Xingwu Garden

Xingwu Garden

With an area of about 1,300 acres, Xingwu Garden is named after the historic Xingwu Academy within the park. In the eighth year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty, local gentry from Xiajin — including Liu Linghui, Zou Shaolu, and Pan Kebuo — raised funds to build a school dedicated to providing free education. Because the school was surrounded by apricot trees, it was called “Xingwu Academy.” To honor this historic site, the park was named Xingwu Garden. This park integrates traditional charity-run schools, Confucian teachings, and modern education, focusing on creating a distinctive cultural and educational experience.

The garden currently has over 1,000 ancient apricot trees, which form a mixed forest with ancient mulberry and hawthorn trees. Despite the passage of time, these trees remain lush and vibrant, offering visitors a sense of scholarly charm and timeless elegance.

The site now features structures such as a three-bay memorial archway, a stele inscribed with the Analects of Confucius, a statue of Confucius, as well as sculptures depicting the stories “Carving a Hole in the Wall to Borrow Light” and “Standing in the Snow to Wait for a Teacher.” Plans are underway to reconstruct the Xingwu Academy.