List of Chinese gardens

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This list of Chinese gardens is a list of Chinese-style gardens both within China and elsewhere in the world.

Contents

[edit] Inside China

This list is organized by region within China, roughly following the structure laid out by Maggie Keswick in The Chinese Garden. The names of Chinese gardens are very problematic in English; this list aims to capture all the major variants, both in Chinese and in English.

[edit] North China

  • Beijing area
    • Beijing Botanical Garden (Chinese: 北京植物园; pinyin: Běijīng Zhíwùyuán)
    • Beihai Gongyuan (Beihai Park)
    • Bi Shu Shan Zhuang (Imperial Summer Retreat)
    • Da Guan Yuan (Prospect Garden)
    • Diao Yu Tai (Angler's Rest)
    • Gong Wang Fu (Prince Gong's Garden)
    • Ning Shou Yuan (Garden of the Qianlong Emperor; Garden of Tranquil Longevity)
    • Qu Yuan (Garden on Harmonious Interest)
    • Song Qingling Guju (Song Qingling's Former Residence)
    • Yi He Yuan (Summer Palace)
    • Yu Hua Yuan (Imperial Palace Garden)
    • Zhongshan Gongyuan (Zhongshan Park)
    • Zhu Yuan (Bamboo Garden)
    • Yuan Ming Yuan (Old Summer Palace - Garden of Perfect Brightness)
  • Shandong Province
    • Da Ming Hu (Great Brightness Lake), Jinan
    • Kong Fu (Confucian Mansion), Qufu
    • Pu Songling Guju (Pu Songlin's House), Zibo

[edit] East China

  • Nanjing
    • Mochou Hu (Mochou Lake)
    • Xu Yuan (Warm Garden)
    • Zhan Yuan (Outlook Garden)
  • Wuxi
    • Ji Chang Yuan (Garden for Lodging One's Expansive Feelings)
    • Li Yuan (Li Garden)
    • Mei Yuan (Prunus Garden)
  • Yangzhou, Jiangsu
    • Ge Yuan (Ge Garden; Individual Garden; Isolated Garden)
    • He Yuan, also known as Jixiao Shan Zhuang
    • Ping Shan Tang (Hall Level with the Mountains)
    • Pian Shi Shan Fang (Sliver of Rock Mountain Cottage)
    • Shou Xihu (Slender West Lake)
  • Shanghai area
    • Gu Yi Yuan (Ancient Garden of Elegance)
    • Qiu Xia Pu (Garden of Autumn Vapors)
    • Xiao Lian Zhuang (Lesser Lotus Manor)
    • Yu Yuan (Garden to Please; Yuyuan Gardens)
    • Zui Bai Chi (Drunken Bai Garden), Songjian
  • Hangzhou
    • Guo Zhang (Mansion of the Guo Family), also known as Fenyang Bieshu (Fenyang Villa)
    • Xi Hu (West Lake)
  • Shaoxing
    • Lan Ting (Orchid Pavilion)
    • Shen Yuan (Garden of the Shen Family)
    • Qing Teng Shuwu (Green Vine Studio)
  • Shexian / Huizhou
    • Xin'an Be Yuan (Xin'an Garden of Stelai)

[edit] West China

  • Xi'an
    • Hua Qing Chi (Hua Ching Spring)
  • Chengdu
    • Du Fu Caotang (Thatched Hut of Du Fu)
    • Qing Cheng Shan (Green Fortification Mountain)

[edit] South China

  • Guangzhou
    • Ke Yuan (Could-be Garden)
    • Lan Pu (Orchid Nursery)
    • Ling Yuan (Garden of the Liang Family), also known as the Qun Xing Caotang (Thatched Hut of the Assembled Stars)
    • Qing Hui Yuan (Garden of Pure Splendor)
    • Yu Yin Shan Fang (Mountain Cottage of Abundant Shade)
  • Macau

[edit] Taiwan

[edit] Outside China

[edit] References

  • Keswick, Maggie, The Chinese Garden : History, Art and Architecture, revised edition, Frances Lincoln Ltd, United Kingdom, 2003. ISBN 0-674-01086-8.
  • Valder, Peter, Gardens in China, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 2002. ISBN 0-88192-555-1.