Présentation du Jardin Yuyuan
Jardin Yuyuan de Shanghai, situé au centre de la vieille ville à côté de Chenghuangmiao dans la ville, est considéré comme l'un des jardins chinois les plus somptueux et les plus raffinés de la région. Le Jardin Yuyuan est un labyrinthe de pavillons, rocheries élaborées, ponts cintrés, et étangs à poissons rouges, tous entourés d'un mur dragon ondulant. Occupant une superficie de 20,000 mètres carrés (environ cinq acres), il paraît néanmoins assez vaste, avec de la place pour 30 pavillons.
Faits rapides sur le Jardin Yuyuan
• Nom Chinois: Yuyuan 豫园
• Meilleure période pour visiter: Mars à Novembre
• Heures de visite recommandées: Environ 2 à 3 heures
• Activités à faire: Photographie, Architecture, Culture et Histoire Chinoises
• Heures d'ouverture: Mardi à Dimanche, 08:45-16:45
• Frais d'entrée: ¥40/personne d'Avril à Juin & Septembre à Novembre; ¥30/personne de Juillet à Août & Décembre à Mars
• Adresse: No.279 Vieille Rue Yuyuan, Quartier de Huangpu, Shanghai
À quoi s'attendre au Jardin Yuyuan
Histoire du Jardin Yuyuan
Shanghai Yuyuan Garden was reportedly first established in 1559 as a private garden created by Pan Yunduan, who spent almost 20 years building a garden to please his father Pan En, a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, during his father’s old age. Over the years, Shanghai Yuyuan Garden fell into disrepair until about 1760 when bought by merchants, then suffered extensive damage in the 19th century. Dans 1842, during the Opium Wars, the British army occupied the Town God Temple for five days. During the Taiping Rebellion Shanghai Yuyuan Garden was occupied by imperial troops, and damaged again by the Japanese in 1942. Shanghai Yuyuan Garden was repaired by the Shanghai government from 1956-1961, opened to the public in 1961, and declared a national monument in 1982.
Attractions of Yuyuan Garden
Today, Yuyuan Garden is divided into six general areas laid out in the Suzhou style:
• Grand Rockery – rockery made of huangshi stone (12 m high), featuring peaks, cliffs, winding caves and gorges. This scenery in Shanghai Yuyuan Garden was possibly created by Zhang Nanyang in the Ming Dynasty. This area also contains the Sansui (Three Corn Ears} Hall.
• Heralding Spring Hall (Dianchun) – built in 1820, the first year of the Emperor Daoguang’s reign. From September 1853 to February 1855, it served as the base of the Society of Little Swords (Xiaodao Hui).
• Inner Garden – rockeries, ponds, pavillons, and towers, first laid out in 1709 and more recently recreated in 1956 by combining its east and west gardens.
• Jade Magnificence Hall (Yuhua) – furnished with rosewood pieces from the Ming Dynasty.
• Lotus Pool – with a zigzag bridge and mid-lake pavilion.
• Ten Thousand-Flower Tower (Wanhua)
Shanghai Yuyuan Garden areas are separated by “dragon walls” with undulating gray tiled ridges, each terminating in a dragon’s head.
How to get to Yuyuan Garden
En métro
• Take Metro Line 10 and get off at Yuyuan Station (Exit 1).
En Bus
• Prenez le bus n°. 11, 26, 64, 304, 805, 920, 926, ou 930 and get off at Xinbeimen Station.
• Take Sightseeing Line 1 and get off at Chenghuangmiao Yuyuan Station.
Additional travel advice on Yuyuan Garden
• The garden is closed on Monday expect Chinese public holidays.
• Please pay attention to the safety warning signs and watch your steps touring in the garden.
• Do no tease or feed wild life in the garden.
• Visitors are not allowed to bring pets into the garden, except guide dogs
