Han Garden, Urban park in Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong.
Han Garden is a public garden in Sham Shui Po built in 1993 on the site of blocks 9 and 11 of Lei Cheng Uk Estate, which were demolished in 1991. Its layout follows Han dynasty garden design, with named features including the Miaogu Garden of stone sculptures, the Cuju Terrace, the Tingyu Corridor, the Han Boat, the Yiqu Pavilion, the fish and turtle pond, and the Yi Pavilion with 16 pillars and four chessboards.
Han Garden opened in December 1993 on the site of Blocks 9 and 11 of Lei Cheng Uk Estate, demolished in 1991. It is managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and stands beside the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, whose Han-era tomb inspired the garden's Han-dynasty style.
The garden's Han-style layout gives its structures names that visitors can match to their use: the Yiqu Pavilion has hooked roof edges for hanging bird cages, and the Yi Pavilion holds four boards for Chinese chess or Go. The Chuju Terrace is an open square platform, and the Tingyu Corridor runs along the pond.
Han Garden opens daily from 07:00 to 23:00 and sits on Tung Chau Street in Cheung Sha Wan, next to the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum. The Chess Pavilion holds four boards for Chinese chess or Go, and the Ting Yu Corridor runs covered alongside the water tank.
The 1993 opening of the Cuju Terrace, a roofless square platform, was marked by Governor Chris Patten burying a time capsule there, commemorating 40 years of public housing management by the Hong Kong Government. The garden stands on the site of Blocks 9 and 11 of Lei Cheng Uk Estate, demolished in 1991.
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