The Lion Grove Garden

The Lion Grove Garden

The Lion Grove Garden was originally built in the 2nd year of Zhizheng rein of the Yuan Dynasty (1342 AD), and its name was associated with the idea of Buddhism. The garden layout was based on a scroll painted by the well-known Yuan artist Ni Zan (Yunlin). Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong visited the garden several times and made replicas of the garden in the Yuan Ming Garden and the Summer Mountain Resort respectively. Compactly yet harmoniously spaced, the garden, also called the Kingdom of Rocks, is noted for its labyrinthine man-made limestone mountains with winding pathways and caverns as well as pavilions, terraces and towers. A long roofed walkway going round the garden strings all the major buildings together.