No. 17 and 19 Huayuan Lane, Bi Garden

No. 17 and 19 Huayuan Lane, Bi Garden

No. 17 and 19 Huayuan Lane, Bi Garden is a cultural relic protection unit of Yangzhou City.

No. 17 and 19 Huayuan Lane, Bi Garden

A Qing dynasty residential building facing south, originally part of a garden which no longer exists. Currently, there are two groups of buildings remaining on the north and south sides of the former garden site, with a total construction area of 345.22 square meters. The southern group consists of two courtyards in sequence: the front courtyard has two wing rooms, while the rear courtyard is a two-story building with two bays in width and five purlins in depth. The upper floor features an inner corridor, with railings on the exterior, and the floor and eaves are trimmed with ground brick skirting. The wooden partitions on both floors are intact. On the east and west sides are high walls, with a small gate on the west side leading to the garden, where there is an ancient well. The northern part of the garden houses a main hall, with three bays in width, cedar wood beams, and large-sized materials. It has a front covered porch made of cypress wood. The courtyard in front of the hall has a floor paved with blue bricks arranged in a “?d” pattern combined with cobblestones. On the platform to the south of the courtyard is embedded a stone plaque inscribed with “Coral Pavilion.”

Further reading:

· List of the Fifth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Yangzhou City