Is the Grand View Garden in Qingpu, Jiangsu worth seeing?

Daguanyuan Tourist Area in Qingpu District Daguanyuan Tourist Area is a large-scale tourist attraction in Dianshan Lake Scenic Area, covering an area of 1.300 mu. It was built in 1.979, partially opened in 1.984 and fully completed in 1.988, with a total investment of more than 38 million yuan. The tourist area is divided into two parts by Shang Qing Highway, and the eastern part is dominated by natural scenery and plant landscaping, forming a unique scenic spot. There are 67.5 mu of "Golden Snow Fragrance" in Gui Huayuan, and more than 3,000 plants such as Jingui, Yin Gui, Dangui and Sijigui. Graceful, golden autumn osmanthus is in full bloom, and the fragrance is refreshing. There is a hundred flowers garden covering an area of more than 200 mu, which is called "Zhengyan". There are endless flowers all year round, and the scenery is always new. The lawn of 30,000 square meters, nine big cedars standing proudly and the surrounding bamboo are all unique and primitive. The artificial long dike of "Cui Di Xiao Chun" makes a small part of Dianshan Lake a unique water park (commonly known as inner lake). The inner lake is full of canoes, and the outer lake is blue and blue, with panoramic views of lakes and mountains. You can also swim around the lake on the yacht "Xianbo".

The northwest of the tourist area is the location of the Grand View Garden. To the south of the gate square is an 8-meter-high archway and a large-scale zhaobi. The granite Goddess of Mending Heaven and the white marble Twelve Women of Jinling are carved on the north and south sides respectively, with fine carvings and different expressions. A pair of 3-meter-high stone lions, bright scarlet doors and beams, and golden bronze knockers stand around the gate, showing the architectural features of the old royal gardens.

Entering the gate and bypassing the rugged rockery is the quaint and elegant Grand View Garden landscape. Daguanlou, the main building in the central part, is magnificent, with colorful glazed tiles on the roof. There is a brocade building in the east, a square pavilion in the west, and the hall of "Tijen Mude" in the middle. The gilded screen, large porcelain bottles and carved mahogany utensils in the hall are all extraordinary. Hongyi Academy is a two-way and three-way parallel layout, and the words "Hongyi Green" above the courtyard gate are very eye-catching. On the east side of Yun Xuan is Jia Baoyu's bedroom, with yellow curtains, pink curtains and bronzed antiques, which complement each other. The Xiaoxiang Pavilion is surrounded by bamboo forests, with Daiyu's bedroom in the east and Zijuan and Xueyan House in the west. The interior is beautifully decorated and poetic. Wu Hengyuan is a stone courtyard, mainly in the small building where Xue Baochai lives. It is quiet, elegant and unique. In addition, there are more than ten scenic spots such as Daoxiang Village, Cuiqi Temple, Qiushuangzhai, Liaofengxuan and Ou Xiangxie, each with its own characteristics, which makes the Grand View Garden particularly enchanting.