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A | 见证白首之约，承载百年传奇从九曜山俯瞰西湖蒋庄从许仙与白娘子的烟雨邂逅，到苏小小与阮郁的惊鸿一瞥，再到梁山伯与祝英台的生死相随……杭州是中国的“爱情之都”，浪漫的基因自古以来便流淌于城市的血脉中。 The energy issue appeared to be the real reason behind Biden's visit to the Saudi kingdom, which he promised to turn into a "pariah state" on the campaign trail in 2019-2020. Since the beginning of 2021, prices for oil have soared more than two-fold in the US, prompting the Biden administration to seek ways to convince the Saudis and their OPEC allies to step up crude production in order to bring energy costs down.,"The oil policy in Saudi Arabia pretty much is set," said Dr. Ahmed Al Ibrahim, a Riyadh-based political analyst. "They are monitoring the market and they are floating the market with supply chains consistently with the demand. They cannot overdo that because it does not help the market and the OPEC+ members. And also Saudi Arabia is burdened by contracts where they cannot really actually go by themselves and take the decision. They are part of an OPEC+ and these countries, they said they are very efficient and the energy prices are very good.",The political scientist highlighted that "there is no margin of complimenting the United States just because they needed more oil in the market for whatever reason." Moreover, according to the professor, the oil market is already saturated with oil and further extraction may only disrupt the balance. On June 30, officials from OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing countries confirmed their decision taken in May to increase output by 648,000 barrels per day in August.,"I think most of the OPEC+ countries, they've reached almost the maximum output," explained Al Ibrahim, adding that he does not see a way to considerably step up oil extraction in the foreseeable future.,Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) stated on July 16 that the only thing Riyadh can do is boost crude production from 10 million barrels per day to 13 million per day by 2027, adding that there is no additional capacity beyond that. MBS also highlighted that unified efforts are required to keep the global economy afloat, and that unrealistic policies regarding energy sources could instigate further inflation.,Bilateral Ties, Defense & Energy: Key Takeaways From Biden's Saudi Arabia Visit16 July, 14:40 GMT,Middle Eastern Players’ Security Concerns,Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are seeking the US’ concrete commitment to improve mutual ties. During the July 16 Jeddah Summit for Security and Development, which brought together the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) alongside Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, Biden vowed that the US would remain fully engaged in the Middle East. The US president particularly said that the US would not "leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran.","We will have to take from President Biden's word that America is not turning its back on the region, that America will defend its interests in the region," said Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, professor of political science at Emirates University and author of several books, including The Gulf Moment. "However, the future will reveal to what extent that is true.",Riyadh previously voiced concerns over the Biden administration putting US-Saudi arms deals on pause, as well as the White House's talks over the resumption of the Iran nuclear deal. In addition to that, it turned out in June 2021 that the Pentagon had pulled approximately eight Patriot anti-missile batteries from Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system was also withdrawn from Saudi Arabia at that time, according to the Wall Street Journal.,The professor drew attention to the fact that Washington has recently shifted its focus to Europe and to the Indo-Pacific from the Middle East. According to Abdulla, the Biden administration appears to be preoccupied with Ukraine and its rivalry with China, which is currently emerging as an economic superpower. "So whether America will pay attention to the Middle East in light of all of this preoccupation, that is something we will just have to watch for the days and months and years to come," he noted.,Dr. Ahmed Al Ibrahim echoes the Emirati professor's concerns: while the US and especially its military and intelligence community remain an important ally for Saudi Arabia, Riyadh cannot rely on the rapidly changing mood of the Democratic establishment, citing Biden's recent U-turn.,"Now, Biden is saying all that stuff," Al Ibrahim said. "Let's see if this administration will keep their part of the bargain or in three years another president comes and he decides to basically wipe up everything Biden said or actually recognize the region even more. Saudi Arabia is injured by the 18 months that this administration has ruptured the relationship with [Riyadh]. And we need to be shown some real solid commitment from the US in order for Saudi Arabia to recover from the mistrust and misunderstanding by this administration that did to us in the past 18 months.",Given that, neither Saudi Arabia nor Egypt, Israel or Iraq are going "to put all their eggs in one basket," Al Ibrahim pointed out, in an apparent reference to the potential diversification of diplomatic ties.,Earlier this week, Purnima Anand, the president of the BRICS International Forum, told Russian newspaper Izvestia that Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are preparing to formally apply for membership in BRICS, an acronym for five emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.,Global Power Shifting Away From West, While BRICS Expanding & Increasing Legitimacy14 July, 16:45 GMT,Washington's Politicization of Khashoggi Case,It appears that US President Joe Biden could not help but raise the issue of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi once again during his trip, even though the Saudi kingdom conducted an extensive investigation into the crime and prosecuted eight culprits. Khashoggi's son Salah later announced that the Saudi judiciary had been fair to his family and that "justice has been achieved".,According to the Gulf observers, Biden's latest remark that he considers the crown prince responsible for the tragedy was primarily aimed at his electoral base ahead of the November midterm elections.,"President Biden, even when he is here in the region, has his mind in Washington and is speaking to an audience in America," said Abdulla. "And probably he wants to capitalize on his appearance in Washington, in Riyadh and in Jeddah. And he knows it is a large segment in his own party, the ones to the left listen to him very carefully, evaluating him.",The crown prince's answer was not long in coming: MBS told the US president that Saudi Arabia has dealt with the issue and that the country's justices had a final say.,Riyadh is well aware that the Khashoggi issue is highly politicized by Washington and is resolutely withstanding the White House's allegations, noted Al Ibrahim. In response to the Biden administration's accusations MBS cited the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse committed by the US military and CIA personnel in Iraq in the early 2000s, stressing that rogue incidents took place under the US watch too. Riyadh also drew attention to the fact that in the same year that Khashoggi was murdered, over 248 journalists were killed across the world and nobody is talking about them, Al Ibrahim concluded.,"Did Biden get everything he wanted from this [Jeddah] meeting?" asks Abdulla. "I think if he goes away with the view that he is from now on dealing with a new Gulf that deserves respect and new Gulf leaders who are now not necessarily the same as the old leaders. They have a new agenda. They have a new view. They have their own new vision.",The only question is whether Washington has understood this and will reconcile itself with this new reality, the professor noted.。去年七夕，这份爱情传统在西湖边花港观鱼的蒋庄迎来新的落点——杭州市民政局婚姻登记处在此正式揭牌启用，为新人们提供了一个独一无二的结婚登记之处。

