Shanghai's Oldest, Most Euphoniously Named Private Garden | Drunken Bai Pond
Zuì Bái Chí, nestled within the urban district of Songjiang, Shanghai, is a name that brims with poetic charm😃. It stands alongside Yuyuan, Guyi Garden, Qiuxia Garden, and Qu Shui Garden as one of the "Five Great Classical Gardens of Shanghai". It also holds the distinction of being Shanghai's oldest private garden.
Originally established during the Ming Dynasty, it served as a place for the Minister of Rites and renowned painter Dong Qichang to indulge in wine and poetry during the Wanli period. During the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, Gu Dashen, a master of painting and literature, purchased this residence and transformed it into the famed Zuì Bái Chí of Jiangnan.
I visited Zuì Bái Chí in winter. Although it lacked the riotous bloom of flowers, the garden was filled with towering ancient trees, intricately carved beams, and painted rafters. Every step revealed a new scene, "With the charm of mountains, water, flowers, and birds, it embodies the artistic conception of Tang poetry and Song lyrics. Within a limited space, it is adorned with artificial hills, trees, and unique stones that complement each other. Winding corridors connect the pavilions, terraces, and towers that can be found everywhere, making the garden win by its scenery, giving people an artistic effect of seeing the big from the small." The overall color scheme is understated and stable, simple and elegant, full of ancient charm.
💁🏻♀️The Origin of "Zuì Bái Chí"
The original owner, Gu Dashen, greatly admired Bai Juyi, so he borrowed from Bai Juyi's excellent poem "On the Pond" and named his garden "Zuì Bái Chí". The "Bai" in "Zuì Bái" refers to Bai Juyi, implying that if the poet were to be reincarnated and visit this garden, he would surely be intoxicated by such a pond garden~😌.
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🧩Name: Zuì Bái Chí Park
📍Address: No. 64, Renmin South Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai
🈺️Hours: 06:00-17:00
💰Admission: Adults 12, Seniors and Children 6
💡Reminder: The park also houses the Dong Qichang Calligraphy and Painting Art Museum, which is closed on Mondays.
Located in the old city of Songjiang District, Shanghai, one of the four classical gardens in Shanghai, with a long history, many Ming and Qing monuments, and the layout of its own garden buildings, gardens, rockery, and ponds is beautiful.
The subway entrance is next to the entrance of the park. The traffic is very convenient. It is a surprise to enter the park. The park is not only very big, the scenery is super beautiful, the flowers in the pool are also beautiful, and adults and children are very happy.
The subway entrance is next to the entrance of the park. The traffic is very convenient. It is a surprise to enter the park. The park is not only very big, the scenery is super beautiful, the flowers in the pool are also beautiful, and adults and children are very happy.
Zuibaichi Park, covering an area of more than 50,000 square meters, divided into two parts of the outer garden and the inner garden. The west side of 2/3 is the outer garden, which was newly expanded after the 1950s; the east side is the inner garden, and the Qing Dynasty shape is the drunk white pool after the renovation. Enter the park at the west gate, first visit the outer garden. The lotus leaves in the water of Qinghui Lake, the stone path under the green trees, the laughter next to the pavilions and pavilions... The ancient meaning of the park is full of ancient meanings, and the new scenery outside the park is suddenly present, which has a unique charm. Tips: Drunk White Pool, separated from the newly built Yunjian Hall Culture and Art Center, the two are complementary to each other.
The Zuibaichi, covering an area of more than 50,000 square meters, is divided into two parts: the outer garden and the inner garden. The west side is the outer garden, which was newly expanded after the 1950s; the east side is the inner garden, and the Qing Dynasty shape is the drunk white pool after the renovation. In the early summer, the warm sun, the west gate enters the park, more than 200 meters of the boulevard, enter the inner garden...300 years old ancient quail with a pool of clear water sitting in the center, the water is clear and beautiful; the promenade around the moon door and window are rolling and rolling, simple and elegant; Green trees and flowers reflect the pavilions scattered, quiet... intoxicated in the beauty, it feels really good.
Shanghai Zuibaichi Park covers an area of 5 hectares, with Zuibaichi as the center, surrounded by dense trees, there is the fun of "spring visit peony summer view lotus, autumn come to enjoy chrysanthemum winter view plum". The park is preserved in the Ming Dynasty column cheek mountain house, doubt, reading hall, Qing Dynasty pool on the grass hall, Baocheng Building, Xuehaitang, carving hall and other pavilions; collection of Yuan Dynasty Zhao Meng 𫖯 calligraphy true trace "Before and After Chibi Fu" stone carving, Qing Dynasty "Yunjian Bangyu portrait" monument carving and other precious art works; There are also many contemporary calligraphers inscriptions hanging in the park.
Zuibaichi is known as one of the five major gardens in Jiangnan. It is located in the core of Songjiang Old Town in Songjiang District, Shanghai. It was originally a private garden built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was first built by the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty. It is now a public park. The park is tired and elegant. The environment is pleasant.