Qinghui Garden - An Ancient Garden Architecture Built in the Ming Dynasty.

Qinghui Garden is an ancient architecture that was first built in the Ming Dynasty. Located on Qinghui Road, Daliang Town, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, it is situated in the city center. The original site was the Huang Family Garden built by the Ming Dynasty's top scholar Huang Shijun. The existing buildings were mainly constructed during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. The garden reflects the owner's idea of enjoying the winding paths and lotus breezes, inspired by the famous line from the Southern Dynasty poet Xie Lingyun: "The climate changes from dawn to dusk, and the mountains and waters contain clear brilliance," hence the name "Qinghui." The garden has been renovated multiple times by five generations of the Long family, including Long Yingshi, Long Tinghuai, Long Yuanren, Long Jingcan, and Long Zhuhui, gradually forming a complete and distinctive Lingnan garden. Qinghui Garden, along with Liang Garden in Foshan, Yuyin Mountain House (or Yuyin Garden) in Panyu, and Keyuan Garden in Dongguan, is known as one of the Four Great Gardens of Lingnan. It is a representative work of Lingnan gardens and a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. In January 1984, Comrade Deng Xiaoping visited Qinghui Garden. Qinghui Garden is exquisitely constructed and compactly laid out. The architectural art is quite high and magnificent, with the buildings being light and flexible in form, yet simple in appearance. The garden space is clearly divided into primary and secondary areas, with a clear structure. It integrates elements such as clear water, green trees, ancient walls, leaking windows, stone mountains, small bridges, winding corridors, and pavilions. It combines the arts of ancient Chinese architecture, gardens, carving, poetry, calligraphy, and gray sculpture. The cultural relics in Qinghui Garden include calligraphy by masters such as Li Zhaoluo, Li Wentian, and He Shaoji. The layout of Qinghui Garden features a large garden encompassing smaller gardens, without focusing on creating artificial mountains. The principle of the mountain lies in borrowing from afar. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, a slight construction of pavilions allows for a view of the distant mountain slopes. The lush trees in the garden blend seamlessly with the distant mountain slopes, forming an integral part of the mountain scenery.