Located by the city moat in the southwest corner of Beijing, the Grand View Garden used to be a vegetable farm for the royal family during the Ming and Qing dynasties. At the time it was known as the South Vegetable Garden.

• 大观园位于北京市西南隅的护城河畔，原址是明、清两代的皇家菜园，当时被称为"南菜园"。