[2024 Chengdu Attraction] Travel Guide for Xindu Guihu Park (Updated Sep)
Lakes
Historical Architectures
Flower Fields
Address:
No.109 Guihu Middle Road, Xindu District, Chengdu 610500, China
Opening times:
Open tomorrow at 08:30-17:00Closed Today
Recommended sightseeing time:
2-3 hours
Phone:
028-83972518
Chengdu｜A hidden gem in Xindu, the Lotus Viewing Park, a filming location for Dream of the Red Chamber.
This hidden park has finally been discovered by everyone!
It was once a filming location for Dream of the Red Chamber,
filled with the charm of ancient Chinese classical gardens.
As soon as you step into the park, you will see a wide lotus pond and quaint pavilions.
The moonlight🌙 by the lotus pond, the arch bridge, the flowing water, and the willow trees🌲 form a beautiful picture.
Looking around, you will see green willows and bamboo🎋 everywhere,
which is a reflection of the aesthetics of the ancients, the beauty of the Chinese, unparalleled.
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📍 Address: Xindu Laogui Lake Park
🎫 Ticket: CNY 20
The Xingui Lake Park next door also has pavilions and lotus flowers🌸, and you can also go boating🚢, and the tickets are free🆓,
you can choose according to your preferences.
The lotus flowers in Laogui Lake are expected to bloom in a few days,
whether it is for sightseeing or taking photos📸, it is very suitable.
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Citywalk|Chengdu Must-Visit Treasure Park - Xindu Guihu Park
|Chengdu Must-Visit Treasure Park - Xindu Guihu Park. Guihu Park is located in the western suburbs of Xindu urban area, where flowers and trees are lush all year round, the environment is elegant, and it is a typical Jiangnan garden style. It is also the place where Yang Sheng'an, the top scholar of the Ming Dynasty and a famous scholar, was accustomed to 'enjoying the autumn moon and spring breeze' throughout his life.
Address: Guihu Scenic Area (Guihu Street, Xindu District, Chengdu City)
Subway: Exit C of Machao West Road Station on Line 3, ride for about 1.6 kilometers, approximately 10 minutes to arrive
🎫Ticket: Old Guihu Park (20/person), New Guihu Park (Free)
🅿️Parking: 5 yuan
🌊Other tips:
First: Guihu Park is a classical garden with a thousand years of history and Jiangnan charm. Pavilions and towers all show the marks of history, and it is also one of the filming locations for the 1987 version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
Second: The museum houses more than 4,000 volumes of Yang Sheng'an's works, as well as Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period pottery tri-wheeled chariots, and painted bricks depicting folk rituals and sexual customs of the Han Dynasty. It also has the largest works of 'Powder and Ink Lotus/Clay Tri-wheeled Chariot/Powder and Ink Lotus Painting' by Mr. Chen Zizhuang, the 'eccentric genius' of the painting world.
Third: The outer wall of the old Guihu is the ancient city wall of Xindu. It was originally built during the Sui Dynasty, and was repaired by Yang Sheng'an during the Ming Dynasty, with only 800 meters remaining.
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A Comprehensive List of Chengdu's Stunning Ancient-Style Gardens: You'll Never Finish Exploring!
The park city dazzles with flowers, and the ancient-style gardens hidden within the city sketch the elegant demeanor of Chengdu. In this issue, Xiao Jin has compiled a collection of the most beautiful ancient-style gardens in Chengdu, each one is absolutely amazing! Baobao, come see which ones you have visited?
👉Xinfan East Lake Park
🚇You can navigate by car to "Xinfan East Lake Park"
East Lake Park is a must-visit spot for citizens and tourists when visiting Xinfan. Its main building, Huaili Hall, was built to commemorate the famous Prime Minister Li Deyu, who dug East Lake and contributed to the land of Shu. The garden has excellent landscapes, clever layouts, and various types of boat houses. Despite being a thousand years old, it still maintains the style of a Tang Dynasty garden.
👉Yanhua Pond
🚇Tang'an East Road (Caijia Nian) bus station, 18 minutes walk
Yanhua Pond is a stunning garden hidden around Chengdu and was also a filming location for the 1987 version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. The Yanhua Pond Museum also has an important check-in spot, Lu You Shrine, where historical culture and garden landscapes intertwine, forming a gorgeous tapestry. The garden's lakeside corridors, bridges, pavilions, and rockeries are interspersed with each other, with the delicate and elegant charm of Jiangnan gardens.
