LingNan Garden: Traditional Lingnan style Chinese park
| "Lingnan Garden" is part of Lai Chi
Kok Park, located in the reclaimed area of Mei Foo. The
architectural design is in Lingnan style, modeling after the
traditional layout of courtyards and winding corridors. |
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How to get there: Take MTR Tsuen
Wan Line and Exit at Mei Foo Station, Exit D, turn left and
enter the Lai Chi Kok Park area. |
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After entering Lai Chi Kok Park,
walk along the main path. |
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After about 10 minutes, you can
see the Chinese-style wall, behind the wall is the "Lingnan
Garden". |
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Lay out plan of "Lingnan Garden". |
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"Lingnan Garden" East Gate |
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Couplets by Guangdong masters
such as Liang Qichao, Liu Huadong, Li Wentian and Kang
Youwei, are displayed in the garden. |
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"Phoenix is coming". After
entering from the east gate, one of the ten sceneries is
"Phoenix is coming". There are two phoenixes on the ground
of the square. It means auspicious signs. |
| The small room in the front hall is
equipped with Chinese-style tables and chairs, one table and
two chairs. |
| There is a stone snake on the back
of the stone tortoise in the pond, which represents Black
Tortoise. It is a legendary animal which composed of
tortoise and snake. |
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Through the arch, we come to
"Stars invite the moon." There are many small peak stones in
the courtyard, each with its own state, such as squatting,
standing, sitting, walking, and lying. Under the moonlight,
like the stars invite the moon. |
| The big banyan in the courtyard. |
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"Go for health", this is a trail
made of pebbles. Walking on it can promote blood flow in the
feet. However, there are also reports that it is not good
for the body, or even harmful, and there are different
opinions. |
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"When the moon rises", the
central point of the park, also is the largest pavilion in
the park, and TV stations often filming here. On the moonlit
night, you can enjoy the scenery of water and moon melting,
which is the best time for visiting garden. |
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"Viewing Clouds and Chase Moon",
this pavilion can go up to the second floor and overlook the
"Moon Pond". |
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"Pavilion and Endgames", there is
a Chinese chess endgames in the southwest of the park. You
can try to solve it. |
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"The moon is reflected in the
stream", due to the difference in terrain, the sound of
water gurgling when the stream flows down, the moon shadow
at night is dim, and the moonlight reflection in the stream
is also a good place to enjoy the moon. |
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"Lingnan Garden" North Gate -
"Mei Foo Gate" |
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Arches and cloisters can be seen
everywhere. |
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"Rickshaw", originated in Japan. |
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The Chinese-style architecture of
"Lingnan Garden" is more distinctive in the busy city, and
there is no entrance fee. It is good to arrange a half-day
to spend your leisure time here.
CCT - MAX 30/09/2020 |
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