On the garden's site was first built a garden during the Shaoxing period (1131-1162) of the Southern Song Dynasty. Afterwards it changed ownership, and was destroyed or modified continually. It was the residence and garden of Lu Guimeng, a Tang Dynasty scholar. Later in the Yuan Dynasty it became the Dahong Temple's garden.. In 1513, Wang Xiancheng, an Imperial …

The economy of the Song dynasty (960–1279) in China was the wealthiest economy in the world during its time. The dynasty moved away from the top-down command economy of the Tang dynasty (618-907) and made extensive use of market mechanisms as national income grew to be around three times that of 12th century Europe. The dynasty was beset by invasions and …

Nanjing (/ n æ n ˈ dʒ ɪ ŋ /; Chinese: 南京; pinyin: Nánjīng, Mandarin pronunciation: [nǎn.tɕíŋ] ()), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China.It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 km 2 (2,500 sq mi), and ...