The trip for shuzhuang garden

The garden covers an area of 3,000 square meters nearly about 1/3 hectare which dare to say it’s so small that I seldom see. It’s a unique seaside gardern locating in the south of Gulangyu island, which was completed by a millionaire Mr. Li Erjia , who came back from Taiwan to Gulangyu with his family refuging from Japanese colonial domination in Taiwan after the sino-japanese Jiawu war. The garden primary is his private treasure. And being restored and opened as a scenery after 1950s while the people’s republic of china had been founded.

What makes it most attractive is its three features of ten garden architecture characteristics. The first one is changhai(sea-hiding)garden. Entering the garden, you can’t get the view of sea right away owing to a wall keeping from. Once rounding this wall, you get the sight of hai kuo tiang kong(vast sea and boundless sky). An Swiss garden architecture expert, who had a visit of shuzhuang garden, said that there is only lake-hiding in Switzerland but sea-hiding in Xiamen which is fascinating.  The second one is its background sight utilizing. The hill slope, the scattered rocks in the sea, the next beach and fast-distance sight of sun-light rock and circle sights, which original background sights, are taken as its garden sights. Meanwhile the garden also becomes a decoration of the sea while its perimeter expands with the help of the sea. It is an exquisite masterpiece of workmanship. It representative building-44 zigzag bridge is over sea waters, so one feels as if walked on waves at high tide hour. The 44 zigzag bridge got its name from the year of his owner age which Mr Lin ErJia was 44 years old. And the third one is combination of the fixed sight and moving sight. There are twelve holes locating in the rockery. Under it is a delicate and peaceful lake and pavilion, which composes of a small tranquil world. When the children having tag games in the holes of rockery, the moving children and the quiet pavilion and lake forms the fixed and moving sight. All of these comprises a harmony interplay between nature and architecture.

In addition to these tempting sights, what also lure you is the museum of piano in shuzhuang garden. Piano is the traditional musical instrument in Gulang islet. And the gulangyu chinese oversea Mr HuYouYi has collected 30 different sorts piano produced in different times. And the most precious one was made out in 1810 , already lasting for 110 years. And the exquisite museum is a must-see once you have your trip in Gulang islet.