Qinghui Garden

Qinghui Garden, located on Qinghui Road, Daliang Subdistrict, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, is a Lingnan garden architecture that was built during the Ming Dynasty. It is known as one of the four great gardens of Lingnan, alongside Liang Garden in Foshan, Yuyin Cottage in Panyu, and Keyuan Garden in Dongguan. The main structures of Qinghui Garden include the Boat Hall, Bixi Thatched Cottage, Chengyi Pavilion, Xiyin Study, Zhenyan Studio, and Zhuangyuan Hall, among others. The garden is home to a variety of plants and features many century-old trees and famous trees from China and abroad. Qinghui Garden was once the residence of a top imperial scholar and also the home of the Long family from Daliang. Many historical figures have emerged from the families that lived in Qinghui Garden. Qinghui Garden is exquisitely constructed with a compact layout and high architectural artistry. The buildings are light and flexible, elegant yet simple, with a clear distinction between primary and secondary spaces within the garden. The structure is clear. It blends blue waters, green trees, ancient walls, lattice windows, rockeries, small bridges, and winding corridors with pavilions, terraces, and towers, integrating the arts of ancient Chinese architecture, gardens, carving, calligraphy, and gray sculpture. Among the cultural relics of Qinghui Garden are calligraphies by masters such as Li Zhaoluo, Li Wentian, and He Shaobase.