A Chinese Suzhou style garden in Huntington will welcome its second phase of growth decoration. Expectations are high for the future outlook and popularity of the Chinese garden in both U.S. and the world.

Huntington’s classical Chinese garden is one of the largest of its kind outside China. Huntington took a unique approach to design and construct an authentic garden featuring Chinese Suzhou style, following one of the world’s oldest continuous landscaping traditions.

True to the authentic nature of a Chinese garden, all the building materials were shipped from China. More than 60 Chinese artisans, who specialize in wood, stone, and tile, traveled from China to Huntington, and spent over two years finishing all the construction and decoration. The completed first phase construction of the Chinese garden included one lake, seven pavilions, five stone bridges and numerous “poetic views” derived from Chinese architectural features.

Huntington is now launching initiatives to raise funds for the next phase of the Chinese garden to further enhance the garden’s aesthetics.

Huntington’s Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (Huntington)—with its renowned collections of art, rare books, manuscripts, and plants—was founded in 1919 by Henry E. Huntington, one of the Big Four railroad tycoons of the 19th-century United States.

Huntington's botanical gardens cover 120 acres (485,624 m²) and are divided into more than a dozen themes, including Australian Garden, Children's Garden, Desert Garden, Japanese Garden, Zen Garden etc. The Chinese Garden (Liu Fang Yuan or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance) was constructed in the northern area of the property and first opened to the public in Feb.2008.

Related

• Chinese garden in Los Angeles becomes base to learn Chinese culture

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)