Garden for Solitary Enjoyment

Garden for Solitary Enjoyment by Qiu Ying: Garden of Solitary Enjoyment refers to a site built in 1073 by the statesman Sima Guang (1019–1086)…

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In Garden for Solitary Enjoyment, start with classical, figurative, complex. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: Every spring, visitors would flock to his garden.

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Garden of Solitary Enjoyment refers to a site built in 1073 by the statesman Sima Guang (1019–1086) after he had retired to Luoyang, Henan province. Every spring, visitors would flock to his garden. Each of its seven structures references a historic figure.