龍膺（1560-1622），湖廣常德府武陵縣人。萬曆八年（1580）考中進士之後，終其一生在仕路輾轉，不斷遷徙，並來往於武陵故宅以及西寧、甘州等邊地之間。他對泉石的愛好，促使他不論在仕、在隱，皆將餘力投入兩地的園亭建設，並留下豐富的園林書寫，即《溪園六記》與《蒙史》四卷。在家鄉武陵以及鄰近之桃源，有勝果園、㶏園、綸嶼三座私人園林，體現了他對自我生命歷程的省思。而在西寧湟中，則有蒙惠泉、清寧堂與醒翁亭等等公共建設，是他對政治教化的具體實踐。本文擬從《溪園六記》中，梳理他從勝果園搬遷至㶏園、綸嶼的過程以及理由；再者，從人倫之樂與浪游經歷的記憶留存，探討勝果園之於龍膺的意義；再次，則以釋、道信仰以及身分認同的切換，觀看㶏、綸二園豐富的意涵。另一方面，以湟中的公共園亭為討論對象，從《蒙史》的編纂與蒙惠泉的開鑿談起，梳理他如何實踐自己的政教理想；另一方面則從他對水石的愛好，論及他如何透過書寫來安放自己在羈旅中的困頓。

The purpose of this study was to investigate the in-depth meanings of Long Ying’s (1560-1622) garden writing through two works: “Xi yuan liu ji” and “Meng shih.” As a literati of the Ming dynasty, his political career was not all plain sailing. Long got some leisure time to immerse in the construction of the garden. In his hometown of Wuling and neighboring Taoyuan county, he built three private gardens, namely Sheng guo yuan, Yin yuan, and Lun yu. In addition, he spared no effort to build a public garden in Sining where he worked in just a few months. The garden was not only a space for living and sleeping, but also a place to settle his exhausted soul. Each garden reflects Long Ying's different life experiences. Sheng guo yuan preserved the memories of his life with his family. Yin yuan and Lun yu represented his Buddhist and Taoist beliefs respectively. As for the public garden in Sining, it showed his solicitude for politics and the people. This article hopes to provide multiple perspectives for garden literature in the Ming through the study of Long Ying's case.