Guyi Garden in Shanghai

Guyi Garden was built in Jiajing, Ming Dynasty. It has a history of about 500 years. At first, it was called Yiyuan, which was taken from Cuizhuyi, so the garden was planted with bamboo all over the country. It was expanded in the Qing Dynasty. The garden had different flowers in all seasons.
English Name: Guyi Garden in Shanghai
Chinese Name: 上海古猗园
Price: CNY 12 (Free for children under 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) in height)
Opening Hours: South Gate: 7:00-18:00 North Gate: 6:00-17:00
Recommended Visiting Hours: 2 or 3 hours
Location: No. 218, Huyi Road, Nanxiang town

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Guyi Garden

Guyi Garden (Chinese: 古猗园; pinyin: Gǔyī Yuán) is a classical Chinese garden in the town of Nanxiangin the suburban Jiading District of Shanghai, China. The garden is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the city centre. Designed in the typical style of a Jiangnan classical garden, Guyi Garden is regarded as one of the five most important classical gardens of Shanghai. The four others are the Drunk Pool Garden, Autumn Sightseeing Garden (Qiupu Garden), Zigzag Water Garden and Yu Garden. 

Why is Guyi Garden So Special

Guyi Garden was built in Jiajing, Ming Dynasty. It has a history of about 500 years. At first, it was called Yiyuan, which was taken from Cuizhuyi, so the garden was planted with bamboo all over the country. It was expanded in the Qing Dynasty. The garden had different flowers in all seasons. It loved lotus flowers in summer and winter, and lotus leaves in summer all over the garden were different from each other. The annual Lotus exhibition attracts many photographers. Winter is a good place to appreciate plum, especially after the heavy snow, the silver wrapped in plain clothes, and the wintersweet contends for spring. There is also a patriotic education base in the garden, Lakoku Pavilion. Japan occupied the three eastern provinces in 1918. The people of Jiading built this pavilion to express their patriotic enthusiasm. There are no eaves in the northeast corner of the pavilion, only one is raised high, which symbolizes the resistance spirit of the Chinese people.

Introduction of Guyi Garden

History

The garden was originally owned by magistrate Min Shiji during the Jiajing era (1522–1566) of the Ming dynasty. After passing through various private hands, it was extensively re-modelled in 1746, during the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty. In 1789, the local gentry pooled funds and purchased the garden to serve as the spiritual home of the patron deity of the prefecture, associated with the local City God Temple. The garden then become communal property, and saw the addition of various pavilions and shrines, as well as the opening of shops, taverns and restaurants.

Layout

The layout of the garden trees and rocks are from the famous Zhuyu Song Jiang set bamboo hands. Take “Book of Songs,” “green bamboo Yi Yi,” the sentence, naming “Yi Park.”

Guyi Goose Pond Park in order to play as the center, west of the crane built in Ming dynasty pavilion to the north stone boat, also known as the Department of boat does not. Plum east hall, its architecture and Hall Flower Street have adopted plum blossom design around the kinds of full of plum. Lotus poolbuilt in the Song dynasty Pu Dong Thap, carvings. South Hall and the Pavilion before the microphone, each with a stone Jing Zhuang, more than years of history. Marble Boat Club after the other side is a floating-jun mountain bamboo. Park with green bamboo planted as a feature of the park are wild Yi Tang, kite flying diving Hin, small Songgang, Xiaoyun pocket, play goose pond, clouds Court, Songhe Park, Qing-Qing Yuan, Yuanyang Lake, Nanxiang wall, Zigzag Bridge, Plum Hall,pavilion, Bamboo and other King own special characteristics. There Tang Jing Zhuang, Song dynasty stone pagodas and other artifacts.

Attractions of Guyi Garden

Guyi Garden is quite large, covering 1.5ha and is divided into four main scenic areas: Yi Garden, Moonlit Bamboo Park, Flower Fragrance Park, and Crane in Stream Pond.

• Guyi Garden
  The name of “Yi”, which means a beautiful sight of bamboo, was inspired by poems in the Book of Songs and Odes to Qin, a kind of musical instrument. “Yi” reflects an artistic conception of green bamboos. Bamboos are a traditional feature of the garden. As is recorded in the Yi Garden Annals, the most graceful scenery in the garden is the mountain which is fully covered with bamboos. Green, elegant and graceful, bamboos present an evergreen landscape.
• Moonlit Bamboo Park
  The Stone Playing House, Gentleman’s Hall, Residence with Bamboo, Bamboo Garden and Lean Shadow and Broken Moon Veranda are the main scenic spots in Moonlit Bamboo Garden. Of all the scenic spots, the Bamboo Garden presents the most distinctive feature.
• Flower Fragrance Park
  The Nanxiang Screen Hall, Fragrance Veranda and Nine Zigzag Bridge are the main scenic spots in the Flower Fragrance Park. Flowers in this area are greatest in number and varieties and include peony, lotus, cherry blossom, plum blossom etc.
• Crane in Stream Pond
  Crane Longevity Pavilion, Twin Crane Residence and Willow Shadow Bridge are the main scenic spots in Crane in Stream Pond Area. The eaves of Twin Crane Pavilion are in the shape of cranes. The aim of the natural construction is to help visitors relax and escape the stresses of daily life.

How to Get to Guyi Garden from Shanghai