Jiangnan Garden
Lion Forest Garden ( Shizi lin ) in Suzhou
A Jiangnan Garden ( Chinese 江南园林 , Pinyin Jiangnan Yuanlin ) or Garden of the Yangtze River Delta (Garden on the Yangtze Delta Engl.) Is a special type of Chinese garden art . The Jiangnan -type region is the region around the vast delta of the Yangtze River . Usually these are private gardens. The park of the Xuanwu Hu玄武湖in Nanjing is the only preserved imperial garden of the Jiangnan region. Some of the parks are on the UNESCO World Heritage List , the List of Monuments of the People's Republic of China, and the Provincial Level Monument Lists.
Famous Jiangnan Gardens
- Suzhou苏州: Zhuozheng Yuan拙政园, Liu Yuan留 园, Shizi Lin狮子林, Canglang Ting沧浪亭, Wangshi Yuan网 师 园;
- Yangzhou扬州: Wuting Qiao五 亭 桥, Ge Yuan个 园, He Yuan何 园;
- Nanjing南京: Zhan Yuan瞻园, Xu Yuan煦 园;
- Wuxi无锡: Jichang Yuan寄 畅 园, Li Yuan蠡园;
- Hangzhou杭州: Guo Zhuang郭庄, Wang Zhuang汪 庄, Liu Zhuang刘庄;
- Huzhou湖州: Xiaolian Zhuang小莲庄;
- Changshu常熟: Yan Yuan燕园;
- Shanghai上海: Yu Yuan豫园;
- Changzhou常州: Jin Yuan近 园, Yue Yuan约 园.