Nanyue Yuan | |
Open: | 8:00-17:30 |
Established: | 2009 |
Type: | A Lingnan-style Chinese garden. |
Location: | Zini Village, Shawan Town, Fanyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. |
Coordinates: | 22.8971°N 113.2902°W |
Nanyue Yuan is a Lingnan-style Chinese garden in Guangzhou, China. It is adjacent to its sister garden, Baomo Yuan, and joint tickets are available.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The site started construction in December 2007, and opened on 28 September 2009. People's Daily reported that the construction costed more than 200 million Yuan.[7]
The site features landscaped gardens, a lake, Lingnan architecture, various art and antiques. One of the architectural features is a nine-dragon wall made from ceramics. The garden is adjacent to Baomo Yuan but is smaller and covers 100 acres.
Nanyue refers to the Southern Yue period of history (204–111BCE).