石舫Stone Boat

文物别名：不系舟 
文物位置：未名湖北岸，健斋以东，土山之阳 
Alias: the Untied Boat 
Location: On the north side of the WeiMing Lake

文物特色

乾隆四十九年，乾隆皇帝把与圆明园最近的淑春园赏给宠臣和珅。和珅便在此兴建园林风景，石舫便是著名风景之一，它是仿颐和园之“清晏舫”而建。石舫立有四条石屏，刻有诗文“画舫平临苹岸阔，飞楼俯瞰柳荫多，夹镜光澄风四面，垂虹影界水中央”。

历史溯源

该石舫的建造，完全是和珅自己的决定。这在封建王朝时代里就是“逾制”，有杀头之罪，因为石舫一类的东西在封建时代绝非皇家之外的人可以享用，因此嘉庆皇帝在宣判和珅罪行中便有这一条。后来此院被嘉庆皇帝赏赐给了和孝公主和丰绅殷德，他的儿子因为攀上了皇亲，却可以名正言顺地享用这些“僭侈逾制”之物了。

History

The Stone Boat was built by He Shen, the most corrupted minister in Chinese history. In 1784, Emperor Qianlong awarded He Shen the Shuchun Garden, which was the location of today’s Yan Yuan. The Stone Boat was one of the many luxurious palaces that He Shen built in this private garden.

The construction of the Stone Boat was totally decided by He Shen himself. It was an imitation of The Clear YanFang in the Summer Palace. In fact, it was forbidden for a minister to do so according to the law of that day. But He Shen was not afraid at all. Becuase he was exempted from punishment and went on with his career as a corrupted minister. When his son married with a princess, it was possible for He Shen to enjoy this with safety.