By palatial standards it is not particularly grand, but the process of extending it and the other public buildings, and landscaping them, has meant that much of the old town has been knocked down.

The landscaping was fitting for the beach town environment and the bricked courtyards were perfect for an evening of dining under the stars.

This result was not only affluent in plant species of garden landscaping of coast town in the Yangtze River Delta, but also improved adaptive degree between plants and soil salt content.