First of all, i would say better late than never. Because this post supposed to be posted 4months back. It was there in the draft for a long time. Anyway, it's published today. We had a long weekend for four days starting from 9th to 12th of February, because of the Chinese New Year on 11th of February.
So the first day, we visited to Chinese garden(will be referred as CG in my post).
~ Chinese Garden, also commonly known as Jurong Gardens,
is a park in Jurong East, Singapore. The garden was built in 1975 and
designed by Prof. Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan,
the Chinese Garden’s concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The
main characteristic is the integration of splendid architectural
features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled
along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and
landscaping. It is located next to Chinese Garden MRT Station and
connected to the adjacent Japanese Garden by a bridge.
In ancient times, the pagoda, originally a simple tower located beside
a temple, was used for the keeping of human bones by Buddhists. Later,
with improvements in architectural skills, incorporated with the
traditional art of building, the pagoda was developed into a structure
of striking architectural beauty.
The ‘Ru Yun T’a) (7-storey pagoda) is situated on a small hill in the
Chinese Garden. Its typical pagoda design follows the style of Ling Ku
Temple Pagoda at Nanjing. ~
It's indeed a beautiful garden and made in Chinese art style. So parked our vehicle near CG MRT station and walked to CG.
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| Train leaves Chinese Garden MRT station |
While we were walking towards CG, we could see the pagoda twins at a far distance.
So after taking a snap of twin pagodas, we continued walking towards CG. Upon approaching the garden, there is a Red Bridge that will lead you in. This Red Bridge symbolizes good luck and is an auspicious color for the Chinese. This entrance was specially constructed in conjunction with the Chinese
Garden MRT station, to ensure easy access for pedestrians visiting the
gardens.
It is a Chinese belief that the lion is the animal representing
authority and fealty. Thus, the cloudy-grained marble stone lions at the
gates of the Chinese Garden – typically Chinese in style – guarding the
main gates of the Garden.
So as we entered into CG, we saw the 7-storey pagoda. You can climb to the top and enjoy the view around CG.To go up, there was a beautiful spiral staircase inside the 7-storey pagoda.
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| 7-storey pagoda |
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| Spiral staircase |
So, after climbed and had a look around we just came down to see other
places. There were lots of snake designs along the pathway to welcome
the Chinese Lunar New Year 2013, the Year of the Snake. Few pictures of them are here:
So the next thing we saw was the beautiful twin pagodas. We took many photos of the twin pagodas in different views. It's really beautiful!
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| Twin Pagoda |
And another beautiful thing is the stone-boat:
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| Stone Boat |
Lots of bonsai trees are planted in CG. And there are chairs of each zodiac sign and collection of statues dedicated to each of the 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs. Here are some of the pictures:
And the gate of CG is so beautiful and a Thirteen Span Bridge is just opposite to the gate.
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| The Gate |
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| Thirteen Span Bridge |
The highlight of CG is the 'Rainbow bridge'. It follows the style of the 17-Arch Bridge at the
Summer Palace in
Peking.
Although the bridge at the Chinese Garden is shorter than the famous
17-Arch Bridge, it still maintains the magnificence and brilliance in
architectural design, representing a typical beautiful Chinese bridge.
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| The Rainbow Bridge |
The last picture but not the least - 'The Bridge of Romance'
So, CG is a best place to relax and great place for photography and half a day is enough for the visit!
