Yu Garden

Old City, Shanghai 31.23°N

A private Ming-dynasty garden built as an act of devotion — and the bazaar that grew around it.

Through the Eras

1559–1760s
Yu Garden (豫园) Private garden
1760s–1956
Yu Garden + bazaar Guild halls, shops, teahouses
1961–present
Yu Garden (National Heritage) Public garden and tourist site

Stories

Pan Yunduan built 1559–1577

Ming official Pan Yunduan built the garden for his aging father Pan En, intending it as a place of peace and pleasure — "yu" meaning "pleasing."