Keyuan Garden is one of the four world-famous gardens of Guangdong province. It represents the art of gardening and landscape architecture in the style of Lingnan. This is the name of an ancient culture that originated in the territory of modern Guangdong in the 3-2nd centuries BC and later became the basis of the culture of Macau and Hong Kong. Designed in this style, the gardens are very different from other Chinese gardens that clearly correspond to the Imperial standards of a particular dynasty. They were closer to the culture of ordinary citizens living far from the center of the Empire with its majestic palaces and luxurious garden ensembles. Another distinctive feature of the Lingnan gardens was the construction of various structures on their territory. Numerous buildings were designed to protect plants and flowers from the local climate – frequent showers and strong winds.

Keyuan Garden, with an area of more than 2000 square meters, was built in Dongguan city in 1858 during the Ming dynasty. It is the largest of the four gardens, although, it is quite a small park with an exquisite landscape and traditional Chinese sculptures by modern standards. Its owner was a military officer of the Emperor Zhang Jingxiu, who was interested in Chinese painting and calligraphy, played chess and musical instruments, and was a fine poet of his time. All his hobbies had a strong influence on the appearance of the wonderful garden and the purpose of buildings on its territory. Here you can see the guest room and the owner's office, an art gallery, and a museum located on the shore of a picturesque lake at the back of the park. All the buildings were made of blue brick and wood. The windows and doors still have fine and elegant carvings that attest to the excellent taste of their owner.

The world of the flora of the delightful elegant garden is represented by local flowers and trees, including several types of orchids, lychee fruit trees, and, of course, traditional symbols of purity – snow-white lotuses.