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Chinese garden is an important part of Chinese architecture. In terms of garden owners, Chinese garden mainly fall into two categories:private garden and royal garden. Ancient gardens found in south Yangte River, such as Suzhou, Yangzhou and Guangdong belong to priavte garden. The most noted loyal gardens are the Summer Palace in Beijing and the Chengde Mountain Resort in Chengde, Hebei province.

Although old gardens spread over China, the most famous and typical ones are in Suzhou and Yangzhou in Jiangsu province. These two places have numerous gardens of different sizes and styles. The  Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden and the Garden of Master of the Net in Suzhou are heavily frequented by foreign travelers. Gardens in Yangzhou, such as the Geyuan and Heyuan Gardens also see a lot of tourists each year.