Zhongshan Park

Zhongshan Park is located in Gushan. It was named in 1927 to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The park was built on the original site of the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty, including part of the imperial palace in the Qing Dynasty. The layout of the garden is very exquisite, combining natural scenery and artificial buildings perfectly.


The pair of white marble lions in front of the park is relics of the Ming Dynasty, with the male on the left and the female on the right. On the stone wall facing the gate, there are two powerfully carved red characters. According to legend, they are handwritings of the Song Dynasty. There is a stone pavilion on each side of the stone wall, which was built by Hangzhou citizens to express their gratitude to the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia for their assistance to the refugees.


Along the steps, you will see a beautiful garden on the east side with pavilion, rockery, bridge and pond. In the center of the garden is the Xihu Tianxiajing Pavilion (literally West Lake World View Pavilion) named after Su Dongpo's poem, and the antithetical couplet written in different fonts on the pavilion are very eye-catching.


In the upper part of the park, there are Wanju Pavilion, Sizhao Pavilion, Tuanjie Pavilion, and a rockery made of lake rocks. From afar, it looks like floating green clouds named Green Cloud Trail. A poem stele is embedded on the stone, and the poem depicts the scenery of the Solitary Mountain, and praises it as a top garden in China with outstanding views. At the end of the poem, there is a seal which reads government policies aim to nourish the people. It is believed to be written by Emperor Qianlong. Behind the rockery, there are also a statue about the military message with an attached feather and the Zhongshan Memorial Pavilion and the Zhongshan Memorial Forest built in 1929.