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Shuihui Garden 水绘园Shuǐhuì Yuán
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Nantong, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nantong
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Shuihui Garden
Shuihui Garden in Rugao was begun by the Mao family in the late Ming and became the home of the scholar Mao Xiang (Mao Pijiang) and the courtesan Dong Xiaowan, whose romance made it famous. Built around water in an Anhui-influenced style, it centres on the Shuiming Lou, a two-storey boat-like pavilion by the Xibo Pond added in the Qianlong era. The wider scenic area also holds a garden of Rugao-style bonsai, including a cypress said to be 1,000 years old, and the Rugao Longevity Museum.
How to get to Shuihui Garden
On the north-east side of Rugao's old town, about 50 km north-west of Nantong, around an hour by road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Red 14th Army Memorial Hall 红十四军纪念馆 (under 10 km), Rugao Bonsai Park (Penjing Daguan) 盆景大观 (under 10 km), Hai'an Museum and Han's Mansion 海安博物馆 (20 km).
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