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 1 Inside China 1.1 North China 1.2 East China 1.3 West China 1.4 South China 1.5 Taiwan 2 Outside China 3 References

[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)
  • 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)
  • Taoranting Park (Carefree Pavilion Garden}
  • Zhongshan Gongyuan (Zhongshan Park)
  • Zi Zhu Yuan (purple Bamboo Garden)
  • Yuan Ming Yuan (Old Summer Palace - Garden of Perfect Brightness)
  • Xiangshan Park(Fragrant Hills)

• Shandong Province
  • Daming Lake (Great Brightness Lake), Jinan
  • Kong Fu (Confucian Mansion), Qufu
  • Pu Songling Guju (Pu Songlin's House), Zibo

• Hebei Province
  • Mountain Resort, Chengde

[edit] East China

• Nanjing
  • Mochou Hu (Mochou Lake)
  • Xu Garden (Warm Garden)
  • Zhan Yuan (Outlook Garden)

• Wuxi
  • Jichang Garden (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)

• Suzhou
  • Cang Lang Ting (Blue Waves Pavilion; Canglang Pavilion)
  • He Yuan (Crane Garden)
  • Hu Qiu (Tiger Mountain)
  • Huan Xiu Shan Zhuang (Mountain Villa Surrounded by Flourishing Greenery; Huanxiu Mountain Villa)
  • Liu Yuan (Lingering Garden)
  • Ou Yuan (Couple's Garden; Coupled Garden)
  • Qushui Garden
  • Shi Zi Lin (Lion Grove)
  • Wang Shi Yuan (Master of the Nets Garden)
  • Xi Yuan (Western Garden)
  • Yi Yuan (Garden of Pleasure)
  • Yi Pu (Garden of Arts)
  • Zhuozheng Yuan (Humble Administrator's Garden) [1]
  • Tui Si Yuan (Retreat & Reflection Garden)

• 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), Songjiang

• 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)

• Ningpo
  • Tian Yi Ge Library

• 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 Cao Tang (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
  • Lou Lim Ieoc Garden
  • Comendador Ho Yin Garden

[edit] Taiwan

• Taipei
  • Taipei Botanical Garden (Chinese: 台北植物園)
  • Chih-shan Garden (Chinese: 至善園) in National Palace Museum
  • Lin Family Gardens of Panchiao (Chinese: 板橋林家花園)

[edit] Outside China

• The Chinese Garden of Montréal Botanical Garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden in New York, USA
• Portland Classical Chinese Garden in Oregon, USA
• Liu Fang Yuan 流芳園 or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, Chinese Garden at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California [2]
• Seattle Chinese Garden Society in Washington, USA (under construction)
• Chinese Garden, Singapore in Singapore
• Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney, Australia
• Chinese Garden of Serenity in Santa Luċija, Malta
• Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Fukushūen (Fuzhou Garden) in Naha, Okinawa

[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.