Qushui Garden

Located at 650 Park Road, Chengxiang Town, Qingpu, Shanghai, it was first built in Qing Dynasty Qianlong ten years (1745), at that time it was Town God's Temple's Ling Yuan. It is said that in order to build the garden, every resident in the city was asked for a penny, so it is called "Yiwen garden". In the third year of Jiaqing (1798), the garden was renamed "Qushui" garden, because it was beside dayingpu, which means "Qushui Liuqi" of the ancients. Over the past two hundred years, it has been revived and abolished several times.

Qushui garden is facing south, covering an area of 30 mu (1.82 HA), of which water accounts for 15%. The buildings in the garden are made of green tiles, white walls and green bricks, and the plants in the garden are mainly bamboo. It is famous for its small size, elegance and simplicity. There are four scenic spots with their own characteristics: the west garden is mainly built with beautiful buildings and quiet courtyards; the middle garden is famous for its landscape, mountains and clear water; the east garden is famous for its wild taste, broad land and luxuriant flowers and trees; the calligraphy art garden is famous for its ancient elegance, with stone drums and stone inscriptions.

Shanghai Qushui Garden

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Qushui garden generally refers to Shanghai Qushui garden

Shanghai Qushui park is located at 612 Gongyuan Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai. It was first built in the 10th year of Qianlong (1745 AD). It is said that in order to build the garden, every resident in the city was asked for a penny, so it is also known as "Yiwen garden". In the 49th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1784 A.D.), the dykes and stones were built in the tuodichi, and the buildings were added. After more than 40 years, 24 landscapes and more than 30 temples were built. In the garden, one stone, one water, one Pavilion and one pavilion are all interesting. In the third year of Jiaqing (1798 AD), the garden was renamed Qushui garden. Because the garden is beside dayingpu, it means "Qushui Liuqi" in Wang Xizhi's preface to Lanting collection. It was destroyed by artillery fire in Xianfeng Period. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu, it took 20 years to repair the temples and gardens, build more free ponds and flower shrines. In 1927, the rockery was added. A pavilion was built on the hill to view the nine peaks of Songjun.

Building process

In the 49th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1784 A.D.), the dykes and stones were built in the tuodichi, and the buildings were added. After more than 40 years, 24 landscapes and more than 30 temples were built. In the garden, one stone, one water, one Pavilion and one pavilion are all interesting. In the third year of Jiaqing (1798 AD), the garden was renamed Qushui garden. Because the garden is beside dayingpu, it means "Qushui Liuqi" in Wang Xizhi's preface to Lanting collection. It was destroyed by artillery fire in Xianfeng Period. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu, it took 20 years to repair the temples and gardens, build more free ponds and flower shrines. In 1927, the rockery was added. A pavilion was built on the hill to view the nine peaks of Songjun.

Garden Design

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As soon as you enter Shanghai Qushui garden, you will see wisteria, pine and locust trees, camellia, gingko and stone bonsai at the entrance. Qushui garden in Shanghai is famous for its small size, elegance and simplicity. The garden area is 30 mu, and the water body accounts for 15%. The buildings in the garden are made of green tiles, white walls and blue bricks. The trees are luxuriant, the flowers are luxuriant and the fruits are rich. It is known as "cherry blossoms in spring, lotus flowers in summer, golden osmanthus in autumn and wintersweet".

Close up

The door of the right moon cave is engraved with "Qiao Mei Jin Song" and the door of the left moon cave is engraved with "Ying Ge Yan Wu"; the plum trees and ancient pines in the courtyard are fascinating. Inside, there is a winding corridor, outside, flowers are blooming, which is suitable for walking and thinking.

Main scene

"Ninghe hall" is the main scenery of the whole garden. The halls are painted with purple red, dignified and dignified. After the hall is the big lotus pool, and on the left side is the flower god hall built in the 10th year of Guangxu. In the north of the hall, there is a big rockery across from the lotus pool. In the southwest of the pool, there is a "Yongcui Pavilion" and in the west, there is a "Xiyu bridge", which forms horns with three waterside pavilions, such as "xiaohaoliang". On the rockery built at the beginning of the people's Republic of China, there are green maple and ancient cypress, which block out the sun and cover the sky. There are also "flying rainbow drunk moon", "Dafo Valley" and "Laoren peak" on the mountain. At the top of the mountain, there is a pavilion with nine peaks at a glance, four stories high. In the past, when you boarded the platform, you could overlook Sheshan, Tianma mountain, Fenghuang mountain, Xiaokun mountain and other "nine peaks of Songjun". The "youjuetang" in the garden is one of the only two beamless halls in the city. It has a high artistic value of Jiangnan garden architecture and has a unique style.

Shanghai Qu Shui garden has a history of more than 230 years, and is famous for its Yu Garden, Nanxiang ancient garden, Jiading Qiu Xia garden and Songjiang intoxicated white pond, which is one of the five classical gardens in Shanghai city in Shanghai.

Address: 612 Gongyuan Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.113924

Latitude: 31.148596

Tel: 021-59732996

Traffic information: Songshan Road 36 to Qingpu County 5:45 ~ 17:00, Huzhu line.

Ticket information: 5 yuan

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00

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