Geyuan in the eastern part of the city is a well-known classical garden in Yangzhou. It was first built during the Ming Dynasty. During the period from the Jiaqing Reign to the Daoguang Reign of the Qing Dynasty, Salt Distribution Commissioner Huang Zhiyun rebuilt the garden on its ruins.
Composite rockwork, beautified with chambers, pavilions and kiosks, occupies two thirds of the garden's space. Rocks of different hues and shapes are employed to represent scenes of four seasons. Hence the name of the rockwork: Artificial Mountain of Four Seasons. A stroll through this rockwork evokes the impression that one is travelling through all four seasons of the year.
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