Guidebook Yellow River Exotic Stone Garden in Guide

Guide Yellow River Exotic Stone Garden

Guide Yellow River Exotic Stone Garden is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

The full name of the Exotic Stone Garden is Guide Yellow River Exotic Stone Garden, also poetically known as the “Naked Garden.” Covering an area of 50 acres, it took fifteen years to build and is located in Ge’erjia Village, Hexi Town, Guide County. It is a sizable exotic stone park in the Yellow River basin, adorned with ancient giant stones that are thousands or even tens of thousands of years old and towering century-old trees. It is also a culturally rich private garden on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Exotic Stone Garden combines the appreciation of exotic stones, the charm of daily life, and life philosophies through a unique artistic approach that merges poetry with stone displays. Through three distinctive themed gardens (the Naked Garden, the Poetry Garden, and the Grinding Garden), set against the backdrop of the Yellow River — the mother river of the Chinese nation — it showcases the splendor of Chinese civilization with the grandeur of Yellow River culture. As a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a national cultural industry demonstration base, it has been honored with the title of “Home of Chinese Folk Culture and Art.” With its vast collection of exotic stones and profound cultural significance, the Exotic Stone Garden has led CCTV’s program “Journey Through China” to affectionately refer to Guide as the “Kingdom of Exotic Stones.”

The Naked Garden is a book — if you wish to read it, it will surely captivate you…

Qinghai is not only the source of rivers but also one of the most beautiful places in the world (Hoh Xil Nature Reserve is applying to be recognized as the most beautiful place on Earth). The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and the saying goes, “The Yellow River is clearest at Guide.” Moreover, the Yellow River exotic stones are formed through the river’s relentless washing and polishing. Therefore, the Yellow River Exotic Stone Garden, with its Yellow River cultural backdrop and rich, profound cultural depth, deserves to be a earthly paradise for visitors to the Qinghai Plateau to savor slowly and enjoy deeply.

The poetic name “Naked Garden” comes from the idea that the beauty of nudity is the most genuine form of beauty in the world — a kind of unembellished beauty that can last forever, until the day humanity and the sun part ways. Therefore, in the Exotic Stone Garden, you can not only admire the fascinating forms of ancient and peculiar stones, but also appreciate the splendid civilization of ancient China that these stones have helped nurture.

Scenic Area Address: Ashigong Village, Gareng Township, Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Scenic Area Rating: National AAAA-level

Phone: 0974--8552551

Ticket Price: 20 RMB

Opening Hours: May 1 – October 30: 8:30–18:00; November 1 – April 30 of the following year: 9:00–17:00