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[Qushui Garden] Shanghai’s “only” free classical garden, known as the “Back Garden of Qingpu,” yet little known

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When people talk about Jiangnan gardens, most think of the gardens in Suzhou. But did you know?Shanghai also has Jiangnan-style gardens—the most famous being the Five Great Classical Gardens of Shanghai. Today, I’d like to introduce you to Shanghai’s “only” free garden. With a history of 300 years, it’s on par with the ancient Yiyuan Garden and is hailed as the “Back Garden of Qingpu,” yet it remains relatively unknown.

This is Qushui Garden, located in Shanghai’s Qingpu District. It stands as a living testament to Qingpu’s water town heritage and is one of Shanghai’s Five Great Classical Gardens. But to be honest, people outside of Qingpu District may not be very familiar with it—or may have never even visited it once.

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[Zui Bai Chi] A guide to Zui Bai Chi, Shanghai’s oldest garden: steeped in history and perfect for stunning photos

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In most people's impression, Shanghai is located in East China and is a highly prosperous modern metropolis filled with skyscrapers. However, in reality, Shanghai is also home to many traditional Jiangnan classical gardens, rich in historical charm and natural beauty. Today, I would like to introduce the oldest garden in Shanghai. It is not Yu Garden, and compared with Qushui Garden, it is quieter, more comfortable, full of classical elegance, and incredibly photogenic.

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【Guyi Garden】A Serene Garden of Pavilions and Terraces — Your Guide to Visiting Jiading’s Classical Guyi Garden

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Guyi Garden is located in Nanxiang, a famous historic and cultural town in China. It was first built in the early Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522–1526) by the Min family from Huizhou, and was originally named “Jie Garden.” During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573–1620), Min Shiji, the son of the garden owner Min Shanglian, invited Zhu Zhizheng (styled Sansong), a renowned Jiading bamboo carver, painter, and calligrapher, to plan and design the garden. With “one pond of water and a thousand stalks of bamboo” in the garden, and inspired by the line “Look at the banks of the Qi, how luxuriant the green bamboo grows” from The Book of Songs · Wei Feng · Qi Ao, it was renamed “Yi Garden.”

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