a. Brief Introduction
As outstanding examples of southern China's private gardens, Suzhou's classical gardens are noted for their exquisite design and layout. Landscape and buildings are perfectly integrated, to create a great harmony between man and nature.
Thanks to careful protection and good management, several of the gardens have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Zhuozhen Garden(Humble Administrator's Garden), Wangshi Garden(Master-of-Nets Garden), Liuyuan Garden(Lingering Garden), Huanxiu Villa(Villa with Embraced Beauty) , Canglangting Garden(Surging Waves Pavilion), Shizilin Garden(Lion Forest Garden), Ouyuan Garden (Double Courtyard), Yipu Garden (Art Garden) and Tuisi Garden(Retreat and Reflection Garden). These gardens demonstrate the typical features of Suzhou's classical gardens in layout, structure, design, style, use of color, decoration and furniture.
Suzhou's classical gardens occupy a unique and irreplaceable position in the history of world landscape gardening, and have high value for the study of Chinese landscape gardening, architecture, culture, aesthetics, philosophy and folklore.
- GLOSSARY·词汇对照
- Suzhou's classical gardens 苏州古典园林 Sūzhōu gǔdiǎn yuánlín
- Zhuozheng Garden 拙政园 Zhuōzhèng Yuán
- Wangshi Garden 网师园 Wǎngshī Yuán
- Liuyuan Garden 留园 Liú Yuán
- Huanxiu Villa 环秀山庄 Huánxiù Shānzhuāng
- Canglangting Garden 沧浪亭 Cānglàng Tíng
- Shizilin Garden 狮子林 Shīzǐ Lín
- Ouyuan Garden 耦园 Ou Yuán
- Yipu Garden 艺圃 Yì Pǔ
- Tuisi Garden 退思园 Tuìsī Yuán