唐人今存系列「亭記」，其中多數記載謫遷官吏於任職地修亭的經過與成效，他們往往於荒棄之地發現勝景，施以簡單有效的整治工程，成就一處大小規模不一的遊賞空間。為方便討論，筆者統稱這些建築及其所形成的空間曰「官亭」。立亭者選址自由，不必與郡齋官舍相連屬，規劃形態亦多元，或為單一建築，或者形成建築群。官亭建成，往往開放向同僚、賓朋乃至當地百姓，成為公共性景區。筆者認為它們是州府邑郊風景園林的早期形態，投映著唐代文士遊宦歷程的心境和與民同樂的儒家理想。本文由「官亭」的角度檢視這批唐人「亭記」文獻，排除少數私人園亭的書寫，聚焦觀察官員如何從蓁莽中修造官亭，修造的行動與其仕宦履歷的關聯，以及普遍由他人書寫記文的意義，是以展開三個單元的討論：一、何以是亭：官亭之建制與功能；二、何人立亭：修造行動與仕宦履歷能力；三、誰來書寫：書寫者的位置與手法。

By reading the poems and prose of the Tang dynasty, this article finds lots of narratives and lyricism of “ting” (pavilion) which were built by the local officers. “Ting” mostly were located at the uncivilized territory. Some were built only on small scale, and some were expanded. The public pavilions were different from the literati’s private gardens. We can call them “guanting” (official pavilion). They were the predecessors of the suburban landscape gardens, projecting the Confucian ideal that joys shared with the people. In view of public garden, this article tries to interpret the literature of “official pavilion” in three aspects. Firstly, this article explains the establishment and functions of the “official pavilion.” Secondly, the author makes an effort to introduce the activities of constructing “ting” and explain the relationship between literati’s career development and ting’s establishment. Thirdly, the writing strategies of the writers will be analyzed. This article will contribute to the study of the garden literature and history in the Tang dynasty.