Guyi Garden

Guyi Garden is a classical Chinese garden in the town of Nanxiang in the suburban Jiading District of Shanghai, China. The garden is located about 21 kilometres from the city centre. Guyi Garden has all the components of classic Chinese gardens such as the pavilions, the ponds, the twisted brooks and the artistic shaded paths. The garden has all the attributes of gardens of the Ming Dynasty, pretty, delicate, elegant and simple. Some valuable cultural relics such as the stone pillar inscribed with Buddhist scriptures from the Tang Dynasty and the pagoda built in the Song Dynasty are well preserved in the garden. Originally constructed by an officer in the Ming dynasty, the collection of landscaped gardens, teahouses and corridors all surrounding a central stretch of lily pad-laden water have been rebuilt and expanded a number of times, but remains an atmospheric place and is well worth a visit.

古猗园始建于明代嘉靖年间（公元1522--1566年），是一私家宅院，原名'猗园'，取自《诗经》中'绿竹猗猗'一句。清乾隆十一年（公园1746年），更名'古猗园'。古猗园建筑风格同苏州园林，小桥流水间的亭台楼阁，移步换景，古朴雅致。

古猗园有两个大门，南门进去是南翔壁（照壁），北门进去是逸野堂，南门进北门出，或者北门进南门出，不用走回头路。其中逸野堂是园中的主厅，以楠木为柱，四面道路相通，站在堂中你可以看到四周的风景。逸野堂东边是戏鹅池，鹅池南边有古猗园中最奇特的建筑----缺角亭，亭子四个角中缺了东北一角，原来当年日本侵占东三省，嘉定的爱国人士建亭以示不忘国耻。向东走，过鸳鸯湖、松鹤园，到青清园，在这里你可以看到真正'绿竹猗猗'的景色，竹林下飞檐翘角的古建筑显得清新、淡雅。

'水'是江南园林永恒的主题，你可以看看古猗园水面悠哉游哉的水禽，水里的红鲤鱼，在园内东边的龟山湖南岸还有游船码头，可以坐游船从湖面欣赏古猗园的亭台楼阁，电动游船参考价35元/小时，手划船参考价20元/小时。

按照不同季节开放的花不同，古猗园四季有不同的花展，春天有海棠，夏天有荷花，冬天有腊梅、水仙，最出名的是夏天的荷花，不论是湖上大片的荷花，还是曲径通幽处的一池小品，都吸引了无数装备着'长枪短炮'的摄友。在元宵节，古猗园还会举办灯展。

位于园南的上海古猗园餐厅是南翔小笼店的龙头，人气极旺。古猗园外的南翔老街上也有很多小笼店，味道都不错，你也可以去那吃，同时逛一逛南翔老街，看看江南水乡风情。