It has a history of more than 300 years, and is the only well-preserved classical garden in Huai'an City.
The classical garden was surrounded by a wall, usually painted white, which served as a pure backdrop for the flowers and trees.
Taoism had a strong influence on the classical garden.
It is also a traditional tree used in composing classical East Asian gardens.
It is used as an ornamental plant in Chinese classical gardens.
For example, the intense classical garden was balanced by the passiveness of the large lake and landscape.
The garden is influenced by many of the famous classical gardens in Suzhou.
Its second court is a classical French garden, soundproofed from the world and open to the public.
Henry Middleton began to plot his classical gardens in 1741.
Through the classical French gardens this coordinate system and philosophy is now given a physical and visual representation.