Gardens in the City of Suzhou

13. Ouyuan Garden

Originally named She Garden, the Ou Garden was built by Lu Jin, an official of Baolin, in the reign of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. She Garden was named after a sentence "Spending time on the garden becomes my hobby." of a poem "Coming and Going Back" written by Tao Yuanming, also known as "Xiaoyulin." The layout of the Ou Garden is very appropriate. The Yellowstone Rockery is the theme of the entire garden which is piled naturally and situated in an appropriate position. It is one of the yellowstone rockeries well-built in the garden of Suzhou and worth visiting and lingering here as it is steep and imposing.