Shuihui Garden is a park in Rugao

Rugao

Rugao is a city of Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China, located in the Golden Triangle region in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is one of the historical and cultural city of Jiangsu province....

, Jiangsu

Jiangsu

' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

, China ,and was first built during the Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 by Mao Yiguan (冒一贯). It was finished in the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

 by Mao Pijiang (冒辟疆), who was Mao Yiguan's great-grandson. Shuihui Garden has been rebuilt and today is known as former residence of Mao Pijiang and Dong Xiaowan (董小宛）.

Shuihiu Garden lies in north east of Rugao. The name, Shuihui Garden, means clear water which show the garden's characteristic sufficiently.

Attractions

Shuihui Garden was designed by using Mao design guidelines. For example, he took advantages of rivers to make the whole garden which was surrounded by water look like an ink picture.

• Several stone bridges
• Xiao San Wu Ting (小三吾亭）
• Bo Yan Yu (波烟玉), Han Bi Tang (寒碧堂)
• Huan Lei Feng (悬雷峰)
• Yi Mo Zhai (壹墨斋)
• Shui Ming Bulding (水明楼).

Shuihui Garden in morden times

Shuihui Garden integrates a zoo and amusement park. A silk carpet museum is opened in the garden and music is broadcasted throughout the garden.