“Light and Shadow in Lingering Garden -- Cultural Heritage Site Across the Time” tour and photograph activity took place on May 29 to celebrate the approaching Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on the second Saturday of June every year.
photo by Lingering Garden Administration Office
The activity attracted multiple foreign friends to visit the Lingering Garden (Liuyuan, 留园) and capture the world heritage’s charm on camera.
photo by Lingering Garden Administration Office
Despite the light drizzle, foreign guests from the United States, Singapore, Canada, Germany and Nigeria followed the tour guide and appreciated the morning scenery with animation. Fresh air, birds chirping and the little sprinkle of rain made the garden more inviting.
photo by Bernd
photo by Bernd
photo by Kim Lau
Through some old photographs taken by Florence Lee Powell and Osvald Sirén between the 1930s and 1950s, participants learned about the history of the garden and felt the efforts put into the preservation of this ancient structure in a tangible way.
photo by Kim Lau
photo by Caleb
photo by Caleb
“We only had a cursory tour of the garden before and didn’t go that far into its history, so today’s trip is rather interesting in comparison. Those old photographs from different time periods mirror the successful result of preservation of cultural heritages,” said the foreign guests.
