Yu Yuan Garden

Yuyuan is a 400 year old classical Chinese garden in the Old Town of Shanghai. Pan Yunduan spent twenty years building it to please his parents in their old age. Over the centuries the garden fell into disarray. Parts of it became residential, schools and markets. In 1956 the Shanghai government restored it and it was reopened to the public in 1961. There are over 40 buildings, ancient trees, ponds, bridges and sculptures. In the middle of the garden, the Huijing Tower area has ponds, bridges, viewing pagodas, rock formations and large trees












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