| ¡¡¡¡Adjacent to Yunlong Hill in the east, Yunlong Park covers an area of about 24 hectares. The park has adopted a garden layout imitating natural formation. There are 6 scenic areas, including Bonsai Garden, Spring Isle, Lotus Pavilion on the Water, the Rockery with Flower Arcade, the Flower Nursery and Amusement Park. Famous historic sites such as the Swallow Mansion and the Tomb of the mother of Wang Ling (a grand minister of the early Han Dynasty) remain here. The Swallow Mansion, located in the Spring Isle is one of the five well-known mansions from ancient Xuzhou. Legend has it that Miss Guan Panpan, the famed courtesan of the Tang Dynasty used to live here. Bai Juyi, the famous statesman and poet (772---846) wrote about it in a poem, ¡°The eve of forest and snow in the Swallow Mansion/ Seems endless in autumn just for the missed dear one.¡±
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