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Visit this classical garden during Shanghai's plum blossom season for free!!

The red and wintersweet plum blossoms are in full bloom at Qu Shui Garden.🌸 No need to travel to Suzhou's gardens to admire plum blossoms, Shanghai has its own classical gardens! Qu Shui Garden, one of Shanghai's five major gardens, is unexpectedly beautiful! Qu Shui Garden was built in the tenth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, over two hundred years ago. 🌈🌈Qu Shui Garden Design: Though small and exquisite, Qu Shui Garden is full of hidden wonders. The garden is divided into four areas, with buildings primarily featuring grey tiles, white walls, and grey bricks, showcasing the elegance and simplicity of Jiangnan gardens. ✅West Garden: Mainly composed of buildings, with deep courtyards and an ancient charm. ✅Central Garden: Known for its landscape, with rockeries and ponds complementing each other, creating a typical Jiangnan water town ambiance. ✅East Garden: Featuring a plum garden, peony garden, and bamboo forest, it's an ideal spot for flower viewing. ✅Calligraphy and Painting Garden: Famous for its elegance and numerous inscriptions, it's a haven for calligraphy enthusiasts. 🌸Plum Blossom Viewing Guide: ❗️❗️Plum blossoms are currently in full bloom. 1️⃣A white plum tree near the entrance on the right blooms like a dreamy cloud of snow. 2️⃣A wintersweet plum tree deeper in the garden creates a unique charm when photographed with the eaves. 3️⃣The plum blossoms in the plum garden are in full bloom, offering stunning photo opportunities with rockeries and arched doorways.📷 4️⃣Two wintersweet plum trees at the entrance of Tinglu Pavilion provide an antique setting, perfect for portraits. 5️⃣A red plum tree at the entrance of Yueyang Pavilion, paired with the patterned windows, creates a picturesque scene.📷 6️⃣A red plum tree next to Lvbolang Corridor contrasts beautifully with the white wall, embodying Chinese aesthetics.💓 📍Qu Shui Garden 🎫:Free🆓 🌈:612 Gongyuan Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai 🚇:Take Metro Line 17 to Caoying Road, transfer to Qingpu Bus No. 9, and get off at Gongyuan Road and Chengzhong North Road.
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Posted: Feb 28, 2025
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