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in the imperial gardens, Remarks on Anlanyuan penned by the emperor personal interest in Anlanyuan, either visiting the garden during his stay
himself holds a clue: ‘Choosing the name anlan was not so much an effort at Yuanmingyuan or composing poems in praise of its scenery and of the
to indulge myself in the pleasures stemming from springs and rocks but to great achievement of Qianlong’s seawall project. He even commissioned
convey my wish for a bumper harvest for all, and therein lies the true intent ten seal ensembles, including the Feiditing set, inscribed with the names of
of the whole endeavour.’ It is indeed true that, despite the shared name, the imperial Anlanyuan structures designated by Qianlong. While both
Qianlong was inspired and motivated by very different reasons to want Anlanyuan in Haining, Zhejiang and its Yuanmingyuan counterpart carry
a replica built at Yuanmingyuan. While renaming the garden of Haining the blessings of Qianlong and Jiaqing, they also underscore the lineage and
as Anlanyuan represented his wish for the success of his seawall project legacy of the political and governance ideals of father and son, as vividly
and the mitigation of floods across the nation, the Yuanmingyuan version demonstrated by the ten Anlanyuan ensembles of palace seals made for
conveyed instead his longing for favourable weather, which was critical Emperor Jiaqing.
to the well-being of his subjects and could thus be seen as an extension
of his earlier wish for calm waters. Upon the completion of Anlanyuan Each of these ten ensembles features one yinshou seal and two yajiao seals,
at Yuanmingyuan, Qianlong renamed several attractions and went on to an approach borrowed directly from and employed extensively throughout
compose Ten Imperial Poems on Anlanyuan to mark the occasion. Feiditing the Qianlong reign. This type of works can be divided into two categories.
was among the ten scenes personally designated by the emperor. The first group is perhaps best described as palace seal ensembles, each
consisting of a yinshou seal inscribed with the name of a palatial structure
Emperor Jiaqing was also no stranger to Anlanyuan in Haining. The and two yajiao seals bearing poetic phrases or aphorisms that serve to
24-year-old Prince Yongyan, the fifteenth son of Kangxi who went on illustrate the meaning of and inspiration behind the name. The second
to become Emperor Jiaqing, accompanied his father on the latter’s last category can be referred to as proverb seal ensembles, with the yinshou and
grand tour in the 49th year of the Qianlong reign (AD 1784) and was yajiao seals of each three-piece set all inscribed with proverbs or literary
likewise a guest at Anlanyuan in Haining. It is almost certain that he also allusions that echo and complement each other. Following in his father’s
toured and was enthralled by the garden. Though no grand tour to the footsteps, Jiaqing had no fewer than seventy such ensembles made. The set
south was organized during his reign, Jiaqing seemed to have also taken a featuring the current lot clearly fits into the first category. Given the near-

佛的園林景觀，並同樣以「安瀾園」命名。乾隆皇帝為什麼要 也就是後來的嘉慶皇帝，以皇子身份隨駕而行，在海甯時
在皇家園林中仿建安瀾園？這在他的《安瀾園記》中有過解 也住在安瀾園。想必他當時肯定遊覽了該園，並留下深刻印
釋：「予之以安瀾名是園者，固非游情泉石之為，而是蒿目桑 象。繼位之後嘉慶皇帝雖然不再進行南巡之舉，但對安瀾園
麻之計，所為在此不在彼也。」顯然，乾隆皇帝在圓明園仿建 一直關注，更經常借到圓明園之機，遊覽安瀾園，借景賦詩，
安瀾園，其用意和關注點與海甯安瀾園是有區別的。海甯安 頌揚乾隆皇帝治理海塘之功績。不但如此，他還以乾隆皇帝
瀾園的命名表達的是乾隆皇帝籌辦海塘工程，祈願天下河海 命名的圓明園安瀾園十景的宮殿名稱為印文，刻製了十組印
安瀾的願望，而圓明園安瀾園的仿建更有祈望國家能風調雨 章。「飛睇亭」組璽就是其中的一組。可以說，浙江海甯和京
順，百姓享蒿目桑麻之樂，是天下河海安瀾願望的進一步延 師圓明園兩處安瀾園都寄託了乾隆、嘉慶父子的美好願望，
伸。圓明園安瀾園完工後，乾隆皇帝特意對其中的建築景區 也反映出乾隆帝和嘉慶帝之間在為政思想和社會治理諸方
重新命名，多次作「安瀾園十詠」詩以記之。「飛睇亭」就是 面的延續和繼承的關係。這種延續和繼承關係在嘉慶帝刻
乾隆欽定的圓明園安瀾園十景之一。 製的安瀾園十景宮殿組璽中也同樣有所體現。

嘉慶皇帝也是到過海甯安瀾園的。乾隆四十九年（1784）乾 嘉慶帝刻製的安瀾園十景宮殿組璽，每一組都是由一方引首
隆皇帝最後一次南巡，當時已經二十四歲的皇十五子永琰， 章和兩方壓角章組成，這種刻製組璽的做法亦是直接從乾

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