This garden will take your breath away. It transport you back to the 400 years ago, into the Ming dynasty. Walk through the windy path and pretend you are some rich man or respectable woman back in the days.
Getting there?
Easy peasy. I walked there, and although it was very hot, it ... Read review
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Advantages: beautiful traditional chinese garden, perfect Disadvantages: can get touristy sometimes
This garden will take your breath away. It transport you back to the 400 years ago, into the Ming dynasty. Walk through the windy path and pretend you are some rich man or respectable woman back in the days.
Getting there?
Easy peasy. I walked there, and although it was very hot, it was not hard to find. I think certain buses go to the garden from nanjing road.
Ticket price?
Reasonable. Expensive compared ... ...1.30 to 2pm and the garden was gorgeously quiet; around 3pm the tours started and I seek refuge in the quietest corners of the rock mountains).
In sum?
Must-go in Shanghai. It is really hard to escape from the skyscrapers, but there is Yu Yuan as a sanctuary in the middle of the city. Personally, I think this garden is even better than the ones in Suzhou (which is specifically famous for its gardens) ... more
This garden will take your breath away. It transport you back to the 400 years ago, into the Ming dynasty. Walk through the windy path and pretend you are some rich man or respectable woman back in the days.
Getting there? Easy peasy. I walked there, and although it was very hot, it was not hard to find. I think certain buses go to the garden from nanjing road.
Ticket price? Reasonable. Expensive compared to other attractions, but DEFINITELY worth it.
What is it like? Windy paths lead to various pagodas. I can't explain what is there to see, because you are not there to see vases or paintings or whatnots. You are there to soak in the atmosphere. You are there to walk along the bridge over the pond covered with lotus flowers, into the rock mountain with secret arches. You are there to walk underneath the zigzaging corridors with hanging lanterns, and see how that weeping willow touches the surface of the pond. It is the whole experience that counts. Of course, there are also some paintings, vases, furnitures to see. Most of the pagodas are fashioned in the classic Ming dynasty to show you how poeple lived back then.
Beware of? The tourist shops within the gardens. Once you reach them, you leave the Ming dynasty into the horrible loud noises of Shanghai. You get saleswomen leeching onto you, telling you how nice this fan is. Or this paperweight. And so on. (NOTE: if you are really really hot, it might be worth to go into the shops just for their air conditioning). Also beware of the chinese tours. They like to congregate at the most beautiful points of the garden, and then the tourist guide will shout into her bright pink mini loudspeaker in a language you won't understand. (NOTE: if you do understand Mandarin, it might be worth follow a group if you wanted to sacrifice your ear drums for some information on the history of the gardens) The times to avoid them are lunch times (I went around 1.30 to 2pm and the garden was gorgeously quiet; around 3pm the tours started and I seek refuge in the quietest corners of the rock mountains).
In sum? Must-go in Shanghai. It is really hard to escape from the skyscrapers, but there is Yu Yuan as a sanctuary in the middle of the city. Personally, I think this garden is even better than the ones in Suzhou (which is specifically famous for its gardens)
