Daguanyuan

[1] The spectacular beauty of the garden was encapsulated by a quote in the novel, that "the mountains and waters [of Daguanyuan] were built to capture the essence of all of the sceneries in the heaven and on earth.

After Yuanchun leaves, the Garden is made at her own request the home of her brother, half-sister, sister-in-law, and cousins.

As a gift, the Dowager commissions Xichun to make a painting of the Garden for Granny Liu to take back home.

A full-size replicated landscape garden based on the novel was built at Xuanwu District, in southwest Beijing in 1984, using the same name.

[4] Covering an area of 13 hectares (32 acres) with more than 40 scenic spots set within it, the garden comprises courtyards which replicate the residences of the main members of the Jia family.