| Xu Garden | |||||||||
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 The entrance to Xu Garden, its name written right to left in the archaic style and guarded by a foo dog | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 徐 園 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐 园 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Xu Garden | ||||||||
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Xu Garden,also known by its Chinese name of Xuyuan,Xu Yuan, [1] or Xuyuan Garden, [2] is a Chinese garden in Slender West Lake National Park in Hanjiang District,Yangzhou,China. It is particularly noted for its views and for the interior woodwork of its pavilions.
Xu Garden is named for Xu Baoshan ( t 徐 寶 山 , s 徐 宝 山 ,XúBǎoshān;1866 – 24 May 1913), [2] a warlord of the late Qing and early Republican eras,who was often based in Yangzhou.
Xu Garden was built in 1915 on the site of the former Peach Blossom Dock ( t 桃花 塢 , s 桃花 坞 ,TáohuāWù) garden. [2] Designed by Yang Bingyan,the garden was established by locals in appreciation of Xu's protection and patronage. [3] Open to the public,it originally covered about 10 mu (0.6 ha or 1.5 acres) and included lotus ponds,pavilions,terraces,and open halls. [3]
The park is noted for the attractive woodwork in its traditional pavilions. [4] [5] These include the Hall of Listening to Orioles ( t 聽 鸝 館 , s 听 鹂 馆 ,TīnglíGuǎn),named for the singing venue in the Old Summer Palace,itself named for various Tang poems by Du Fu. [2] Two iron cauldrons sit before it,each weighing about 3 metric tons (3.3 short tons) and dating to the 6th-century Xiao Liang dynasty. [2] The nearby pond is large by the standards of classical Chinese gardens. [1]
Xu Garden is also the location of the vantage point for Four Bridges in Misty Rain( t 四 橋 煙雨 樓 , s 四 桥 烟雨 楼 ,Sìqiáo YānyǔLóu),one of the 24 views of Yangzhou under the Qing. [6] The four bridges are the Five-Pavilion or Lotus Bridge,the Rainbow Bridge ( t 大 虹 橋 , s 大 虹 桥 ,DàHóng Qiáo),the Spring Wave Bridge ( t 春 波 橋 , s 春 波 桥 ,ChūnbōQiáo),and the Long Spring Bridge ( t 長 春 橋 , s 长 春 桥 ,Chángchūn Qiáo). [6]
Ye Forest ( 叶 林 ,YèLín) or Ye Garden ( t 叶 園 , s 叶 园 ,YèYuán) is also included under the garden's administration. [7] Covering 4.8 hectares (12 acres),it was created by Ye Xiufeng in 1927 as a private garden for his father, [7] the teacher Ye Weishan. It is principally covered in cedar and cypress. [7]
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