Pan Yunduan (
Chinese: , Pān Yǔnduān) was a
Ming-era
governor of Sichuan
The governor of Sichuan, officially the Governor of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, is the head of Sichuan, Sichuan Province and leader of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Sichuan Provincial P ...
from
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
.
He constructed the original
Yu Garden
Yu Garden or Yuyuan Garden (, Shanghainese ''Yuyoe'' , lit. ''Garden of Happiness'') is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple of Shanghai, City God Temple in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai at Huangpu District, ...
for his father,
Pan En Pan En ( Chinese: , Pān Ēn) was a Ming-era government official from Shanghai. He served under the Jiajing Emperor.
His son, Pan Yunduan, constructed the Yu Garden
Yu Garden or Yuyuan Garden (, Shanghainese ''Yuyoe'' , lit. ''Garden of Happin ...
, between 1559 and 1577. His granddaughter's husband,
Zhang Zhaolin (, Zhāng Zhàolín), eventually inherited it after his death.
Chinese scholars
Politicians from Shanghai
Ming dynasty government officials
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