Shengle Hundred Pavilions Garden

Shengle Hundred Pavilions Garden

Shengle Hundred Pavilions Garden

In Chinese, a pavilion (ting) symbolizes people's peace and stability. Over thousands of years of continuous evolution, this versatile garden feature has become a vessel of historical culture and a synonym for tranquility and harmony. The Hundred Pavilions Garden gathers one hundred renowned pavilions from across China, allowing you to appreciate their charm and experience the richness of Chinese pavilion culture. A pavilion (ting) also means "to stop."

Nestled among the mountains by the N baobei River south of Helin County’s Chengguan Town, Shengle Hundred Pavilions Garden is a naturally blessed site surrounded by lush hills and valleys, offering an elegant environment and convenient access. Covering an area of 8 square kilometers, the garden was meticulously designed by renowned domestic and international tourism and engineering experts, and crafted by artisans specializing in ancient architecture and stonework from Shanxi, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Hebei. Built in harmony with the land’s natural contours, it is a high-quality ecological and cultural landmark, integrating tourism, leisure, and entertainment. It stands as a premier destination in central Inner Mongolia.

Named after the Northern Wei Dynasty capital “Shengle,” a national key cultural relics protection unit, and themed around “a hundred pavilions,” the Shengle Hundred Pavilions Garden broke ground in July 2000. According to the master plan, the garden was designed to include eight scenic areas: the Chinese Coin Altar, Hundred Pavilions Garden, Religious Culture Park, Shengdu Imperial Palace, Children’s Amusement Park, Genghis Khan’s Travel Palace, Western Culture Showcase, and Eco-Sightseeing Garden. To date, three scenic areas—the Chinese Coin Altar, Hundred Pavilions Garden, and part of the Religious Culture Park—have been completed, along with structures such as the mountain gate, 218-step staircase, cultural stele wall, pavilion complex, and artificial lake, covering a controlled area of 8 square kilometers. The garden is planted with 2 million trees of 65 species, filling the landscape with green melodies.

In December 2003, Shengle Hundred Pavilions Garden was named “China’s Largest Pavilion Culture Landscape Garden” by China Culture Daily.