Yu Garden or Yuyuan Garden (traditional Chinese; simplified Chinese; pinyin: Yù Yuán, Shanghainese Yuyoe Wu Chinese pronunciation Garden of Happiness is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai at Huangpu District, Shanghai. It abuts the Yuyuan Tourist Mart, the Huxinting Teahouse and the Yu Garden Bazaar.
Yu Garden
Shanghai
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his garden is accessible from the Shanghai Metro's Line 10 and Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station.
A centerpiece is the Exquisite Jade Rock (玉玲珑) a porous 3.3-m, 5-ton boulder. Rumours about its origin include the story that it was meant for the Huizong Emperor (Northern Song Dynasty from 1100 to 1126 AD) the imperial garden in Bianjing, but was salvaged from the Huangpu River after the boat carrying it had sunk.
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279 Yu Yuan Lao Jie, 四牌楼 Huangpu, Shanghai, China, 200000