Foshan’s Chunhui Garden began in the first year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty. Chunhui Garden is also known as Qinghui Garden.
Qinghui Garden was originally the residence of Huang Shijun, the number one scholar in the late Ding Dynasty of Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty. In the 35th year of Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty (1607 AD), Huang Shijun, a native of Xingtan Town, Shunde, was the number one scholar in high school, and he became the minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor. .
In order to honor our ancestors, in the first year of Qi Ming Dynasty, the Huang Family Ancestral Hall, Tianzhang Pavilion and Linga Pavilion were built at the foot of Fengshan Mountain outside the south gate of the city. This is the predecessor of Foshan Chunhui Garden.
Afterwards, the Huang family declined and the courtyard was abandoned. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the 21st generation Long Ying of the Bijianhai branch of the local Long family became a Jinshi at the right time and purchased Tianzhang Pavilion and Ling'a Pavilion.
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After the courtyard returned to the Long family, it was passed down by Long Yingshi to his sons Long Tinghuai and Long Tingzi. Later, Tinghuai and Tingzi separated, and the courtyard The middle part belongs to Long Tinghuai, while the left and right sides belong to Long Tingzi.
Afterwards, Tinghuai’s sons Long Yuanren, Sun Longjingcan, and great-grandson Long Zhuhui continued to carefully build it for several generations. After several modifications and processing, by the early years of the Republic of China, the layout of the entire garden began to take shape. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Long family fled overseas, and the courtyard became increasingly dilapidated.
In recent years, the Shunde District Committee and the District Government have carried out large-scale renovations to Qinghui Garden. In 1959, the county government renovated and expanded Qinghui Garden, which was closely related to Chuxiang Garden and Guangda Garden (both Longying Gardens). Built by descendants at that time) merged.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qinghui Garden