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Brief introduction
Liang Yuan, a famous traditional building in Chancheng District, Foshan, Guangdong province, is one of the 4 famous beautiful gardens in Guangdong.

History
Built in Qing dynasty, Liang Airu spent a sum of money to build garden. And from then on, the Liang family continued the project and completed it eventually. However, in early Republic, it was almost destroyed. In view of the historical, artistic, and admirable values of the garden, Foshan Council decided to protect it immediately. And then it was named as Liang Yuan in 1984. Now, it's one of the famous gardens, and it's protected as cultural buildings in Guangdong.

Place of interests
Located in Foshan, Guangdong, Liang Yuan is open for tourist from 8:30 am to 17:30 pm. It's popular with people as a place of interests, and lots of people are willing to go there, taking photos or feeling the historical atmosphere.

Artistic value
Liang Yuan is made up of living residences, temples and gardens. And it is famous for the fantastic rocks. There are four groups of garden which are different from styles. Moreover, these four gardens have their cultural deposits, which stand for Spring with hermitage, Summer with lake, Autumn with stars and Winter with snow. Liang Yuan combines cultural diction with traditional construction, which makes people feel peaceful.
 * The whole structure

It's said that there are more then 400 rocks inside Liang Yuan. And tourist are usually fascinated at Rock yard where rocks stands out from other areas of Liang Yuan. What's more, in Rock yard, stones and rocks are places and arranged by Liang Airu, delivering his pursuit over freedom and individual. Among those rocks some are named with a Chinese legend, such as Su Wu Tending Sheep Rock, The boys worship Guanyin , etc.
 * Rock art

Liang Yuan is built in a typical style that famous literati used to live in Qing dynasty, with its extraordinary structure and quite atmosphere. With the purpose of pursuing natural and picturesque, Liang Yuan is surrounded by stream and is planted with many willow trees. It not only expresses literati' pursuit of staying away from the hustle and bustle life in cities but enjoying the happiness in garden, but also reflects Ghuangdong culture properly.
 * Culture and humanity

Buildings and Sightseeing
There are so many interesting and beautiful buildings and sightseeing. So now, let's enjoy some pictures inside Liang Yuan and feel it!

These are some famous buildings inside Liang Yuan!

These are some beautiful sightseeing inside Liang Yuan!

Buildings around Liang Yuan
Around Liang Yuan, there're still many beautiful architectures which attract us as well. So now, let's see some architectures outside Liang Yuan.

Pei De Li 培德里
Pei De Li is a street near Liang Yuan. And, it has many old and traditional buildings as well. It is not only a street in Foshan, but it also contains the memory of Foshan citizens.

It's said that Pei De Li was the house of Wang Liqing, who was the first president of the Chamber pf Commerce. And a local citizen said that it was built by a silk businessman, who wished his kids study hard. So Pei De Li stands for cultivating morals and knowledge. Regardless of the origin of Pei De Li, it shows the charm of Ling Nan traditional buildings to us.
 * The beginning of Pei De Li

Apart from the terrific constructions, people living in Pei De Li can not forget the humanities relationship there. They lived together with neighbors harmoniously. At weekends, almost each neighbors gathered together to clean the streets. And it made a great impression on everyone living in Pei De Li.
 * Memory in the past

With the development of economy, more and more traditional buildings are destroyed or rebuilt, so government can build up new institutions to develop our cities. However, it is not the only a way to develop. Instead, our government should keep the balance between economy and culture. Fortunately, Pei De Li is under protection with the help of our government. And nowadays, lots of tourist come to visit Liang Yuan and Pe De Li and take photos. As I live in Pei De Li, I am proud of my community and our culture in Foshan.
 * Pei De Li in the future

Honglu street 红路直街
Honglu street is a flea market behind Liang Yuan, and it is next to Pei De Li, too. There are lots of things sold inside Honglu street, such as ceramics, shoes, jades, etc. And it attracts lots of people to buy some secondhand items which is cheaper than other places.

At weekends, aged people usually do some shopping along this street. To them, walking along Honglu street makes them look back to the time when they are in childhood. Because people who grew up at Honglu Street usually played with their friends there in the past, and because of this, they have a happy childhood there.

Extra links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Wu

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%9B%E5%B1%B1%E6%A2%81%E5%9B%AD

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%81%E8%97%B9%E5%A6%82

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin