Yanshan Garden is located in the southern suburb of Guilin, more than 20 kilometers away from the urban area, about 500 meters away from Guiyang Highway, with Yanshan Mountain in the west and mountains in the east. The Wild Goose Mountain in the west looks like a wild goose spreading its wings and flying south, and there is a scene of "wild geese falling on flat sand". There are Fangzhushan, Ruzhongshan, Taoyuan Cave, Biyun Lake and Qingluoxi in the park, with undulating terrain, both lakes and streams and rich vegetation, which is a typical karst landform.
In Yanshan Garden, mountains, water and caves are integrated. Zhufang Mountain and Rushan Mountain are located in the north and south of the park respectively. The open plain between the two mountains is convenient for building gardens. Qingluoxi runs through two mountains, and Zhufang Mountain has acacia caves. The mountains in the park are not high, about 50 meters; The water is not wide, about 3 meters; The hole is not big, about 30 meters; In terms of volume and proportion, it is very suitable for building private gardens in the south. The location of Yanshan Garden is backed by mountains in the west, facing mountains in the east and facing rural villages in the north and south, which can be said to make full use of the superior natural conditions of mountains, water and caves.
Yanshan Garden is surrounded by Yanshan Mountain, Zhu Fang and Ruzhong Mountain, among which Yanshan Mountain looks like a wild goose, Zhu Fang looks like a bright moon and Ruzhong Mountain looks like the sun. Ruzhongshan and Zhufangshan are connected by Qingluoxi area in Youlong. "Between mountains and rivers, living water is connected, endless, the wind is satisfied, Yin and Yang are born together, and returning to Taiji is the most harmonious place in Lingnan mountains and rivers." The site selection of Yanshan Garden can be described as a combination of the beauty of mountains and rivers and the beauty of geomantic omen.
A good feng shui pattern should have mountains and water. Yanshan Garden takes Yanshan Mountain as the background, which makes there are mountains outside the mountain and increases the depth of the scenery. With Qingluoxi as the foreground, it runs through the whole park from south to north, like a golden belt; Taking Fangzhushan and Ruzhongshan as the left auxiliary and right auxiliary, a relatively independent and closed garden space surrounded by mountains on three sides is formed; Taking the buildings such as Hantong Building and Cheng Yan Pavilion as the landscape center and visual focus of the whole garden reflects the good intentions of the gardeners.