Shi Xiang Garden in Min Lane

Shi Xiang Garden, the former residence of Ju Lian and Ju Chao, was originally named Geshan Cottage and is known as the "Cradle of the Lingnan School of Painting" and the "Birthplace of the Lingnan School of Painting."

⛰【Attraction Guide】
📍Detailed address: No. 3 Huaide Street, Geshan, Jiangnan Avenue Central, Geshan Community, Changgang Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou

🚗Transportation guide: Exit A of Jiangnanxi Station on Guangzhou Metro Line 2; Exit C2 of Changgang Station on Guangzhou Metro Line 2 and Guangzhou Metro Line 8, and walk about 1.2 km to reach.

🕙Opening hours: 09:00–17:00, Tuesday to Sunday every week; closed on Mondays

💰Ticket price: Free

🌟Highlight features:
1. The garden is planted with 10 kinds of fragrant flowers and various plants and trees, including jasmine, Arabian jasmine, Daphne odora, night-blooming jasmine, Artabotrys hexapetalus, Michelia alba, Chloranthus spicatus, clivia, magnolia, and banana shrub, hence the name "Shi Xiang Garden" (Ten Fragrance Garden).
2. Relics such as pottery chopstick holders and lamps. These blue and white porcelains and glazed pottery are estimated to be the daily necessities of the "Two Jus" during their residence here.
3. The garden is rich in green plants, and the courtyards in front of each house have various flowers, plants, and trees, so the masters of the Lingnan School of Painting can sketch and paint in the garden.

Post by Ethan_Smith2 | May 1, 2025