Yu Garden
Yu Garden is a famous garden of classical style in the south of the Yangtze River. Initially built under the reign of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty and up to now it has a history of over 500 years. In 1853, when the Small Sword Society rose in uprising in response to the Taiping Heavenly Revolution the Spring Hall in the Yu Garden was used as its headquarters.
Yu Garden is a key cultural unit under the state protection. The major scenic attractions in the Yu Garden include the Mountain and Forest in City, Pretty Woods and Elegant Dale, Charming Spots by the Spring Hall, Eye-catching Scenes of Water and Rockeries, Great Happiness in the Middle and Garden within the Garden (inner garden) as well.
豫园位于繁华热闹的上海老城厢东北隅,北靠福佑路,东临安仁街,西面与上海城隍和豫园商城毗邻,是著名的江南古典园林,闻名中外的名胜古迹和游览胜地,1982年被国务院列为全国重点文物保护单位。
豫园始建于明肛嘉靖三十八年(公元1559年),是明代四川布政使潘允端的私家花园
1956年,上海市人民政府又对豫园进行了大规模的修缮,1961年正式对外开放。现在的豫园占地面积2公顷,楼阁参差、山石峥嵘、树木苍翠,以清幽秀丽、玲珑剔透见长,具有小中见的特点,是一个集明清两代南方园林建筑艺术精华的古典园林,内有四十余处景点可供游人观赏,分为大假山、万花楼、点春堂、会景楼、玉华堂、内园六大景区。