B | 转眼，又一年七夕即将到来，这个离西湖最近的婚姻登记点，静静等待有情人奔赴。许多人到这里，只为在西湖风光里许下一生诺言，忽略了它本身的迷人之处。甚至连到过花港公园多次的老杭州，也少有人知晓，这座承载浪漫与温情的江南庭园，名字叫“蒋庄”，写满跌宕起伏的百年往事。西湖蒋庄，写着“西湖”二字的网红打卡墙。西湖四大名庄之一从苏堤映波桥畔信步而入，进入花港观鱼公园，沿着小南湖北岸一路向西，一座古老的中西结合庄园隐于绿荫深处，这里就是“蒋庄”。西湖有四大名庄，分别为刘庄、汪庄、蒋庄、郭庄，它们散落在湖西周边，各具脾性。

C | 蒋庄造型小巧，占地面积约3168平方米，建筑面积1295平方米，是西湖四大名庄里最“袖珍”的一座。它藏于花港观鱼公园深处，是“园中园”，临水而建，三面环湖。蒋庄的入口是一扇月洞门，匾额上题着“揜水园”三个字，“揜”发音同“掩”，有掩映、遮蔽之意；“揜水”之名，意在突出园林隐映于水光之间的意境。

D | 月洞门边的白墙上开设了好几座造型不一样的漏窗，有宝瓶、葫芦等样式——宝瓶寓意平安，葫芦代表福禄，寄托着人们吉祥美好的祝愿。

E | 在园林设计里，这是“漏景”手法，可以打破围墙的封闭感，具有江南特色。进门处，首先是一面“网红墙”，墙上白底红字书写着“西湖”二字，聚集了不少打卡拍照的年轻人。墙的另一侧是一首马一浮的诗作《题山中蜡梅》，“行路视同薪后木，空山留伴壁中书”，显尽隐士之风。全庄分主楼、西楼和东楼。主楼是小青瓦歇山顶，四周为走马廊，与西楼外廊相接。

F | 楼前有个庭院，面朝小南湖，风景别致。最惹人注意的是园中两棵巨大的广玉兰，树枝垂到湖面，足足有一百年的树龄。园内草木葱茏，竹篱环绕，一步一景。一座又长又直的石桥，径直连接苏堤，把蒋庄与西湖结为一体，是这座庄园的“神来之笔”——定香桥。

G | 雕栏横跨水面，桥底铺满莲叶，站在桥上，吹着湖面的细细荷风，看着远处游船来往，充满诗情。桥的尽头有一扇铁门，原先这是苏堤通往蒋庄的正门，现在门关着。桥旁有一处“曲椽花架”，是座镂空花亭，采用当时少见的钢筋混凝土工艺打造，通体为镂空雕花的水泥构件，纹样融合传统中式几何花窗样式，工艺精细，是西湖近代园林中西合璧风格的典型代表。顶部被藤类绿植覆盖，形成天然的绿色顶棚。

H | 再往前走，会看到一座单檐歇山顶的亭子伸向湖面，亭名为“寂照亭”，三面湖水环绕，柱上题着一副“唯问白云何处去，不知明月几时来”的对联。飞檐微微翘起，亭身半倚水上，站在亭中可以看到苏堤，将一湖烟雨也纳入庄园。从小万柳堂到蒋庄这样讲究的一座江南园林，它的主人是谁？时间回到二十世纪初，有一位名叫廉泉的金石书画收藏家，在小南湖畔建起了一座带有欧式风格的别墅，取名为“小万柳堂”，这便是蒋庄的前身。廉泉，字惠卿，江苏无锡人，前清举人，通诗文，善书画，慷慨侠义，曾参加过康有为、梁启超等领导的“公车上书”，后来因不满清廷统治而辞官闲居，购置杭州与上海两处“小万柳堂”，自号“小万柳居士”，小万柳堂一时成为文人雅集之所。据说，他喜好咏诵夕阳，人称“廉夕阳”，还曾协助创办无锡早期的学校竞志女学、三等学堂。廉泉的妻子吴芝瑛，出身桐城文学世家，以诗书闻名，精通书法。她有一位“好闺蜜”，就是“鉴湖女侠”秋瑾。