[2024 Huai'an Attraction] Travel Guide for Qing Yan Park (Updated Oct)

Qingyan Garden in Huai'an.

Qingyan Garden is located in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. It is the only well-preserved yamen garden in the history of water control and canal transportation in China. It is a national 4A scenic spot and the most representative classical garden in northern Jiangsu. Its history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, nearly 600 years ago. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to the River Governor's Office, which is a section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is built by the water, and many scenic spots are named after water control. The garden also retains the steles bestowed by emperors such as Qianlong, Yongzheng, and Daoguang to the successive river governors, so it is also a national water conservancy scenic spot and a cultural relic protection unit. Qingyan Garden is small and exquisite, with pavilions, rockeries, and winding paths, and the scenery is pleasant. When I was in college, it was called Chengnan Park. Today I revisit the old place and feel very cordial. It is the time of high autumn, and the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant. Take my parents for a walk in the park, stretch their muscles and bones, and stroll leisurely, which is very comfortable. I met several couples taking wedding photos, it seems that this is also a very popular online celebrity spot! After visiting Qingyan Garden, turn left a few tens of meters out of the door, there is a "Tianxia Liangcang" snack shop, eat some authentic pasta snacks, and the happy journey is over.

Huai'an Qingyan Garden | A hidden gem in the bustling city.

| A hidden gem in the bustling city.✨Today, I'm going to share a great travel destination with you - Qingyan Garden in Huai'an.🎈 📍Historical Origin: Its history can be traced back to the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally the official residence of the supervisor of the canal. The cultural heritage is as profound as a thick history book. The title of "the first garden in Jianghuai" is not for nothing.😎 🏞Garden Landscape: As soon as you enter the garden, it's like entering a paradise. The pavilions, terraces, and open halls are well-arranged, the rockeries are rugged, the long corridors are winding, and the running water is gurgling. Flowers bloom in all seasons, and the trees are lush. Each season has its own unique beauty. No matter when you come, you can take beautiful photos.📸 🌟Highlights: Don't look at the small entrance, there is a different world inside. It combines the openness of the northern gardens and the exquisite beauty of the southern gardens. Every step is a scene that makes people intoxicated. And it's free to visit. Every day, many citizens come here for leisure and feel this comfort.💕 🎯Come to Qingyan Garden in Huai'an and start a unique garden tour! You will definitely be fascinated by its charm.🤩

Qingyan Garden in Huai'an, Jiangsu, is known as the 'First Garden of Jianghuai'

Qingyan Garden is located in Qingjiangpu District, Huai'an City. It was originally the office of the Ministry of Households, the earliest institution established when Qingjiangpu was opened in the 13th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1415). During the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to the Governor's Office of River Channels and began to build gardens and dig ponds. After several renovations and expansions, the name changed several times with the replacement of the Governor of River Channels, and finally named 'Qingyan Garden'. Qingyan Garden is a government office garden, without the luxury and grandeur of the royal gardens, nor the exquisite intricacy of private gardens. The construction method and architectural style are more moderate, calm and composed, with a kind of indifferent temperament of official gardens. After crossing the curved bridge, you can reach the hexagonal pavilion in the middle of the pond. The pavilion is delicate and small, adding a bit of liveliness and spirit to the entire garden. The garden is not too large in area, mainly including He Fang Academy, Huai Xiang Hall, Jiao Yin Pavilion, Jin Lai Yu Xuan, Rose Garden and other ancient buildings, most of which have been restored, maintaining the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties without showing signs of decay. A pink wall encloses the Wisteria Flower Pavilion, where there is an ancient vine over 300 years old. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, the wisteria also blooms beautiful flowers, elegant in posture, and has been loved by literati and ink guests since ancient times. Walking in the garden, it seems to be always in silence. It is the cold winter season, there are not many people visiting the garden, the sky is clear and distant, the trees, bridges, and pavilions on the shore cast their shadows in the water, dyeing the pool green and deep. Through the garden gate, you enter the Governor's Mansion. During the Qing Dynasty, the Governor of River Channels was also known as the River Platform and River Marshal, and the main job was often the second rank or the first rank, and the deputy was the third rank. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the canal transportation was developed, and officials, wealthy merchants, and salt merchants gathered in Huai'an. The establishment of the Governor's Mansion here also shows the importance of the court. The architectural style of the Imperial Stele Garden is more solemn and serious than that of the garden. It preserves 13 genuine imperial steles bestowed by emperors of all dynasties to the river governors, which are quite precious. The square pond is located in the C position of the garden. The buildings are built by the water, dignified and elegant, and are interspersed with pavilions, pools, pavilions, painting boats, and curved bridges, high and low, orderly, like a melodious and graceful music slowly playing. There are many gardens in Jiangnan, but Qingyan Garden is the only well-preserved government office garden in the whole Jiangnan, even the whole country. Touring in it, there is the natural beauty of mountains, waters, flowers and trees, and the cultural interest of pavilions, towers and pavilions, isn't it fun?

October Travel Notes Huai'an Qingyan Garden

Garden tour order: East Gate Entrance - Qingyan Garden Stele - Preface Garden Strange Stone - Jiayuan Hall - Lake Pavilion - Qingyan Fang - Southwest Gate - Guandi Temple - Chanting Evening Pavilion - Lotus View Pavilion - Zoushu Pavilion - River Marshal Mansion - Plum Blossom Ridge - East Gate Exit Qingyan Garden gives me the impression of being open and closed, and exploring the quiet. It doesn't have the small and exquisite of the southern Suzhou gardens, but it has a bit more boldness, such as the Lake Pavilion, Qingyan Fang, etc. Of course, there are also places suitable for resting in the southern gardens, such as Guandi Temple, Chanting Evening Pavilion and the pool scenery of the southwest gate, etc. It may also be the wrong time to go, always feel a little less elegant, is a regrettable point.

Huaian | Landscape Garden Qingyan Garden

Qingyan Garden is a national 4A scenic spot, a national cultural protection unit, known as the first garden in Jianghuai, and one of the representative gardens in Northern Jiangsu. The scale of the scenic area is quite large, the rockery at the entrance is magnificent, the garden landscape is quite aesthetic, the stacked stones are very aesthetic, the use of framing is very skilled, many small details are designed, the water system runs through the park, it is indeed a good garden. The park is open for free visits, it is highly recommended to come to Huaian, it is more interesting than some paid gardens, it is located near Huaiyin Middle School, there is a bus to the door, there are attractions such as Chuxiu Garden, Qingjiang Gate nearby.

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