When I enter the historical complex, suddenly I can recall again why I loved China so much in my previous visit and why I can love it now, too. Because of its history, because of its parks and its public spaces, because of old ladies who dance together in parks, because of old men who play domino on streets, because of children who are dressed like dolls and are running with kites, because of the community feeling which you can feel almost physically...
As always, when I visit historical monuments in China, I wonder how Chinese authorities have managed to integrate them in urban environments. Sometimes these attempts are very unsuccessful, particularly, in case of functional religious complexes, such as, for example, Buddhist temples in Hohhot or Daoist temple in Wuhan; but in this case the Yuhu Palace seems to be nicely merged in the urban and also natural surroundings and constituting something like the main park of the town - like a royal playground for local children, families and lovers.