The screen behind the main entrance has inscriptions of a Qing-dynasty scholar's Lingering Garden travelogue (俞樾《留园记》).
The chamber behind the main entrance with a plaque of "Lingering Garden" hanging from the roof.
Two small courtyards separating the entrance from the central part of the Garden. The first one is called Intertwined Old Trees (古木交柯).
The second one is named Huabuxiaozhu (华步小筑).
Facing Huabuxiaozhu is the Green Shade Pavilion (绿荫轩)
External view of the Green Shade Pavilion (绿荫轩)
The side of the Green Shade Pavilion (绿荫轩) facing the pond has a bench with a curved back balustrade called (meiren kao, 美人靠) such that people can sit and lean…
A view from the Green Shade Pavilion (绿荫轩)
View of Quxilou (曲谿楼) from the Green Shade Pavilion. The name of "Quxi" on top of the octagonal wall hole was the writings of Wen Zhengming (文徵明), a famous…
The Passable Pavilion (可亭, left) and the bridge connecting to the Fairy Isle (小蓬莱)
