【正文】
running through and cutting it into two parts, which are connected by archbridges. Along the stream are pavilions, a hundredmeterlong corridor, archways, residential houses and other structures. The residential buildings in the villa area are also binations of Chinese and Western architectural elements. While their main structures are foreignstyled, some are roofed like a Chinese palace, and inside they are decorated and furnished with both Chinese and foreign artifacts: Western fireplace and pendent lamps, Italian ceramic tiles, Chinese wooden furniture, wall paintings depicting Chinese folk stories, Chinese gilded woodcarvings etc. The Li Garden is indeed a paragon of harmonious bination of the Chinese and foreign a watchtower for it was located in an open land and was provided with electric generator,searchlights and guns.