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Chengdu parks & gardens are one of the popular attractions of the city. These
parks and gardens are not only renowned for their natural beauty, but then at
the same time, they also provide a temporary escape to the hectic schedule of
daily life. Some of the popular parks and gardens of Chengdu are Renmin Park,
River Viewing Pavilion (Wangjianglou) Park and Wenhua Park.
Situated in Jinhe Lu, Renmin Park is a typical Chinese park, where you can
relax and rest far away from the hectic schedule of daily life. Renmin Park
constitutes of a bonsai garden, a children's funfair and a Monument to the Martyrs.
All these sites are situated around a beautiful lake, where you can enjoy the
facility of boating by hiring pedal boats. The best way to get a feel of the
park is by strolling around the park and soaking in the serene and tranquil
ambience of the park. You can also visit the teahouse of the Renmin Park, which
the finest tea available in Chengdu and while sipping your cup of tea, you can
also participate in some pleasant conversation with your near and dear ones.
River Viewing Pavilion (Wangjianglou) park in Chengdu is an important park
of the city. The highlight of the park is its forests boasting of 100 varieties
of bamboo. You will be enchanted as you walk beside the yellow columns of bamboo;
you can also hear the exquisite sound when the green leaves sway with the wind.
All the bamboo trees of the park overlook the calm and serene Jin River that
was once considered to be the symbol of Chengdu.
Wenhua Park is one of the premier parks of the city that is extremely popular
amongst the denizens as well as the tourists visiting the city. Wenhua Parks
is a historically significant park. It is home to the biggest Taoist temple
in Chengdu, the Green goat Temple. After renovation, this active temple has
become extremely colorful boasting of a wide variety of brightly colored paintings
and statues. The walls of the temple is embellished with sculptures of real
as well as mythical animals and dragons and besides these, there is also a gigantic
statue of two bronze goats, which symbolizes fortune.
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