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豫园豫园Location•YuyuanGarden,locatedinthesouthernpartofShanghai,isafamousclassicgarden.ItischaracteristicofthearchitecturalstyleoftheMingdynasty.History•YuyuanGardenorYuGardenofShanghaiisapearlofclassicalgardensinsouthernareaoftheYangtzeRiverbuiltin1559inMingDynasty(1368-1644)withahistoryofmorethan400years.ItisaprivategardenofPanfamily.Asthenameimplies,YumeanspleasingandpeaceinChinese.ThefounderPanYunduaninvitedthefamousdesignertobuildthisgardenforhisparentsasthetranquilplacetospendtheirremainingyearsincomfortandhappiness•Openeduptothepublicin1961,theattractionwasincludedintheimportantheritagesitesunderstateprotectionin1982.Duringthecelebrationfor440yearsanniversaryin1999,theformergeneralsecretaryJiangZemininscribedatitleforthegardenasFamedGardenbytheSea,whichnowstandinginthegardenforadmiring.TheBritishQueenElizabethⅡ,theUSPresidentClinton,theGermanPresidentHerzog,theJapanesePrimeMinisterMurayama,andotherchiefsandhonorableguestsfromothercountriesalsohadvisitsinYuyuangardenduringtheirstayinShanghai.•CrownedasMountainForestintheCityandenjoysthesayingthatthesurprisingandbeautifulsceneriesofthegardentopthatofthesoutheastarea,presentYuyuanGardenalsoincludesthearoundstreets,themarksofthegarden-theZigzagBridgeandMid-lakePavilion,theExquisiteJadeRock-oneofthethreerocksinsouthoftheYangtze,aswellascalligraphyandpaintingsoffamousartists,hundredsofclaysculptures,brickcarvings,horizontalinscribedboards,inscriptionsandcoupletsofpastdynasties•Coveringanareaof20000squaremeters,theattractioncanbedividedintofourparts,theEasternArea,theWesternArea,TheCentralAreaandInternalGarden.Eachpartownsdistinguishfeatureswithinseveralcharacteristicsscenicspots.Therearetotally48masterlypartitionedscenicspotsinthegarden,providingvisitorsadifferentsceneateverystep.Chambers,pavilions,halls,rockeries,terracesandwatersallreflectsthestyleandfeaturesofMingandQingdynasties'gardeningartofthesouthoftheYangtze.Mainspots•ZigzagBridge&Mid-lakePavilion（九曲桥&湖心亭）-theyarethemarksofthegarden.ZigzagBridgeis18meterslongand2meterswide,totallycomposedofgranitesandjadestones.Itisaperfectleisuresitewithapondandfish,pavilionsonbothtwosides,stonetablesandbenchesinpavilions.Mid-lakePavilionisaprimitivebutelegantteahousewithgreattraditionalfeatures.•GreatRockery(大假山)-itisthefirstscenevisitorscanseewhenenteringthegarden.ItistheoldestandlargestrockeryintheareaofsouthYangtzeRiverwithaheightof14meters.Thetopoftherockeryisthebestsiteforabird’sviewofthegarden.Atthefootoftherockery,therearesurroundedoldtrees,beautifulflowers,aCuixiuHallaswellascurioshops.•ExquisiteJadeRock(玉玲珑)-thegrotesquerockisoneofthethreefamousrocksinsouthoftheYangtze,togetherwithDuanyunPeakinSuzhouandZhouyunPeakinHangzhou.Ithasaheightof3.3metersand72holes.Interestingly,ifburnajossstickatthebottomoftherock,thesmokewillsurprisinglyrisefromalltheholes;similarly,ifpourthewateronthetopoftherock,waterswillflowoutfromeveryhole.TowellappreciatethisrockfromTaiLakeinWuxi,JiangsuProvince,thefounderbuiltaYuhuaHallfacingtherockandinsidefurnitureisgracefulmadeoftopgraderosewoodofMingDynasty.•SansuiHall(三穗堂)-thenameSansuimeanspropitiousandluckyinChinese.ThehallisthemainconstructioninYuGardenwithaheightof9metersand5hallsbuiltin1760.Originallyusedtoentertainguests,itbecametheplaceforceremoniesofgovernmentaswellasforgatheringsofgentlemenandscholarsinQingDynasty(1636-1911).•YangshanHall(仰山堂)-ithasderiouscloistersfacingthepond.ItisasuperiorplacetoadmiretheGreatRockeryandtoappreciatetheculturalinscribedstonesofOrchidPavilionSeriesbythefamousCalligrapherWangXizhiFeaturedactivitiesinYuyuanGarden•YuyuanGardenisamajorsiteforkindsofculturalandrecreationalactivitiesinShanghaiinthepastandatpresent.Ithasalonghistorytoholdvariousexhibitionsofflowers,calligraphies,paintings,bizarrestones,andotherrecreationslikeascendingduringtheDouble-ninefestival,lanternshowduringtheLanternFestival,teaceremoniesandthelike.AdjacenttotheYuyuanGarden,itisthebusyChenghuangMiao(城隍庙,TempleoftheTownGods)andthealivestreet,whichpresentsaratherDisneylandversionofhistoricalChinatogetherwiththeYuyuanGardenandsurroundingbazaar.Itisdefinitelyagoodstopformealsaswellasforsouvenirshopping