Shunde, Guangzhou

It was said that best Guangdong cuisine actually comes from Shunde , even the snacks are excellent .

We visited Shunde , just to visit one private garden - Qinghui Garden which was once the residence of a rich man in Shunde.

The garden was not big in area , but big for a residence with various gardens . Here we were intoduced to the layouts of a typical rich Chinese residence .

One uniqueness is the walls of the house . Rice & wheat were used to blend the soil or clay to make the bricks.

now under the country's heritage protection

see the bricks

one end of the garden

a study room

Here in this residence, many scholars were ' groomed ' .

the scholars' hall

another side of the garden

beautiful fountain in the residence garden

what  a  brilliant designer window in the garden walls

no two windows has the same scenery from the garden behind

And to commemorate Deng Xiao ping's visit to Shunde, they have this built .

Deng's statue seen here with his signature two cats

" Black cat or white cat , as long as it can catch the mice, it is a good cat  ! " - Deng Xiao Ping quoted .

This made Shunde memorable.