CLASSICAL GARDENS OF SUZHOU
{SUZHOU CITY, JIANGSU}
Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. They are generally acknowledged to be masterpieces of the genre. Dating from the 11th to the 19th centuries, the gardens reflect in their meticulous design the profound metaphysical importance of natural beauty in Chinese culture. Garden masters from each dynasty adapted various techniques to artfully simulate Nature by skilfully adapting and utilising only the physical space available to them. Limited to the space within a single residence, classical Suzhou gardens are intended to
