Saturday, August 27, 2011

Yu Garden

Last Friday after school, we headed into town to check out Yu Garden - a 16th century garden built in 1577 by a Ming Dynasty official to please his elderly father (take note, fellas). "Yu" means peace and comfort.  Settled in the midst of a crazy, crowded bazaar (imagine crowds like those you see at Disney World during February break, with stall after stall of chinese trinkets), the garden is incredibly peaceful. 


This is a nice taste of classical chinese architecture and gardens, and it's located smack in the middle of modern Shanghai, which is growing up all around it.


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  2. Hi guys its Margaret and Phoebe! We love this, You guys are like the 5 explores! We cant believe all of this is so close to you. Put up a picture of Concordia, we really want to see what it looks like. And pictures of your neighbors and people you've met..we cant wait to see more

    miss you!

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