Shenyuan Garden

Shenyuan Garden is divided into three parts: historic relicssection, the east garden and the south garden. This is the place where the love story between Lu You and Tang Wan in Song Dynasty took place. They wrote two poemsHairpin Phoenix on the wall, which echo each other, to express their sadness and sufferings of departure. While chanting the poem “The rosy and soft hands, the Huangteng rice wine and the flourishingwillows in the garden in spring are all unforgettable. What a sweet life we had,I had a vivid picture in my mind-- the couple gazing at each other in the distanceLu You's love story with Tang Wan is especially touching just because it is not a happy ending.

Shenyuan Garden is also famous for their love story. Lu You wrote about Shenyuan Garden several times in his works: She has passed away for forty years and I even can’t see her in my dreams. The willows in the garden is as old as me. The sound of the horn on the wall seems to be mourning. Shenyuan Garden is no longer what it used to be .

Today, Shen Yuan is really different from that in the past. It has been expanded twice, on the old buildings in Song Dynasty, forming the ten landscapes in the garden, including Elegy of the Separated Clouds, Love in the Poetic Realm, Spring Water Startling the Wild Geese”, Lingering Hatred on the Derelict Wall, Wailing of Solitary Cranes, The Sun Casting Light on the Lotus, Willows Resenting on the

Wall, Looking for Plum Blossom in Snow , Books Scenting and Conveying love by Magpie Bridge.