Yuyuan Garden is northeast of the Old Town.A high official had it designed in the Suzhou style as a private garden and built from 1559-- 1577.Later,it was restored several times.In spite of its relatively small area of two hectares it seems considerably larger due to the skillful arrangement of 30 different landscape scenes.
The garden consists of an inner and an outer section.The inner garden,neiyuan,is in the southern part and substantially smaller than the outer one,but then,it is more impressive and romantic,if it is possible to visit it in the early moring hours in order to enjoy it alone.An excellent calligrapher displays his work in one of the halls.