The
Grand View Garden was built like the villa in the classical novel
"Dreams of the Red Mansion" written by Caoxueqin in Ming Dynasty. The
book, which counts over 1000 pages, tells a thespian love story between "Lindaiyu
and Jiabaoyu" that happened in a royal family under the feudality. The
story, divided in 120 chapters, tells about blossoming love and joy, right
through to the sad events that bring down the whole family. It is well known as
the eastern "Romeo & Juliet" ...
There are many intriguing attractions in the Garden like "Xiaoxiang
Guan" as daiyu's residence with so many green bamboos which reminds of the
sorrows... and "Yihong Yuan", baoyu's rooms... Each independent
structure in the garden fits the characters of a particular figure in the story.
Each structure is a different view. And through each view, one may catch a
glimpse of a particular character in the classic story. It is another antique
garden which represents Ming architectures and decorations and it is indeed a
garden of grand views.