Guyi Garden, one of Shanghai’s oldest classical gardens, has now finished its restoration and is planning to re-open to the public by the Spring Festival this year.
Built in the reign of Jiajing Emperor (1522 – 1564) of Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) and originally a bamboo-themed private garden, Guyi Garden is now nearly 500 years old. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times in history, and was first converted to a public space in 1788.
This round of restoration, its largest in 40 years, started in October 2020. Engineers took the opportunity to water-proof and reinforce some of the buildings, and experts studied numerous historical texts, pictures and old photos to faithfully reproduce the original look.
Furthermore, it was decided to use the traditional Chinese lacquer-tung oil blend technique on wooden surfaces of the buildings, so that they could transcend time and look exactly like when they were first built.
These buildings will be regularly maintained and host a variety of cultural events in the future, the garden’s administrators said.
Editor: Wang Zhong
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