北京仟彩大率现代远程教育 Cultural background文化背景 Lingering Garden图园 The Lingering Garden,one of the four most famous gardens in China,occupies an area of 23,310 square meters.It has changed hands several times,first built in 1593 during the Ming Dynasty by a retired official named Xu Tai.Like other famous gardens, the Lingering Garden seeks to create stunning natural landscapes within limited space.According to the style of the buildings,the garden can generally be divided into four parts:the central, eastern,western and northern parts.Of the four parts,the central part is the essence of the whole complex.This part was the original Lingering Garden while the other three were added during the Qing Dynasty.Cultural background 文化背景 Lingering Garden留园 The Lingering Garden, one of the four most famous gardens in China, occupies an area of 23,310 square meters. It has changed hands several times, first built in 1593 during the Ming Dynasty by a retired official named Xu Tai. Like other famous gardens, the Lingering Garden seeks to create stunning natural landscapes within limited space. According to the style of the buildings, the garden can generally be divided into four parts: the central, eastern, western and northern parts. Of the four parts, the central part is the essence of the whole complex. This part was the original Lingering Garden while the other three were added during the Qing Dynasty