Hall of Distant Fragrance 远香堂
The Humble Administrator’s Garden certainly is worthy of its designation as a world heritage site, particularly in its being the epitome of a classical Chinese garden. This style has been replicated in various places throughout China and also other Chinese gardens in the world. The place was busy as expected and one probably would have difficulty appreciating the tranquility of the place with all the people around you. It would be interesting to note that a lot of local Chinese parks have similar designs and have considerably less people too.
Appreciating the Scenery in the Humble Administrator's Garden 拙政园
The park incorporates a lot of nature into its style and tries to be harmonious with its surroundings. It is very typical for Chinese to not rock the boat and classical Chinese gardens can be thought of having the same philosophy. It tries to blend in with the surrounding nature as Suzhou undoubtedly had it own share of natural scenery, though it might be hard to see these days with the rapid commercialization going on. However, its location in the old town of Suzhou gives us a glimpse of how life used to be hundreds of years ago.
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