One of the first place I visited was the Yuyuan Garden, an elaborate traditional garden which has been converted into a bazaar.
I was told that Yuyuan Garden was established in 1559 as a private garden created by Pan Yunduan, who spent almost 20 years building a garden to please his father Pan En, a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty.
His dad must be extremely hard to please.
It was beautiful
I was shocked to see the amount of people there. Later on I was told that it was low season; crowds were usually in thousands.
Despite the crowd, the garden was still very peaceful
Check out the intricate work on the finishing. Simply amazing!
This was built in 1559 where hi-tech equipment were yet to be invented.
Interesting lanterns in the bazaar
Shanghai World Financial Center in the background
~Cheers!
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