The Retreat & Reflction Garden

The Retreat and Reflection Garden is composed of the housing complex,garden courts and a garden which are aligned on a west-east axis. The housing complex consists of inner and outer houses.The outer house has a succession of three halls.The inner house to the east is made up of two two-storied buildings in the shape of "U",reached by two stairways on two sides. The spacious garden court is the transitional area between the housing complex and the garden. There's a boat-like pavilion near the entrance for the reception of guests ,a form of architecture typical in the Venetian region of Tongli. The garden to the east is the cream of the property.Small and exquisite buildings,built close to the pond ,are in admirable proportion to water scapes and landscape.