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 The
garden, considered the
best garden in Nanjing,
is several minutes walk
form Confucius Temple.
At the beginning of the
Ming dynasty(1368-1644),
Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang
built and bestowed the
garden to his brave and
loyal general. In 1853,
after Taiping Heavenly
Kingdom chose Nanjing as
its capital, the garden
was the residence of
East King of the
Kingdom. In 1864, the
garden was demolished in
warfare, and soon
rebuilt in 1865 and
1903. In 1960, the local
government renovated it
again, and the
renovation was very
successful.
The museum of the
history of Taiping
Heavenly Kingdom is also
set in the garden.
Weapons of Taiping
troops, imperial seal
and imperial robe of
Heavenly King of the
Kingdom and other relics
of the uprising troops
are being on display.
The west part of the
garden is a typical
southern garden which
has lobbies, corridors,
pavilions. The main
structure is Jingmiao
Hall, encircled in
water. Visitors will
find that the garden is
full of rockeries which
is the main
characteristic of the
garden. |
