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Qing Yan Garden 清晏园Qīngyàn Yuán
4A scenic area · Huai'an, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Huai'an
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Qing Yan Garden
A garden in central Qingjiangpu that grew from a lodge set up in 1678 by the river-works chief Jin Fu on the site of a Ming revenue office, and from 1729 belonged to the office of the Director-General of the Southern Rivers, who ran the river and canal works of the region. Its one original building is the Hefang Academy of 1750, built for the Qianlong Emperor's southern tour and flanked by stele pavilions and a stele corridor on the history of river works; the other halls, pavilions, Guandi temple and rockeries are later rebuildings in traditional style. Rated 4A in 2023, it is a compact garden of ponds, lotus and old trees.
How to get to Qing Yan Garden
On Renmin South Road in central Qingjiangpu, near the canal; city bus or taxi.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Former Site of the Jiangsu–Anhui Border Region Government 苏皖边区政府旧址 (under 10 km), Inner Canal (Liyunhe) Cultural Corridor 里运河文化长廊 (under 10 km), Huai'an Museum 淮安市博物馆 (under 10 km), Ancient Huai River Culture and Ecology Scenic Area 古淮河文化生态景区 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Wu Cheng'en 吴承恩故居 (10 km), Wentong Pagoda 文通塔 (10 km).
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