Shanghai | Travel through time to visit the Grand View Garden and enjoy the autumn scenery.

🍁 Don't miss the Grand View Garden in Shanghai this season. It is home to the Grand View Jade Linglong, one of the three wonders of Jiangnan, and a group of ancient and elegant garden buildings.

We entered through the main gate, crossed the Yingbin Bridge, and passed the Qin Fang Gate to reach the Yi Hong Courtyard. This is Jia Baoyu's residence and the most delicately described place in Dream of the Red Chamber. You can immerse yourself in the culture of Dream of the Red Chamber and experience the romance of the Grand View Garden.

Passing through the Qin Fang Pavilion, you will reach the Xiao Xiang Pavilion. It is full of bamboo, symbolizing Lin Daiyu's purity, pride, and talent. Walk along the path, and you will see a huge lotus pond. In summer, it is full of lotus flowers 🌷, and in autumn, many chrysanthemums 🌼 bloom. Therefore, it is also called the Chrysanthemum Fragrance Study.

After visiting the Xiao Xiang Pavilion, walk a few more steps, and you will see a small hill with the words "Winding Path Leading to a Secluded Place" carved on it. Passing through the winding path, you will find a wonderful place called the Heng Wu Courtyard. This is Xue Baochai's residence, a delicate but low-key place in the original novel. Here, you can taste various tea snacks ☕ from Dream of the Red Chamber and experience traditional games such as flower arranging and pot throwing.

🌟 After visiting the Heng Wu Courtyard, you can go to the Long Cui Nunnery, where Miao Yu practiced, to have tea. After tea, you can go to the Yi Hong Courtyard to see the case of the stolen rose dew 🌹 or go to the Dao Xiang Village to settle accounts with Wang Xifeng.

If you are a fan of Dream of the Red Chamber, you can't miss the Grand View Garden in Shanghai, which will bring you closer to the novel. If you want to visit, remember to avoid holidays!

Post by TranscontinentalTales*22 | Nov 6, 2024