Chinese Garden

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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.

Famous Chinese Gardens

Famous Chinese Gardens
Royal Gardens Summer Palace: The largest royal garden in the world. Chengde Mountain Resort: Located in north of Chengde, Mountain Resort is the largest existed classical royal garden in China. The garden was constructed in 1703 and finished 89 years later. Covering 5,640,000 square meters, the garden is twice as large as the Summer Palace, eight times as large as Be ..» View details about Famous Chinese Gardens

Features of Chinese Garden

Features of Chinese Garden
Following the principle of integrating buildings with nature, a typical Chinese garden consists of the following parts: Rockery In order to represent the natural surrounding, rockery is very important in building gardens. Liangji in the Eastern Han Dynasty made two artificial mountains by imitation Yin Gorge and Luo Gorge, which is the start of life-based gardening. Water In order to repre ..» View details about Features of Chinese Garden

History of Chinese Garden

History of Chinese Garden
The ancient Chinese garden, also known as the traditional, or classical, Chinese garden, has a centuries-old cultural history rich in unique features. Infinitely varied in type and artistic arrangement, the charming Chinese garden system is considered to be the best among the three most renowned systems of garden construction in the world. With a history spanning almost 5,000 years, the Chinese ga ..» View details about History of Chinese Garden

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