Difference between revisions of "Jichang Garden"
From Wiki China org cn
imported>Superleila (Created page with 'Jichang Garden (Garden for Ease of Mind), located at the eastern foot of Huishan Hill and north side of Huishan Temple, is a noted ancient garden in Wuxi. In the early Ming Dynas...') |
imported>Superleila |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Jichang Garden (Garden for Ease of Mind), located at the eastern foot of Huishan Hill and north side of Huishan Temple, is a noted ancient garden in Wuxi. In the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Qin Jin, a military official in Nanjing, made the place into a garden villa. Later, it was renamed Jichang Garden. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) visited the garden 13 times and was so impressed by its design that he ordered an imitation of the garden to be built in the Summer Palace in Beijing which was named the Xiequ Garden (Garden of Harmonious Interest). | + | '''Jichang Garden''' (Garden for Ease of Mind), located at the eastern foot of [[Huishan Hill]] and north side of [[Huishan Temple]], is a noted ancient garden in [[Wuxi]]. In the early [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), [[Qin Jin]], a military official in [[Nanjing]], made the place into a garden villa. Later, it was renamed Jichang Garden. [[Emperor Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) visited the garden 13 times and was so impressed by its design that he ordered an imitation of the garden to be built in the [[Summer Palace]] in [[Beijing]] which was named the Xiequ Garden (Garden of Harmonious Interest). |
[[File:Jichang Garden.jpg|thumb|Jichang Garden]] | [[File:Jichang Garden.jpg|thumb|Jichang Garden]] | ||
[[category:tourism]] | [[category:tourism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:18, 29 March 2010
Jichang Garden (Garden for Ease of Mind), located at the eastern foot of Huishan Hill and north side of Huishan Temple, is a noted ancient garden in Wuxi. In the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Qin Jin, a military official in Nanjing, made the place into a garden villa. Later, it was renamed Jichang Garden. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) visited the garden 13 times and was so impressed by its design that he ordered an imitation of the garden to be built in the Summer Palace in Beijing which was named the Xiequ Garden (Garden of Harmonious Interest).
