In Xi'an, a Beautiful ‘Yihongyuan’ – A Tourist Treasure, Yet Local Disinterest
In Xi'an, there are many historical sites and attractions, with the most famous being the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang. There are also places like the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Chengfu Palace, and the City Wall, which are places that Xi'an people are proud of. When you come to Xi'an, they will enthusiastically introduce these places to you, fearing that as a newcomer to Xi'an, you will miss every historical site. They will also guide you, telling you how to go to each historical site and how to play there. However, there is one place in Xi'an that they rarely recommend. When you inquire about it, they will scoff at it and not take it seriously. That place is the beautiful 'Yihongyuan', which has two completely different appearances during the day and night, which foreign tourists really like and consider it a treasure, but local people don't care much about it.
Xi'an 'Yihongyuan', situated on the hillside and beside the lake, built around the lake. It is similar to the 'Yihongyuan' in Beijing. However, this 'Yihongyuan' is a replica of a Tang Dynasty royal garden, rebuilt in one-to-one proportion, and it is the largest replica of Tang Dynasty royal architecture.
During the day, entering this garden, you can leisurely stroll around the lake, immersed in it, inspiring endless imagination. Counting the one-story pavilion and one corridor and one lotus pond, looking at one mountain, one water, and one lotus, it feels like traveling through time and space to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The majestic buildings, the magnificent layout, especially encountering a few young ladies dressed in ancient costumes, with a shy smile, this feeling of time travel is even stronger.
During the day, besides appreciating the landscape, the biggest experience is to enjoy the cultural 'feast' in the garden. At this time, you become a royal nobleman, coming to your own royal garden to enjoy life and enjoy the court's artistic performances.
Come to Yihongyuan, admire Tang Dynasty musical instruments. In the Tang Dynasty, they relied on these musical instruments to play beautiful melodies. The wisdom of ancient people was truly incredible. After watching Tang Dynasty musical instruments, you directly head to the performance hall, where there are performances of orchestras every day. When time comes, music sounds, zither and zither harmony, bamboo flute, melodious, just like an international symphony orchestra, very shocking.
There are many artistic performances in the garden, just like Shenzhen's '', you may or may not see it, depending on your time arrangement and luck. The good thing is that there '', you can always encounter the performances you like.
Tired, thirsty, hungry, come to the food street in the garden to enjoy a royal banquet. Find a quiet place, while enjoying food, while waiting for the night to fall. Because the nights here are completely different from the daytime, like two different worlds, presenting different scenery, making people refreshed.
After the banquet, the garden is already brightly lit, dazzling and magnificent. At this time, walking along the lake, watching the light reflected on the lake surface, shimmering, reality and illusion intertwined, complementing each other, very interesting.
Red lanterns, flashing lights. The pavilions, towers, and mansions in the garden, tourists come in groups of three or five, sometimes greet you head-on, sometimes pass by. It's really like traveling to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, walking in Chang'an, watching musical performances, watching temple fairs and lantern festivals… Come to the highest point, the whole garden is colorful and dazzling, with a panoramic view.
This beautiful 'Yihongyuan' is Xi'an's famous Da Hong Pao Garden. Although it is different from the 'Yihongyuan' in Beijing, it also has similarities, all are royal gardens. Although it is a replica of Tang architecture, it revives the prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty's Wenfeng Pavilion, allowing people to feel the royal atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty firsthand. Although local people don't care much about it, they scoff at it, even scorn it, but for foreign tourists, it is a rare opportunity to experience Tang Dynasty culture and a chance to understand Tang Dynasty culture, you must grasp it, treat it as a treasure, and visit it carefully. Everyone says that, right?
