uyuan Garden in Shanghai is a sightseeing spot loved by many tourists and it deserves your time to take a look. You could hire a Shanghai personal tour guide to explore its beauty by learning its legend. You could also get a general understanding of it by reading relevant tour guide information.
The following serves as a detailed introduction to the Yuyuan Garden.
Yu, means “delight old parents”, and yuan, means “garden”, was built from 1559 to 1577 by a government official as a tranquil and peaceful place for his parents to live. It’s reputed as “the best among all the famous gardens in southeast China”.
Over the past 400 years, it has undergone several restorations. Currently it has an area of 20,000 square meters, equivalent to five acres. There are six main scenic areas in the garden: Wanhua Chamber, Sansui Hall, Dianchun Hall, Yuhua Hall, Huijing Hall and the Inner Garden. Each has unique charming characteristics.
In the garden, there are buildings with Ming and Qing styles, various beautiful pavilions, rockeries, miniature lakes, and bridges. In addition to the traditional atmosphere, you could also have a touch of the modern city life there, by enjoying coffee at Starbucks, drinking tea at teahouses and have dinners at some great restaurants. In Yuyuan Garden, you could also find popular local snacks and food, crafts, antiques and souvenirs. There is a small temple too.
If you visit Yuyuan garden with a Shanghai personal tour guide, your guide will tell you that the opening hour is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the entrance fee is about 40RMB one person.