Yuyaun Garden – Watery Jade and the Gardens

Yuyuan Garden is a cramped rock garden that host several classical Chinese buildings and the watery jade, a large piece of jade rock that was shipped to the imperial court in Beijing, but got sunk near Shanghai. The rock itself is a small disappointment, as it doesn’t look like jade at all, but the garden itself is charming.

The garden has a lot of curvy paths in middle of the rocks, and several ponds, some of them populated with carps. The whole place is very photogenic, and not too crowded. Several garden buildings have exhibitions of Chinese art.

Yuyaun Garden, 218 Anren Street, Old City, Shanghai, China