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I have never been to a place so tranquil and peaceful as Yuyuan Garden, with its weeping willows and many pathways. There were hundreds of koi swimming about, I had never seen so many.

Yuyuan garden is also known as the Garden of Leisurely Repose. It was built in the Ming dynasty and is the only Ming garden left in the city of Shanghai. The entire compound consists of over 30 halls and is divided into six regions by tall white walls. It was reportedly built in 1559 by the wealthy official Pan Yunduan to please his parents in their old age. Over the centuries, the garden declined along with the Pan family's fortunes. The garden suffered extensive damage in the 19th century but was repaired by the Shanghai government from 1956-1961.

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ArSiSa7 says:

Beautiful!
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Smartfearlessgal says:

Awesome!
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SunStones says:

Fabulous! Wish I could go there right now... could use a little tranquility.

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Erwin Hanafi says:

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spleenful says:

Lovely scene. Very nice photo!

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Fantastic!

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This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,
totally inspiring!

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Nice shot!!!!
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Lolaluz says:

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Maddie Digital says:

that's a lot of koi - good one
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Sherry Hart says:

elegant and serene...lovely capture! My friends were in China 3 months ago and have amazing shots like this.

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Jesús Garrido says:

genial

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Brilliant, lovely capture!!!!

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wazari says:

People's Choice
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abrowngirl [deleted] says:

cool shot. it's all so clear and detailed. i love that you can see the fish so clearly.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Opal in the rough says:

so many koi. incredible.
I also love weeping willows. The gardens in Asia are the best.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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makanefuku says:

Beautiful! Nice colors!!
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Edward Rhys says:

brilliant! simply amazing! I could just live in a place like that...its so easy to whittle away the hours of the day watching the koi swim in leisurely circles...come look at my pics and tell me why they don't look nearly as good as yours!
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Vanessa Pike-Russell says:

Hello! I loved this image so much that I used it for a background of a photo of my nephew. I found this image through a search of creative commons images related to china landscape

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"Levi in China" by lilcrabbygal [?]

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Pinkat says:

I'll never get bored of looking at those koi.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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