37002 The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Description

The Humble Administrator’s Garden, located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, was built in the early years of Ming Zhengde and is a representative work of Jiangnan classical gardens. Over the past four hundred years, the Humble Administrator’s Garden has been split and reorganized several times, either as a “private” home garden, or as a “golden house”, or as a “royal mansion”, leaving many fascinating relics and allusions. The Humble Administrator’s Garden, along with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Mountain Resort of Chengde, and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou, are known as the four famous gardens in China.
The Humble Administrator’s Garden is located in the northeast corner of Suzhou City. As of 2014, it is still the largest classical garden in Suzhou, covering an area of 78 acres. The whole park is centered on water, surrounded by mountains and rivers, exquisite halls and pavilions, luxuriant flowers and trees, with strong characteristics of Jiangnan water town.
拙政园，位于江苏省苏州市，始建于明正德初年，是江南古典园林的代表作品。四百多年来，拙政园几度分合，或为”私人”宅园，或做”金屋”藏娇，或是”王府”治所，留下了许多诱人探寻的遗迹和典故。 拙政园与北京颐和园、承德避暑山庄、苏州留园一起被誉为中国四大名园。
拙政园位于苏州城东北隅，截至2014年，仍是苏州存在的最大的古典园林，占地78亩。全园以水为中心，山水萦绕，厅榭精美，花木繁茂，具有浓郁的江南水乡特色。
花园分为东、中、西三部分，东花园开阔疏朗，中花园是全园精华所在，西花园建筑精美，各具特色。园南为住宅区，体现典型江南地区传统民居多进的格局。园南还建有苏州园林博物馆，是一座园林专题博物馆。