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Yan Garden, Changshu 燕园Yàn Yuán
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yan Garden, Changshu
A small classical garden in Changshu's old town, laid out in 1780 by Jiang Yuanshu, a former prefect of Taiwan. Its highlight is the Swallow Valley, a rockery of yellow Yushan stone with a gorge, caves and a bridge, built after 1829 by the rockery master Ge Yuliang; it is one of only two of his rockeries that survive largely intact, the other being at the Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou. Halls, a lotus pond and a second rockery of Lake Tai stone fill the rest of the compact site.
How to get to Yan Garden, Changshu
In the old town of Changshu, a county-level city about 40 km north of central Suzhou and roughly an hour away by road.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 40 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block
Also within 20 km: Fangta Pagoda (Chongjiao Xingfu Temple Pagoda) 方塔 (under 10 km), Caiyi Hall, Weng Family Residence 䌽衣堂 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Zhao Yongxian (Yushan Guqin Museum) 赵用贤宅 (under 10 km), Yanzi Shrine, Changshu 言子祠 (under 10 km), Shajiabang & Yushan–Shanghu Scenic Area 沙家浜·虞山尚湖旅游区 (10 km), Jusha Pagoda, Meili 聚沙塔 (10 km).
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