What is Shanghai Yuyuan Garden?

Yu Garden was originally a private garden in Ming Dynasty. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years since 20 15. Pan Yunduan, the owner of the garden, was in Buzheng, Sichuan Province. From 1559 (the last year of Jiajing, Ming Dynasty), he built a garden on several vegetable fields in the west of Shichuntang where Pan lived. After more than 20 years of painstaking efforts, Yu Garden was built.

At present, Yu Garden covers an area of 2 hectares, with jagged pavilions, towering rocks and lush trees. It is famous for its beauty and exquisiteness, and has the characteristics of seeing the big from the small, which embodies the artistic style of Jiangnan garden architecture in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Pan Yunduan, the owner of the garden, was once an envoy of Sichuan. In order to let his father enjoy his old age, Pan Yunduan started quarrying stones, digging ponds, building pavilions, bamboo and gardens in his vegetable fields from the year before Ming Jiajing (1559). After more than 20 years of painstaking efforts, Yu Garden was built.

"Jade" means "Peace" and "Antai", hence the name "Yuyuan Garden", which means "Jade Yue Lao Qin". At the beginning of the construction of the garden, Yu Garden covers an area of more than 70 mu. It was carefully designed by Zhang Nanyang, a famous gardener in Ming Dynasty, and personally participated in the construction. The whole garden is magnificent in scale and beautiful in scenery.

At present, Yu Garden covers an area of 2 hectares, with jagged pavilions, towering rocks and lush trees. It is famous for its beauty and exquisiteness, and has the characteristics of seeing the big from the small, which embodies the artistic style of Jiangnan garden architecture in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Up to now, there are still historical sites such as the library building, the birthplace of "Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy", and Chuntang, where the Shanghai Knife Society Uprising Command is located. The ancients praised Yu Garden as "a must in the southeast" and "a famous garden in the southeast".

Many politicians and celebrities at home and abroad have visited Yu Garden, which is a rare card of traditional culture in Shanghai.