Yuyin Garden

Yuyin Garden, lies in Nancun town, Panyu, 17,000 meters away from Guangzhou. It covers an area of 1,498 square meters and was built in 1867, Qing Dynasty. The house is enjoyed for its small and exquisite design. This garden, together with Qinghuiyuan Garden in Shunde city, Keyuan Garden in Dongguan city and liangyuan Garden in Foshan city were called “four famous gardens in Guangdong”. The former owner of the garden was Wu Min, a successful candidate in the imperial examination at the provincial level in the Qing Dynasty.

Small as it is, it is complete with everything: pavilions, bridges, lotus pool, rock hills and beautiful flowers. Bas relieves and decorations on the buildings are all made by experienced craftsmen. A few minutes’ walk after entering the main gate, you will see the entrance to the inner garden with a Chinese couplet on it describing the lovely scenery – ‘flowers spread all around the small yard like red raindrops; trees shade every corner like green clouds’.

There is an arch bridge named ‘Huan Hong Kua Lv’ (Red Flowers with Green Trees) in the middle of the garden. When shadows of moon, arch bridge and people appear together in the lotus pool below, the scenery is called ‘Hong Qiao Ying Yue’.

In general, the layout of the garden is very ingenious. Pavilions, terraces, corridors, towers, halls, palaces, temples, bridges, dikes, fences, waters and mountains are brought into a circumference of 300 steps. Plentiful brick carvings, woodcarvings, grout carvings and stone carvings are fascinating in their elegant styles. Ancient trees and odd flowers make it brighter. “Jiaqiangzhucui” “Hongqiaoyingyun”, “shenliucangzhen”, “shuangcuiyingchun”, the four marvelous spectacles satisfy the eyes of tourists and make them forget all the troubles.

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