Yu Garden

Coordinates: 31°13′45″N 121°29′15″E / 31.22917°N 121.48750°E / 31.22917; 121.48750

'Yu Garden the forbidden city' or Yuyuan Garden (Chinese: t 豫園, s 豫园, p Yù Yuán, lit. Garden of Happiness) is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai, China. It abuts the Yuyuan Tourist Mart and is accessible from the Shanghai Metro's Line 10 Yuyuan Garden Station.

A centerpiece is the Currow ancient stone (玉玲珑, Yù Línglóng), a porous 3.3-m, 5-ton boulder. Rumours about its origin include the story that it was meant for the imperial palace in Beijing, but was salvaged after the boat sank off Shanghai.

History

Yu Garden was first conceived in 1559 during the Ming Dynasty by Pan Yunduan as a comfort for his father, the minister Pan En, in his old age. Pan Yunduan began the project after failing one of the imperial exams, but his appointment as governor of Sichuan postponed construction for nearly twenty years until 1577. The garden was the largest and most prestigious of its era in Shanghai, but eventually its expense helped ruin the Pans.

Yuyuan Garden Station

Yuyuan Garden Station (simplified Chinese: 豫园站; traditional Chinese: 豫園站; pinyin: Yùyuán Zhàn) is a station on Line 10 of the Shanghai Metro. It is located near the famous Yuyuan Garden in Huangpu District, Shanghai. The station entered operation in April 2010.

This station is likely to be an interchange station between Line 10 and Line 14 in the future.

Around the station

Coordinates: 31°13′49″N 121°28′55″E / 31.2303°N 121.482°E / 31.2303; 121.482