How long is the history of Jia Qian Garden?

Jia Xi Garden, also known as Qiyuan Garden, is located between lakes and mountains at the northern end of Dongshan Peninsula in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

It was built in memory of its ancestors who greeted Emperor Kangxi here. Covering an area of 5 hectares, it is one of the main attractions of Taihu Lake Scenic Area. Its unique geographical conditions are integrated with the natural landscape, and the patchwork landscape is pleasing to the eye, and it is known as the "first garden of Taihu Lake". 1984 was approved by the State Council as one of the main scenic spots in Taihu Lake Scenic Area. Qiyuan Garden is a rare lakeside garden in the foothills of the south of the Yangtze River. It is a landscape with mountains and lakes, which is convenient for walking. It not only combines the artistic characteristics of Suzhou gardens, but also has the rough spirit of 70 peaks and 2 waves with 36,000 inclinations. Liu Yijing, Kangxi Imperial Wharf and Ancient Yangmei Tree are the three treasures in the garden. Temples, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, flower paths and winding bridges are scattered among them, which are integrated with the natural landscape and have beautiful scenery. Entering the newly opened garden gate, the entrance hall is simple and elegant, with bright windows and calligraphy hanging on the wall. There are five flowing springs behind the main hall, spewing out. "Jinghu Building", a two-story building with double eaves and upturned corners, is dignified and elegant and quite interesting. Looking up the stairs, the green hills are covered with green water, flowers are blooming, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, and people are integrated into the natural scenery. There are rockeries, flowers and trees, long corridors, pavilions and covered bridges in the park, which are uneven and dense. Pulsatilla, myna, ten sisters, Pulsatilla, owl and other birds live in the bushes. Really, flowers bloom all year round, and birds fly all year round. There is also nearly 3,000 square meters of Taihu Lake, which is a natural swimming place and a paradise for swimmers every summer. There are "Dongshan Local Records Celebrity Hall", "Emperor Kangxi's Historical Materials Exhibition Room to Dongshan" and historical and cultural stele gallery in the park.