The original name of the Ouyuan Garden was Sheyuan Garden. During the Qing Dynasty, Shen Bingcheng cultivated the garden into a pattern that he now sees, taking the name of Ouyuan Garden. The first is that the middle is a residential area and there are gardens on both East and West side, forming a shape of lotus roots. The other is that he met Yan Yonghua, a talented woman, when his life was difficult. They lived in the garden for a long time, and it had the meaning of "good couple". There is a Suzhou Pingtan performance in the gaerden, and the audience under the stage can order a song.