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Geyuan Garden

Four seasonal landscapes composed through stone, plants, light, and movement.

Huang Zhiyun’s garden makes a year legible in a compact setting. Bamboo and pointed stones suggest spring; contrasting rock types carry the sequence onward. Read the changes as a designed experience rather than four isolated photo stops.

A decorative lattice window in a white garden wall between green bamboo plants at Geyuan. — Bamboo and a patterned window at Geyuan Garden in Yangzhou.

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Pale rocks and a small stone bridge surround a pond in Geyuan Garden.

A Year Made of Stone at Geyuan

Read Geyuan’s four seasons through contrasting rocks, bamboo, shadows, and the views between them.

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Photo credits and rights

Bamboo and a patterned window at Geyuan Garden in Yangzhou.Caitriana Nicholson from 北京 ~ Beijing, 中国 ~ China · CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP.
Rockery and water at Geyuan Garden, photographed in winter 2009.江上清风1961 · CC BY 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP.