Shuihui Garden () is a park in the northeast of

Rugao Rugao () is a county-level city under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, located in the Yangtze River Delta on the northern (left) bank of the river. History In 411, the western part of then Hailing ( Taizhou) was separated f ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

, China, and was first built during the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

by Mao Yiguan (). It was finished in the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

by Mao Pijiang (), who was Mao Yiguan's great-grandson. Shuihui Garden has been rebuilt and today is known as the former residence of Mao Pijiang and Dong Xiaowan (). Shuihui Garden is famous for water flowing around the garden. Shuihiu Garden lies in the north east of Rugao. The name, Shuihui Garden, means clear water.

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 () *Bo Yan Yu (), Han Bi Tang () *Huan Lei Feng () *Yi Mo Zhai () *Shui Ming Building ().

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{{reflist Gardens in China Tourist attractions in Nantong Gardens in Jiangsu Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangsu