Gu Zhong Garden
Gu Zhong Garden is located at No. 11, Weixing West Road, Huinan Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. It was built in 1982. The garden is named after a giant bronze bell in the garden. The bell was cast in the fifth year of the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty (1571). The bell has a diameter of 1.1 meters, a height of 1.62 meters, and a weight of 1.6 tons. It is listed as a key cultural relic under the protection of Shanghai.
The architectural style of Gu Zhong Garden combines many advantages of Chinese classical gardens and has the natural style of Jiangnan gardens. The roads in the garden are paved with stone slabs and pebbles. The layout of pavilions, bridges, roads, ditches, and canals, the architectural design of flying eaves and corners, and the overall layout of greening highlight the characteristics of "green tiles and white walls, bronze and ginkgo". The garden is simple and elegant, quiet and deep, reproducing the ancient Ming Dynasty garden style and life interest.
The main attractions in the garden include four scenic spots: Bell Pavilion, Wenyuan Hall, Cangzhuo Garden, and Baobao Village, as well as nine pavilions, seven bridges, and one boat and three corridors, such as Panlong Island, Qifeng Terrace, Sun Lake, Moon Lake, Mirror Pavilion, Zhenyi Pond, Guanchao Pavilion, Tingyu Pavilion, Juxiu Hall, and Zhenqu Pavilion.