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 Located
2.5 kilometers to the southwest of Wuxi City in Jiangsu Province,
Liyuan Garden is one of the famous gardens for lake scenery in
South China. It consists of two parts, the original Liyuan Garden
and Yuzhuang Garden.
Liyuan Garden is surrounded by water on three
sides. Its central part is covered with winding paths and rockeries
in myriad shapes with numerous twists and turns, resembling multi-color
clouds hovering overhead. Its eastern part is graced with a thousand-step-long
corridor, which serpentines along the zigzag lake shore on one
side and on the other side, a wall aligned with 89 window openings
latticed with different designs and patterns cherishing the characteristics
of  architectural arts of the Chinese nation. Yuzhuang Garden dominates
its western part.
Main buildings include the hill house of hundred
flowers and four pavilions surrounded with flower plants symbolizing
the four seasons. Spring Pavilion is encircled by the plum blossom,
Summer Pavilion, the oleander, Autumn Pavilion, the sweet-scented
osmanthus, and Winter Pavilion, the winter-sweet.
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