👉Xindu Guihu Park
🚇Machao West Station subway station - Exit C, 23 minutes walk
The former residence of the famous Ming Dynasty scholar Yang Shen (also known as Sheng'an) in Chengdu is now called "Sheng'an Shrine", and there is a beautiful man-made lake inside the shrine. Yang Sheng'an once planted osmanthus trees along the lake, hence the name "Guihu" (Osmanthus Lake). This place was also a filming location for multiple scenes in the 1987 TV series 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. The familiar scenes in the garden make one feel as if they have traveled through time and space, finding themselves in the bustling Grand View Garden.
👉Wangcong Shrine
🚇Wangcong Shrine subway station - Exit A, 8 minutes walk
Wangcong Shrine was built to commemorate the earliest Shu king, Wangdi Du Yu, and his successor, Congdi. It is also the only imperial mausoleum in the southwest region that worships two rulers in one shrine. Exploring the ancient and seeking the secluded at Wangcong Shrine, the history of Wangcong's two emperors founding and governing the country seems to be contained in the thick bricks and tiles, the grass and trees, and despite thousands of years, the traces of civilization still have their tremendous force.
👉Wangjiang Tower Park
🚇Sanguantang subway station - Exit B, 12 minutes walk
Wangjiang Tower Park was established during the Qing Dynasty's Guangxu period to commemorate the Tang Dynasty female poet Xue Tao. The park has architectural complexes such as Chongli Pavilion, Zhuojin Building, and Yinshi Building. Xue Tao loved bamboo, and Wangjiang Tower Park is also nestled in bamboo forests. The park currently has over 500 species of bamboo that are protected and thriving, with the greenery particularly eye-catching.
These classical gardens are not only the historical and cultural heritage of Chengdu but also a vivid embodiment of the beauty of Chengdu as a park city.
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In Chengdu!!! The only park I want to visit and photograph countless times!
In Chengdu!!! The only park I want to visit and photograph countless times!
Just around Chengdu
It's only a 30-minute drive from the city center
Step into a magical green wonderland, where birds flit from tree to tree, butterflies dance among the flowers, and a gentle breeze ripples the lake surface, reflecting the sparkling waves, capturing all the beauty in sight...
Currently, it's not too crowded, with stone bridges, lotus ponds, ancient towers, pavilions, and boats, it feels so suitable for shooting period costumes! Even when it's not sunny, it looks so good, and I believe it would be even more beautiful with sunshine!
Guihu Park
30 minutes from the city center
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Before leaving Chengdu, you must go to
Visit Tanghu Park to take photos with an ancient style.
Go to the Second Ring Elevated Road to photograph the climbing ivy.
Watch the sunset over the orange sea at Xinglong Lake.
Take pictures of roses and the rose waterfall at the Botanical Garden.
Visit Donghu Park to see the purple-leaf plum trees.
See the hydrangeas at Heidi's Garden.
Stroll through the flower market in Sansheng Township.
Take photos of the sweet osmanthus in Donghu Park.
Visit Tianfu Shishi Middle School to see the yellow sweet osmanthus waterfall on campus.
Admire Tang Dynasty architecture in Xinfan Donghu Park.
Go to Chongzhou Wulou Autumn Mountain to drink tea and view the mountains.
Feel the Dream of the Red Chamber and Journey to the West filming sites at Xindu Guihu Park.
See the weeping crabapple trees at Jincheng Lake Park.
Photograph the blooming paulownia trees at Hongxing Bridge.
Daydream on the lawns of Shuangliu Art Park.
Take pictures of magnolia flowers at Tazishan Park.
Experience the charm of ancient architecture at Yi Garden.
Photograph the blue jacarandas on Wuhou Avenue or Xiaotong Alley.
Capture the evening primrose sea of flowers at Yushi Wetland Park.
Stroll and drink tea at Wangjiang Tower.
Sunbathe and drink tea at Dongmen Market.
Climb Lingyan Mountain at Dujiangyan.
Visit Longquan Mountain to see the unrestrained cherry blossoms and stop by Shijing Temple.
See a line of egrets flying into the sky at Du Fu Thatched Cottage.
Ride a bike and take photos of the spring lawn at Zhonghe Wetland Park.
Photograph the water lilies and metasequoias at Bailu Bay Wetland Park.
