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Liyuan is a historic garden associated with Kaiping’s emigrant community. Its ornamental setting offers a different perspective from the defensive homes in nearby villages.
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What makes it special
- Historic garden linked to Kaiping’s emigrants.
- A contrast between the garden’s ornamental landscape and the villages’ defensive architecture.
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- Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong, 529300, China · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong, 529300, China · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 27/09/2026