Zhanyuan has been opened as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum, and it is the only museum in China that specializes in the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Zhan Garden is the oldest existing garden in Nanjing, and it is a part of the four famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River and the Qinhuai scenic belt of Confucius Temple. Its history can be traced back to the mansion garden of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty. Known for its rockery, it was named after Ouyang Xiu's poem "Looking at the Jade Hall, as in the sky". Now it is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

Zhan Garden is the best preserved classical garden group in Ming Dynasty in Nanjing, and it is also the only open palace in Ming Dynasty. It was once a part of the mansion of Xu Da, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, and also the office of political envoys from all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River in the Qing Dynasty. Zhan Yuan experienced Ming, Qing, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Republic of China and contemporary times. Like most gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, its evolution is complicated and its appearance has changed.

The exhibition garden covers an area of about 20,000 square meters. There are more than 20 scenic spots with elegant and exquisite layout. There are magnificent ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, steep rockeries, the famous Taihu Stone in the Northern Song Dynasty, quiet and elegant pavilions, and strange peaks and rocks. In Angie Chiu's version of The Legend of the New White Snake, the location of the White House is Zhanyuan.

Zhanyuan Garden is the oldest existing garden in Nanjing with a history of more than 600 years.

Zhanyuan was built in the early Ming Dynasty. It is the mansion garden of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and still retains rocks and wisteria.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang specially built this mansion garden for Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, because he missed the hero Xu Da's "no place to live". After the renovation and expansion of the seventh, eighth and ninth generations, it has begun to take shape in the Wanli period.

In the second year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1645), the park became the Ministry of Zuo Bu Zheng in jiangnan province. Emperor Qianlong made a southern tour and once stationed in this garden, with the inscription "Zhanyuan".

1853 After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom made Nanjing its capital, the Yuan Dynasty was occupied by Xia Vice-ministers Yang, Lai and young Wang Xiaoyou.

In the third year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1864), the Qing army captured Tianjing and the garden was destroyed by soldiers. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865) and the twenty-ninth year of Guangxu (1903), the exhibition garden was rebuilt twice, but it was no longer the original garden.

During the Republic of China, Jiangsu Provincial Governor's Office, Ministry of the Interior of the National Government, Water Conservancy Commission, Central Bureau, Gendarmerie Command Detention Center and other government agencies all set up parks. Zhanyuan has changed over the years, the scope is getting smaller and smaller, flowers and trees are dying, and mountains and mountains are stacked with stones. After several repairs, it still failed to restore the original grand occasion.

Although Zhanyuan is small, it is quite distinctive, and it is one of the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. The garden faces south, with a depth of127m and a width of123m from east to west, with a total area of 1562 1 m2, including a building area of 4,260m2. Trees and shrubs in the park are 8 10, and the bamboo forest covers an area of 400 square meters.

Mountains, water and rocks are the main landscapes of Zhanyuan. There are exhibition areas of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum, water academy, lawn area and ancient building area in the East Exhibition Park. In the West Exhibition Park, there are scenic spots such as West Rockery, South Rockery, North Rockery and Miaojingtang.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum is located in the east and northeast of Zhanyuan. It was originally the building of jiangnan province and Jiangning Bureau. It consists of zhaobi and hardware hall.

The gate is in the east half, and there is a zhaobi opposite the gate. In front of the screen is the relief of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. There is a big plaque on the gate, and Zhao Puchu inscribed "Jinling First Garden".

Miaojingtang of Xizhanyuan is located in the southwest of the exhibition garden, facing rockery in the south, rockery in the west and rockery in the north. It is the main building of West Station Garden.

South rockery is located in front of Miaojing Hall, covering an area of 900 square meters. It is made of more than 65,438+0,000 tons of Taihu stone. The cliff near the pool is 7 meters high and the main peak is 9 meters high. It consists of cliffs, caves, stalactites, pedals, rocky cliffs, waterfalls and stepping stones.

The rockery in the north of Exhibition Garden is located in the north of West Exhibition Garden, with an area of 1 100 square meters.

West rockery is located on the west side of the exhibition garden, with an area of 1050 square meters. Landing from the North Rockery via the 8.87-meter-long Sanqu Bridge is the West Rockery.

Dongzhanyuan Water Institute is located in the east of Beichi, with the west exhibition garden promenade and the east exhibition area, covering an area of 800 square meters.

The lawn of Dongzhanyuan is located in the middle of Dongzhanyuan, with exhibition area in the east, Shui Yuan area in the north, exhibition garden in the west and ancient architecture area in the south, with an area of 1026 square meters.

The ancient building complex of East Station is located in the southeast of East Station, covering an area of 797.5 square meters, and its central building is a quiet hall.