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Chengdu Surroundings｜A one-stop check-in guide suitable for lazy people|||
|||. The National Day holiday has begun, if you don't want to go too far, and want to relax, here are the beautiful and less crowded places around Chengdu that you can visit in one day!
🔵Xindu is the hometown of Yang Shen'an, a famous literary scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and his former residence, Guihu, has thousands of osmanthus trees. In the golden autumn of the lunar August, the osmanthus blossoms are fragrant. If you want to enjoy the osmanthus flowers, now is the best time to go. When you go to Xindu, you can't miss Baoguang Temple and Guihu Park.
🟣The difference between Baoguang Temple and other temples is that there is a Luohan Hall here, which houses 577 statues and is the oldest and largest clay Luohan Hall among the four existing in China. It is famous for its ingenious and varied statues. Counting the Luohans has become a unique religious custom here.
🏠Address: No. 81 Baoguang Avenue, Xindu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. You can navigate directly to Baoguang Temple
🎫Ticket: 5 yuan 09:00–17:00
🌟At the entrance, each person can get three incense sticks for free
Counting Luohans method: Start counting from the first Luohan at the entrance, if you step in with your left foot first, count the left side, if you step in with your right foot first, count the right side. You can also choose one at will and count until you reach the one that corresponds to your nominal age. Then look at the title, action, facial expression, etc. of this Luohan, you can ponder and think about it, and see if you can comprehend some life philosophies. You can also get a Luohan card for 10 yuan at the entrance and ask the temple to explain it.
🟠Guihu Park is a memorial place for Yang Shen'an, a famous scholar in the Ming Dynasty. There is a lake in the garden, which is small and exquisite, full of lotus flowers. There are Yangliu Tower, Chengxin Pavilion, Xiangshijie, Kangqiu, Lvyi Pavilion and osmanthus trees in the garden. No wonder the Dream of Red Mansions also chose to shoot scenes here.
🟣The scenery here is different in each season, and each visit will bring a different experience, it is really a treasure park that can be visited many times.
🏠Address: No. 109, Middle Guihu Road, Xindu Town, Xindu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, Old Guihu Park
🎫Ticket: Old Guihu Park 20 yuan, New Guihu Park (Guihu Forest Square) is free
🌟When you get to Guihu Park, don't think you've arrived at the park. Old Guihu Park requires an entrance ticket, but it's really worth the price. You can buy a ticket to visit Old Guihu Park first, and then visit New Guihu Park. Both parks are in the same area and can be visited together. Be sure to taste the osmanthus cake and ginger candy made from Xindu's special osmanthus blossoms when you come here.
🅿️Parking: There are parking lots at the entrances of Baoguang Temple and Guihu Park
🌟Baoguang Temple and Guihu Park are very close to each other, you can arrange to visit one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, and it's just right to play for a day.
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Checking in at Gui Lake
Gui Lake was established during the Sui and Tang dynasties, originally named 'Nanting'. The city wall in the garden was built in the 18th year of Sui Kaihuang. The lake in Gui Lake was formed by digging soil for the city wall during the Sui and Tang dynasties. It is the only surviving relic of the garden lake from the Sui and Tang dynasties. The Sui and Tang city walls have become verdant mountains, this early garden mountain and lake structure is a very precious and rare physical specimen of garden culture in our country. Gui Lake was a post-house style official garden belonging to the county office in the early Tang Dynasty. During the Zhengde and Jiajing periods of the Ming Dynasty, the famous scholar Yang Shen (also known as Shengan) planted osmanthus trees along the lake in the post house and renamed it 'Gui Lake'. The buildings of Gui Lake were destroyed by war at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The buildings of Gui Lake were rebuilt during the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty.
Gui Lake's classical garden architecture is unique, with the only asymmetrical double pavilion 'Jiajia Pavilion' in the country, a rare building complex 'Shengan Ancestral Hall' composed of three buildings, and the only double-eave grass pavilion 'Tingting' in the country. The garden has the largest pair of wisteria in our country's cities, the only Qing Dynasty Sichuan-style pebble rockery in the country, and its osmanthus and lotus flowers are respectively one of the top five osmanthus viewing spots and one of the top eight lotus viewing spots in the country. On November 20, 1996, 'Yang Shengan Ancestral Hall and Gui Lake' were announced by the State Council as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.