Yuan Chonghuan Memorial Garden is a classical garden designed to commemorate Yuan Chonghuan, a national hero in the late Ming Dynasty. It was built in Yuan Chonghuan's former residence. There are memorial archways, Yuan Chonghuan's former residence, Yuan Chonghuan statue, Yuan Dushi Temple, Yuan Chonghuan's "Crown Tomb", She Tomb and Yuan Chonghuan's life relief. It is planned to build the Yuan Chonghuan Memorial Hall, a street in the Ming Dynasty and the ancient Great Wall.
The statue of Yuan Chonghuan in the park was carefully carved by Professor Pan He, an internationally renowned sculptor, and it was magnificent for nine days, reappearing the glory of the great man in the past; Nineteen reliefs of Yuan Chonghuan's life are beautifully carved, illustrated and lifelike, recording the eventful years of great men; Sanjie Temple and Yuan Du Shi Temple are exquisite, elegant and majestic structures, which are rare open-air wooden structures in China. Yuan Chonghuan's former residence is antique, and Yuan Chonghuan's "Crown Tomb" is antique and solemn. There are winding cloisters, bell pavilions, drum towers and waterside pavilions in the park. There are flowers, birds singing and cicadas singing, natural scenery of lakes and mountains, and elegant and tragic poems and songs. The park has become an important patriotic education base and tourist attraction.
Yuan Chonghuan (1584- 1630) was born in Dongguan, Guangdong Province in the Ming Dynasty. Have the courage to talk about soldiers. Wanli Jinshi, in the second year of the apocalypse (1622), went out alone to inspect the customs. After returning to Beijing, I invited myself to guard Liaodong. And Jianning Yuancheng (now Xingcheng, Liaoning) defended the Qing soldiers. Because of the victory in Ningyuan, the Qing Taizu Nurhachi was injured and died, and the official went to the governor of Liaodong. The following year, he won a great victory in Ningjin, and Huang Taiji of Qing Taizong was defeated again. Chongzhen is the minister of war and the right deputy, and the supervisor is Ji Liao. In the second year of Chongzhen (1629), Jin Jun bypassed Gubeikou into the Great Wall and surrounded Beijing. Yuan Chonghuan heard that the police had entered Beijing at night, but he was killed by Emperor Chongzhen because he thought he had a secret agreement with the latter. Yuan Chonghuan Memorial Garden is a classical garden designed to commemorate Yuan Chonghuan, a national hero in the late Ming Dynasty. It was built in Yuan Chonghuan's former residence. There are memorial archways, Yuan Chonghuan's former residence, Yuan Chonghuan statue, Yuan Dushi Temple, Yuan Chonghuan's "Crown Tomb", She Tomb and Yuan Chonghuan's life relief. It is planned to build the Yuan Chonghuan Memorial Hall, a street in the Ming Dynasty and the ancient Great Wall.
Yuan Chonghuan (1584- 1630) was an outstanding strategist and patriotic general in the late Ming Dynasty. When Aixinjueluo Nurhachi, a Manchu aristocrat, sent troops to invade the Central Plains, Yuan Chonghuan wrote to the imperial court and volunteered: "Give me an army horse and I will fight alone." The imperial court named Yuan Chonghuan as the minister of war and sent him to Shanhaiguan. As soon as he arrived, he immediately rebuilt the city, appeased the people, consoled the soldiers and personally protected the city from the war. The whole army made concerted efforts and fought bravely, taking Ningyuan as the stronghold, pushed forward, recovered lost ground in one fell swoop, and expanded its territory by more than 200 miles. Yuan Chonghuan recovered Liaodong, which calmed the disputes between Manchu and Han, avoided bloody conflicts and won the praise of people all over the world. Yuan Chonghuan made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but was framed to death by Wei Zhongxian and others on trumped-up charges at the age of 46.
Now it is included in Dongguan Management Park, and tickets are free.