I visited the Keyuan Garden on a Monday morning and it was completely empty. They provided us with a guide to take us around for a tour of the entire garden, but the guide didn’t speak much English so it would have been extremely difficult to understand anything if we didn’t have a translator in our group. There were a few signs with English writing, but even if there hadn’t been, this still would be a great place to walk around and enjoy the beautiful sculptures and the lake and the peaceful feelings. The lake seems very clean and there are tons of fish, which you can ask to feed. There were some buildings that we were allowed to go inside, and the best view was from the third floor of one of the buildings. There are some renovations happening on the second floor of one of the buildings, but the pollution from it wasn’t too bad and the construction didn’t really ruin any of my pictures. This garden was lovely and I’d definitely go again. Compared to the gardens I visited in and around Shanghai, this one was a million times better simply because it wasn’t crowded.

I visited on a Sunday, so the place was a bit packed. I advise you to go on a weekday if you can do that. I loved walking around and discovering the place.