Xitang, Shantou

Xitang, Shantou

Chenghai Xitang, a famous Lingnan classical garden, covers an area of one mu and is located in Tangxi village, Dongli Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City. It was first built in the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799) of the Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Guangxu, it was expanded according to the style of Suzhou gardens. Although Xitang is more than mu, it has rockery, lotus pond, living room, study, and garden plants. During the reign of Guangxu, it was purchased by the Hongs of Zhanglin south society. It was expanded according to the style of Suzhou garden, and was built in successive dynasties.

Xitang, Shantou - Overview

Xitang, a famous garden in Chenghai, was first built in 1799. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu, it was expanded according to the style of Suzhou garden.

Although Xitang is more than mu, there are pavilions, rockery, lotus pond, living room, study and garden plants. After the hall, there is the round gate of January cave. Through the gate, you can see the carpet like courtyard floor of peony of Shuangfeng Dynasty paved with small red and black stones. It is elegant and quiet, surrounded by a curved canal and carved columns. Facing the huge rockery. Cave, known as the "crane nest", the original white parrot. Cave above, towering stone, stone wall engraved "autumn long days" four words, Cangjin Junxiu. The stone road at the foot of the mountain is tortuous. Next to the small bridge, a few gold bamboo poles, low brush a piece of rock, engraved with the word "Yishuang". Along the small stone path, you can climb rockery. There is a pavilion on the mountain. Beside the pavilion, the stone mountain stands like a lion, with monkeys, dogs, deer, horses and other forms of mountain stones and Qintai tower. To the north of the rockery, the pavilion faces the pool, and the eaves reflect the water. In the center behind the hexagonal pavilion, there is a stone wall standing about more than one person high. In the southwest, there is a hall with elegant furnishings and the smell of birds and flowers. Before that, he hung calligraphy and paintings of famous scholars, including the authentic works of Tang Yin, Lu Runxiang, he Shaoji and others, and collected one of the twenty four histories. On the opposite side of the hall, Zhilan fragrance, Camellia Jingyan.

Xitang, Shantou - current situation

Under the green porcelain window of the wall, there are two wooden fossils standing in the shade, mottled with old flowers, unique and strange. After ant erosion and wind invasion, rockery stone lions collapsed and pavilions tilted. Now it has been repaired by the owner with great effort, and it has considerable value. Over the years, there has been an endless stream of Returned Overseas Chinese tourists and visitors. South China Institute of technology landscape scholars have come to the field several times to study, Beijing Film "invincible mandarin duck legs" film crew on November 12, 1987 to shoot the scene.

Address: Tangxi Township, Zhanglin Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 116.82148071515

Latitude: 23.568611041646

Chinese PinYin : Shan Tou Xi Tang