I am at Qu Shui Garden, where spring is half filling the garden

Everyone is going to Gucun to see the cherry blossoms, leaving Qu Shui Garden to me. After all, the garden loses its elegance when it gets crowded 😝 Qu Shui Garden, one of the five major gardens in Shanghai and the smallest in size, is not lacking in beauty. This garden, originally built during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, was once the temple garden of the City God Temple. It is said that the funds for the garden's construction came from the temple's 'one coin wish' donations, hence it was also known as 'One Coin Garden' in the past. Over the span of more than 260 years, it has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times, but it has always stood firm to the present day. This strong inner strength is probably why old gardens always seem to have more character than new ones. Although it's not fully spring yet, many flowers have already bloomed in the exquisite garden. Plum blossoms, white magnolias, magnolia grandifloras, camellias... some are bright and some are refreshing, each with a subtle fragrance that disturbs the heart. Although I am not a person who loves flowers, I still feel that the gardens of Jiangnan in early spring always have a sense of vitality that is waking up, especially in cities without the nourishment of mountains and rivers, they seem all the more precious and beautiful, truly an aesthetic treasure left by our ancestors. It is also my first time seriously visiting Qu Shui Garden, and I have discovered that the architecture here pays great attention to detail, highlighting the features of southern architecture that are exquisite and elegant, and coexist with the environment. Especially in the Sifang Pavilion, wherever the eyes look, it becomes a painting, and the heart unconsciously calms down. The design of the rooftops is also full of ingenuity; here is a gourd-shaped top, there stands a crane, quietly hiding the historical origins of Qu Shui Garden in the details. By April, Qu Shui Garden should look even better, so I suggest waiting a bit longer. tips: Free admission. Limited ground parking spaces. Underground parking available nearby.