 Plum
Garden The Plum Garden, once the property of a high-ranking official
of the Qing Dynasty, is on Hushan hill in the southwest corner of
Wuxi. As the name suggests, the garden is planted all over with plum
trees.
It started as a small peach garden and has since expanded into a charming
and fragrant area filled with plum, peach and cherry trees.
While the trees serve to beautify the hillside of the garden, the
hillside itself has become a unique feature because it is completely
covered with the plum trees. Pavilions and terraces, together with
a pagoda, are laid out with good taste on the premises.
In early spring the plum trees come into full bloom, while in mid-autumn
the entire garden is permeated with the heady fragrance of sweet-scented
osmanthus trees. The blossoms are especially beautiful in the spring,
but visitors come year round to enjoy the pavilions, halls, caves
and greenery. The Nianqu pagoda in the highest part of the garden
provides excellent views of the surrounding area. |
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