Private Garden of
the Zhu Family
Constructed on Jianxin Street of Old
Down of Jian Shui, the Zhu Family Garden has
become famous for being one of the most elaborate and
grand residential gardens in the south of Yunnan Province.
Built during Qing Dynasty by the Zhu brothers whose
family was influential in the locality, the garden measuring
20,000 square meters took 30 years to complete and was
orderly designed to include 42 courtyards. In ancient
times accessing this amazing garden in this residential
plot was forbidden but today tourists are free to enjoy
its splendor. The whole garden is perfectly symmetrical
and has been described by many as a "maze",
tourists heading in alone can begin to feel lost and
trapped if they venture in too far.
Today the Zhu Family Garden
not only offers accommodation for travelling tourists
but also includes a market and lots of live entertainment.
The Plum Hall Room, Blue Courtyard Room, Bamboo Garden
Room, Chrysanthemum Garden Room and the other 24 guest
rooms are particularly opened for tourists to experience
the life there. The furniture inside the rooms, including
beds, stools, chairs, desks and lanterns are all made
of camwood decorated with exquisite sculpture, which
well present the daily life in Qing Dynasty; and the
female guides who work in the garden all dress in authentic
Qing Clothing and act with Qing etiquette, giving visitors
the feeling that they have travelled back hundreds of
years in time. All of these make it a real hit with
both domestic and international tourists.
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