太湖石为我国四大名石之一,是苏州园林布景的主要观赏石种。宋代赏石大家米芾以“瘦、皱、漏、透”概言太湖石的审美特征。“瘦”即盘骨苍劲、裸露而不臃肿;“皱”是轮廓凹凸不平;“漏”是孔洞能透过光线;“透”则是溶洞密布其内能透水通气。太湖石属于被溶蚀的石灰岩。太湖地区广泛分布着2亿～3亿年前的石灰岩,丰富的地表水和地下水沿着纵横交错的石 One of the four famous stone in China, Taihu Lake is the main ornamental stone of Suzhou garden scenery. All the stone lovers in the Song Dynasty expressed their esthetic characteristics of the Taihu stones in order to “thin, wrinkle, leak and thoroughly”. “Lean ” is the plate bone vigorous, bare but not bloated; “wrinkle ” is the outline of rugged; “Leak ” is the hole through the light; “through ” is the cave Ventilation. Taihu stone belongs to the dissolution of limestone. The Taihu Lake area is widely distributed 200 million to 300 million years ago, limestone, rich surface water and groundwater along the criss-cross the stone