Four Gardens in Lingnan

The four major gardens in Lingnan are Qinghui Garden, Liangyuan Garden, Yuyin Mountain Residence and Dongguan Keyuan Garden.

Qinghui Garden 1

The main buildings of Qinghui Garden are Chuantang, Bixi Caotang, Cheng Yi Pavilion, Yin Xi Bookstore, Yanzhen Building and Champion Hall. There are more than 200 kinds of plants in the park, and there are many century-old trees and famous Chinese and foreign trees. Qinghui Garden used to be the residence of the top literati in Daliang and the home of the Long family. These families who live in Qinghui Garden have come out with many historical celebrities.

2. Liangyuan

Liang Garden mainly has unique garden buildings such as Leisure Village, Lengxiangtang of Liang Jiuzhang, All-Star Cottage of Liang Jiuhua, Twelve Stone Cottage of Liang Jiutu and Cao Lu of Fenjiang River. Xiushui, strange stones and famous posts in the garden are also called "Three Treasures of Liangyuan". Liangyuan has exquisite layout and elegant style; The garden is full of beautiful fruits, birds and flowers; Pavilions, bridges and flowing water, halls and attics are all desktop styles, which reflect the gardener's pursuit of individuality and freedom.

3. lingering sound mountain house

There are four main buildings in the garden part of Yuyin Mountain Residence, including Loulu, Linchi Bieguan, Shenliutang and Linglong Waterfront, with a small Hongqiao in the middle, which divides the garden into two parts. Yuyin Mountain Residence has the artistic characteristics of small scale and exquisite layout, which fully demonstrates the unique style and superb gardening art of ancient Lingnan garden architecture. Gardens, pavilions, halls, pavilions, bridges, corridors, dikes, mountains, rivers and water are all needed in gardens, which fully embodies the cultural characteristics of harmony between man and nature.

4. Dongguan Keyuan

Dongguan Keyuan is famous for its "exquisiteness and exquisite design", which combines residence, courtyard and study artistically. On three acres of land, pavilions, bridges and flowing water, halls and courtyards are readily available. The garden layout is patchwork, with twists and turns, empty scenery and sparse space, which is the treasure of Lingnan Garden. Dongguan Keyuan is one of the four well-preserved famous gardens in Lingnan and a representative of Lingnan gardens.

Characteristic Design of Four Gardens in Lingnan

1. In Qinghui Garden, water, trees, walls, windows, rocky mountains, small bridges and cloisters are integrated with Longjia's hometown. It combines China's ancient architecture, gardens, sculptures, poetry books, gray sculptures and other art forms. It highlights the magnificent, strange, dangerous, quiet, beautiful and broad features of China garden architecture.

2. Liangyuan is a famous classical garden in Lingnan. Its layout is exquisite, the mansion, ancestral temple and garden are integrated, and the space of the "garden" is changeable and elegant. The landscape design in the park is eclectic, pursuing elegance, nature and poetry; The garden style in the garden is unique, light and transparent; In the garden, the fruit trees are shaded, the flowers are in full bloom, the winding water forms a ring, and the banks are loose, which constitutes a unique Lingnan style; In particular, all kinds of grotesque rocks are strewn at random.

3. The architectural design of Yuyin Mountain Residence is exquisite. In the way of "hiding without revealing" and "shrinking by one inch", it integrates Xie Xuanshan's three acres of painting pavilions, pavilions and pavilions into one, forming a forest close at hand and creating a profound and vast spectacle of gardens. After careful carving by famous artists, the decorative patterns of the whole garden are rich and exquisite, simple and elegant, giving people a sense of tranquility and elegance.

4. The periphery of Keyuan is triangular, with the first floor, six pavilions, five pavilions, six units, five pools, three bridges, nineteen halls and fifteen rooms. Place names are named after Keyuan, such as Kelou, Kexuan, Tangke and Zhou Ke, as well as Hong Ting, Shuangqing Room, Wenhuayuan and Boxi Fishing Ground. All buildings are made of water and masonry. The tallest building is acceptable, with a height of 15.6 meters. You can climb the stone pavilion on the top floor along the stairs, with windows on all sides and upturned cornices, from which you can overlook the scenery of Guancheng.

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