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Humble Administrator’s Garden

Wang Xianchen’s garden offers a way into the language of retreat and the construction of watery views.

Read its name before its scenery. Water-facing buildings, framed views and later rebuilding make this a landscape of ideas as well as plants.

A shaded wooden pergola curves beside planting in the Humble Administrator's Garden.
A garden walkway reveals how shade and framed views shape a visit to the Humble Administrator's Garden.

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  1. A garden walkway reveals how shade and framed views shape a visit to the Humble Administrator's Garden.xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP.
  2. A close look at rock forms, planting and a white boundary wall in Suzhou's Humble Administrator's Garden.xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP.