Geyuan Garden
Jiangsu · China
Then visit one of the four most famous gardens in China--Geyuan Garden, built by a wealthy salt merchant in the early 19th century .You will see the beautiful old architectures, pleasingly laid out rockeries, small pounds as well as large collection of bamboo trees. Stroll through the four seasonal rockeries and you will feel like a condensed trip through spring, summer, autumn and winter.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Geyuan Garden
Welcome to Geyuan Garden, one of the four most famous classical gardens in China. Built in 1818 during the Qing Dynasty by the wealthy salt merchant Huang Zhi-yun, this garden is a pinnacle of Yangzhou's horticultural and…
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The journey through Geyuan begins in a dense and vibrant bamboo grove. There are over 60 varieties of bamboo planted here, selected for their varying heights, colors, and textures. …
Listen in the app3The Spring Rockery — Rebirth and Vitality
Our exploration of the 'Four Seasons' begins with the Spring Rockery. This area is located near the entrance and is characterized by the use of 'Bamboo Shoot Stones'—slender, pointed stalagmites that are placed amidst the real…
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As we move further, the landscape shifts dramatically into the Summer Rockery. Here, the designer used massive, water-eroded Taihu stones, which are prized for their 'leanness, thinness, transparency, and wrinkling.' These stones…
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The Autumn Rockery is perhaps the most impressive of the four, using yellow stones (Huang Shi) from the local area. These stones have a warm, golden-brown color that perfectly evokes the falling leaves and mature harvests of…
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Our seasonal journey concludes in the Winter Rockery, which is located in the most shaded, southern part of the garden. For this section, the designer used 'Xuan Stone' (Xuan Shi), a type of white rock that contains a high…
Listen in the app7The Main Residence — Life of a Salt Merchant
In addition to the gardens, Geyuan features a large, beautifully preserved residential complex. This is where the Huang family lived and entertained. …
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As we conclude our tour of Geyuan Garden, I hope you feel as though you have traveled through both space and time. We have walked the bamboo groves, climbed the mountains of summer and autumn, and stood in the silent snows of…
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What is Geyuan Garden?
Geyuan Garden is a place in Jiangsu · China with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Jiangsu · China |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 32.4006, 119.4435 |
| Last updated |
