of Hyogo Prefecture of Japan are sister cities. In 1983, Wuxi city will present to Akashi city a pavilion of Chinese jiangnan style named "Ming Xi".The shape of the whole pavilion is combined with the shape of the plum blossom. The pavilion is located at the intersection of the garden path, becoming the central hub of the garden, organically combined with the garden path, but also closely related to the various areas of the garden.