Shanghai Attractions
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Venue: Yu Yuan Garden When: Daily
Once a private Ming dynasty garden, Yu Yuan (or Jade Garden) is typical of the careful elegance and optical brilliance favoured by the Chinese for classical gardens. The land is divided into six scenic areas - the Grand Rockery, the Ten Thousand-Flower Pavilion, the Hall of Heralding Spring, the Hall of Jade Magnificence, the Inner Garden, and the Lotus Pool.
Windows in gently curving walls reveal glimpses of corridors, ponds and streams. Dragons, dogs and elephants adorn eaves and the detail in paving stones and the deliberate placement of trees is extraordinary, yet a sense of the unplanned is somehow retained.
The pavilions and tiny halls house beautifully-carved heavy redwood chairs and tables. The stone garden (in front of the Hall of Jade Magnificence) is rated highly by experts. Even the fish are happy, as shown by the "Happy Fish Veranda" looking out over a delicately arched bridge.
Yu Yuan Garden is next to the Mandarin Gardens Bazaar, a bit of a tourist trap, but delightful for food and shopping. Best of all, the Huxinting Pavillon is just a moment away, offering cups of tea.
Once a private Ming dynasty garden, Yu Yuan (or Jade Garden) is typical of the careful elegance and optical brilliance favoured by the Chinese for classical gardens. The land is divided into six scenic areas - the Grand Rockery, the Ten Thousand-Flower Pavilion, the Hall of Heralding Spring, the Hall of Jade Magnificence, the Inner Garden, and the Lotus Pool.
Windows in gently curving walls reveal glimpses of corridors, ponds and streams. Dragons, dogs and elephants adorn eaves and the detail in paving stones and the deliberate placement of trees is extraordinary, yet a sense of the unplanned is somehow retained.
The pavilions and tiny halls house beautifully-carved heavy redwood chairs and tables. The stone garden (in front of the Hall of Jade Magnificence) is rated highly by experts. Even the fish are happy, as shown by the "Happy Fish Veranda" looking out over a delicately arched bridge.
Yu Yuan Garden is next to the Mandarin Gardens Bazaar, a bit of a tourist trap, but delightful for food and shopping. Best of all, the Huxinting Pavillon is just a moment away, offering cups of tea.
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