It was still very cold on Saturday morning, but the sun was shining. We went to visit Yu Garden. It was a garden built by a Mr. Yu on a two acre plot for his parents to spend their declining years. (Hint to my children. Mr. Yu's father died before the garden was finished so it is probably time to get going on one for your aging parents.) It was built in the late 1500's and this part of town became the center of town.
Later the downtown moved to the Bund.
The government has conserved this garden and the buildings of that period around the garden and has built more buildings in the same style and it is now a tourist area - many shops.
Still Alive!
10 years ago
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Anne,
We were at Yu Gardens and outside the gardens there were millions of people just like at the mall and some were eating deep fried little birds. It was pretty odd. Add that to the list of oddities.
Kathy Wright
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