| Heyuan Garden - Ancient Chinese Garden
of Yangzhou |
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The Heyuan Garden at 77 Xuningmen Street in south Yangzhou is also
known as "Jixiao Mountain Villa" Built during the Guangxi
Reign of the Qing Dynasty, it is one of the well-known later-day gardens.
Covering a limited space of 0.7 hectare, the garden is special
in that around its pool sits a variety of pavilions that are linked
together to form an architectural belt 430 meters in length. A stroll
around the pond along the winding corridor brings the visitor to
every conceivable corner of the garden, which falls in two parts.
The eastern part is the site of the Boat Hall and the Peony Hall.
North of the Boat Hall stands a building with an exotic name, "Phoenix
Facing the Sun", where female guests were feasted. Theatrical
performances were staged in a kiosk that stands in the center of
a fish-shaped pool for the entertainment of theatre goers who were
seated in a winding corridor.
The Butterfly Hall, the main hall of the garden, was where men
were feasted. Ancient trees tower over the entire garden. which
is a world of artificial mountains, with rocks of exotic images
gazing longingly at each other and flowers in blossom in all four
seasons. |
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