Yanhua Garden

Yanhua Garden

Elegant and Charming Yanhua Garden Yanhua Garden was built in 1985, with a total area of 1.64 hectares as of 2001. The green space covers 13,118 square meters, accounting for 80% of the garden’s total area. It features 3,000 square meters of colorful foliage plants and 4,000 square meters of cool-season turf.

Yanhua Garden is a classical Chinese-style garden architecture. Within it lies a smaller garden called the Magnolia Welcome Courtyard. Along the central axis, there is a rockery serving as a scenic barrier. The “Elephant and Horse Stone” bears an inscribed stone carving by the renowned calligrapher and painter Yin Shoushi. In front of the stone is a small pool of water, connected to the Eye Lake in the west via a stream.

On the western side of the axis, three cranes appear to leap above the water surface, while a white marble arched stone bridge spans the lake. To the north, the Zhichun Pavilion stands amidst flowers and trees, and to the west of the corridor is a set of flower stands. On the eastern side of the axis, there is a three-dimensional flower stand, with a white marble sculpture titled “Flute Sound” in the center.

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development