Yuyuan Garden - Inner Garden

(Local Name: Neiyuan) The Inner Garden (Neiyuan), dating from 1709, once belonged not to the Yuyuan gardens but to the nearby Temple of the City God (Chenghuang Miao) where Shanghai's patron was worshipped. Although the garden is only slightly more than 0.1ha/0.2acres it includes all the typical features of a classical Chinese writer's garden: attractive little pavilions, decorative stones and miniature mountain ranges, dividing walls and small ponds. At the southern end of the Inner Garden is a richly decorated theatrical stage.