Garden of joy in Shanghai Bashny.Net

Carefully designed, amazing in every detail, the traditional Chinese garden is designed on the ground to bring home of the gods. And the Yuyuan garden of Joy in Shanghai – and even created for parents with special reverence and love. Garden of joy is now located in the old quarters of Shanghai, between the crooked streets. These two hectares of greenery and architecture now serve as the main attraction of Shanghai. Crowds of tourists fill the gardens daily.





Conceived he was as a chamber, family place of repose. This garden is dedicated to his elderly parents pan Yanduan, noble lords. If you are going to enjoy a long service away from home, the son wanted to leave parents for such a garden, in which they could forget about the separation. Arranged according to the principles of Feng Shui, the garden is full of architectural structures, gazebos, sculptures, mystical or philosophical meaning. In such garden you can spend a lot of time reading his message, like a book.





But unfortunately, the idea of pan Wandana proved too ambitious: the garden was built 20 years and cost the family too much money. The Park was therefore purchased and used as a private club. In the XIX century, during the rebellion Yu was destroyed. But the remaining prints and sketches allowed to recover his almost intact.





Now, coming to the Garden of joy, visitors first see the Lotus pond. Its shape really resemble a Lotus flower. The gazebo, located right in the middle of the pond, too reminiscent of purity: to get to it is possible only on the winding bridge. The bridge makes in the path of the 9 curves, and all who pass over it, will inevitably cleaned – because the evil spirits are always rushing on a straight road. In this gazebo now is the room for tea ceremonies. The pond is in the open part of the Park, and the other part is separated by traditional walls. There and open, among the winding paths, the many wonders of the Garden of joy. It is called – "Garden of rest". Once in the garden, totally disconnected from the worries of the outside world, trying to comprehend his cryptography. Isn't it the best holiday?





Group of rocks, painting on rocks, sculpture – all are worthy of study in the Garden of joy. There is a jade rock with 72 holes. They are all interconnected, and if downstairs fire, the rock will be coming from all 72 holes. Other attractions of the Garden – Pavilion of three spikes, a faux mountain range. But the main value of the Garden – not in some separate building, but rather in an intricate, clever layout, in the mood of reverence to parents and to the higher powers, which is sad.

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