Hotel area and Lingering Garden

There were a few directions we hadn't walked from the hotel, we took one on our way to the Lingering Garden. We found there was a very nice pedestrian shopping area, with nice fountains and displays. At one end of it was a children's amusement area, which Leah will eventually post about. It supposedly wasn't very far to the garden, but we weren't exactly sure which street to turn down, so we decided to catch a pedicab. These are the bicycles with the seats in the back. Actually, the one we took was a scooter and I think they are called electric pedicabs.
The Lingering Garden, or Liu Yuan in Chinese, is a small garden, but is supposedly one of the four most famous classical gardens in China. It was built in 1593, during the Ming Dynasty as a private residence.
It was very crowded! There was a tour bus of Americans, mostly from Connecticut. We were talking to one man who said they were in China for 9 days and would cover 4 cities! That would be difficult! After walking around the garden, we found a small gazebo type building to sit and rest at the top of a hill, so we "lingered" for awhile : -) Overall, it was a beautiful garden and very enjoyable. They were supposed to have music being played around the garden, which, although we saw instruments, we never did hear any music.
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Part of trip: Nanqiao, Fengxian, China #2

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