The emperor's life was very rich, including not only hunting, water sports, ice making, and production, but also reading, lecturing, crane training, teaching children, playing the piano, poetry, painting, pen and ink, and fishing. The royal garden is an ideal realm of "walking in art" and a place where emperors use the garden to carry out spiritual "free travel". The purpose of good music here is to appreciate art in a broad sense, not just for entertainment but to extract necessary philosophical and political teachings.

Every emperor, after completing his business and getting away from his courtiers, must have a place where he could freely watch, relax and relax his thoughts.

Traditional Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were the ideological basis for the construction of the Yuan Dynasty's feudal empire and the theoretical basis for the emperor's governance of the country. The emperor would participate in the Zen learning process as an important part of his garden life. In the garden, not only religious buildings account for a large proportion, but also efforts are made to create an aesthetic image of "winding paths, deep Zen rooms, and deep fragrance of flowers".

The emperor had many cultural activities in the garden, such as writing poetry, calligraphy, etc. The emperor often studied politics, appreciated literary works and various artistic works, and had frequent contacts with some artists and musicians. The emperor was particularly fond of drama and garden landscapes.

The Spring Festival is an important festival in the life of the royal family. After the Spring Festival every year, the emperor would go to the royal gardens to complete a series of relatively free cultural and entertainment activities. The most distinctive one was to watch fireworks on the streets.

Most gardens have commercial streets. The trade street in Changchun Park is built outside the Second Palace Gate on the south bank of the river. The Royal Garden has two sales streets: one is Suzhou Street and the other is West Street. These two streets are built outside the park where people can also go shopping.