The Humble Administrator's Garden, located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, was built in the early years of Ming Zhengde (early 16th century). It is a representative work of Jiangnan classical gardens. Over the past four hundred years, the Humble Administrator's Garden has been divided and combined several times, either as a "private" home, or as a "golden house", or as a "royal mansion", leaving many fascinating relics and allusions. [1] 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 (No.178 Northeast Street). As of 2014, it is still the largest classical garden in Suzhou, covering an area of 78 acres (approximately 5.2 hectares). The whole park is centered on water, surrounded by mountains and rivers, exquisite halls and pavilions, luxuriant flowers and trees, with strong characteristics of the south of the Yangtze River.
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