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Zhan Garden 瞻园Zhān Yuán
National heritage site · Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanjing
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Zhan Garden
Regarded as the oldest surviving private garden in Nanjing, it was begun in the Ming dynasty by a descendant of the founding general Xu Da in the grounds of the family mansion, and named after an inscription by the Qianlong Emperor, who stayed here. Restored in the 1960s under the architect Liu Dunzhen, its western part has rockeries, covered walkways and a main hall surrounded by water on three sides. The eastern part houses the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum, recalling the garden's use by Taiping leaders after they took the city in 1853.
How to get to Zhan Garden
On Zhanyuan Road in the Fuzimiao (Confucius Temple) area of Qinhuai District, about 500 m from Sanshanjie station (Metro Lines 1 and 5). Closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 under 10 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 under 10 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 under 10 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb
Also within 20 km: Former Residence of Gan Xi 甘熙故居 (under 10 km), Great Bao'en Temple Heritage Park 大报恩寺遗址公园 (under 10 km), Jinling Arsenal (Chenguang 1865 Creative Park) 金陵兵工厂旧址 (under 10 km), Chaotian Palace 朝天宫 (under 10 km), Jinling Scriptural Press 金陵刻经处 (under 10 km), Liji Lane Comfort Station Exhibition Hall 利济巷慰安所旧址陈列馆 (under 10 km).
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