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Qiaoyuan Garden, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province

Located in the center of Taizhou, Qiaoyuan Garden is a typical Chinese classical garden built during the Ming Dynasty, around 1500 AD. With a history of more than 500 years, the Qiaoyuan Garden is regarded as the oldest classical garden in northern Jiangsu.

The garden covers an area of 12,000 square meters, filled with various kinds of pavilions, houses, rockeries, ponds, and bonsais.