Abstract:Excellent gardens and famous craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty gathered in the south of the Yangtze River, and private gardens in Shanghai had also mushroomed. Rishe Garden, which was built by Zhang Nanyang, as one of the three famous gardens in Shanghai in the Ming Dynasty, has high restoration value. In this paper, based on the collection, collation and comparative analysis of the relevant local chronicles, garden records, poems and maps of Rishe Garden, the historical evolution of the garden is sorted out, the scope of the site is determined, the general layout of the garden space with the broad main scenery and the deep secondary scenery is summarized, and the restoration plan is further deduced and improved. The paper also studies garden elements of Rishe Garden, and compares the art of stacking mountains with the other two gardens built by Zhang Nanyang, namely Yu Garden and Yanshan Garden. Based on the above, it is concluded that Rishe Garden has three main features: the originality of mountains and rocks, the convergence and separation of water bodies, and the wild and natural beauty of flowers and trees.