Yu Garden, a classical garden in downtown Shanghai, boasts a history over 400 years. Each pavilion, hall, stone and stream in the garden is expressing the quintessence of South China landscape design ...

Jiuqu Qiao or Nine-bend Bridge is a must-see spot at Yu Garden. GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY In a bid to promote Shanghai as a fashion and cultural hub, the local government has in December launched a ...

Shanghai’s cuisine, whether served at a dive or a white-tablecloth restaurant, often is typecast as an impossibly rich parade of braised meats and overly sweet, heavy sauces. But at 4-month-old Yu ...

Yuyuan Garden,simply called 'Yu Garden,' is the largest of Shanghai's ancient gardens with architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The garden has six areas, each with its own style. The ...

A beautiful slice of nature that has captivated the city for more than 400 years, Yu Garden (Yu Yuan in Mandarin) is a classical Chinese garden complete with pavilions, ponds, bridges, sculptures, and ...

Editor’s note: Forest parks, People’s Parks, historic French parks, formal Chinese gardens, downtown pocket parks ... Shanghai’s 532 parks make up the most extensive system of public space of any ...

The garden of former DW journalist Gao Yu has reportedly been destroyed by Chinese authorities, who claim a wall was built in the premises without a permit. Gao Yu's lawyer Shang Baojun tells DW it is ...

Located in a busy street in the southern section of the city, Yu Garden contains many scenic attractions. Here one will find pavilions and pagodas, rockeries and fountains, old trees and precious ...