[2025 Beijing Attraction] Travel Guide for The Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architure (Updated Apr)

Weekend getaway · March in Beijing is still chilly. Want to experience the scenery of Jiangnan with your kids without the hassle? This "national-level" museum hidden near the Fifth Ring Road is a treasure! Indoor replicas of Suzhou gardens + outdoor natural landscapes. The key is that it's beautiful, free, and less crowded! Includes a stamp guide! · 📍 Location: China National Botanical Garden 🚇 Transportation: Subway Line 14 to Yuanboyuan Station - transfer to bus No. 55/903 🅿️ Parking: Free, but limited spaces. Late arrivals may need to queue. Parking at the adjacent P5 parking lot is recommended (10 yuan/entry). 🎫 Tickets: Free, reservation required via the official public account. 🕰️ Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–17:00. Closed on Mondays. · ✅ Indoor Jiangnan Gardens ▪️ Changyuan Garden—Suzhou Garden_1st floor. [1:1 replica of Changyuan Garden, 🌿exquisite light and shadow through Suzhou-style lattice windows.] ▪️ Yuyin Shanfang Garden—Lingnan Garden_1st floor. [Changing scenery with every step, lush trees, hidden beauty.] ▪️ Pianshi Shanfang Garden—Yangzhou Garden_2nd floor. [Rockery and stacked stones, combining the beauty of Jiangnan with the grandeur of the north.] ✅ Outdoor Spring Exploration Step through the glass curtain wall and enter a northern landscape painting. Admire schools of koi by Swan Lake and encounter peacocks displaying their feathers along the boardwalk. 🌸Peach blossoms are about to bloom on the hillside near Ranxia Shanfang in March. · 📸Photo Tips ✔️Hanfu/New Chinese style clothing is recommended. ✔️The reflecting pool in Changyuan Garden is perfect for capturing reflections. ✔️The outdoor exhibition area has the softest light at 3pm. · 👶Tips for Kids ① To the left of the entrance on the first floor, there are self-service coffee machines and cotton candy machines. Perfect for keeping kids energized and entertained! ② There is a peacock garden 🦚 outdoors with two male peacocks and several female peacocks. Don't miss it if your kids love animals. ③ On the left wall of the second floor, there are excellent works by students from the School of Landscape Architecture of Beijing Forestry University. They are worth checking out! (See picture) ④ On the right side of the first-floor lobby, there is a Year of the Snake themed exhibition, "They Are Snakes," with some interactive displays for kids to explore! ⑤ There are hot water dispensers in the exhibition hall, so it's convenient to get hot water. Bringing your own snacks is recommended. · 🕹️ Spring Stamp Collection Guide ① First floor: Reception desk on the left (2 stamps) + cultural and creative area on the right (multiple stamps). ② Second floor: Chinese Garden Art Hall (multiple stamps) + themed exhibition hall on the left (one large stamp). ③ There are several fixed stamp machines in the museum that require special stamp paper. · Skip the crowds at Yuyuantan Park this March! The less crowded and beautiful Botanical Garden is worth a visit! 💯 ·

#discoverchina The China Garden Museum in Beijing is a beautiful place to explore Chinese garden art. The museum displays various garden styles, including ancient and modern designs, showcasing the techniques and culture behind them. I particularly enjoyed the detailed models of famous gardens and the interactive exhibits. The museum’s tranquil atmosphere makes it a great spot to relax and learn about the history of Chinese landscaping. Admission is free, but reservations are required.

#discoverchina I visited the China Garden Museum in Beijing, located near the Yongding River. It showcases the diversity of Chinese gardens, with indoor exhibits like Suzhou's Chang Garden and Guangzhou's Yuyin Mountain House, and outdoor areas like Tower Shadow Garden. The museum is free, but you need to book tickets in advance. It’s open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed on Mondays. Wear comfortable shoes, as the museum has many areas to explore. It’s a great place for garden art lovers.

The China National Garden Museum is located in Fengtai District, Beijing, and is a concentrated display of garden culture. It covers an area of 65,000 square meters and includes the main building, indoor and outdoor exhibition gardens. The museum has a rich collection of exhibits, including halls for ancient and modern gardens, telling the story of garden development; and special exhibitions such as the World Famous Garden Exhibition Hall, showcasing the diverse styles of gardens. The indoor exhibition garden condenses the essence of southern gardens, while the outdoor exhibition area mainly features northern gardens, highlighting the regional characteristics of gardens. The museum's collection includes a variety of artifacts, covering 17 categories such as pottery and porcelain. As a science education base and a 4A-level scenic spot, it not only disseminates knowledge about gardens, but also provides visitors with a good place to visit and enjoy the scenery, making it an ideal place to experience the charm of garden culture.

The China Garden Museum is the first national-level museum in China with a garden theme. It is located in Fengtai, at the foot of Ying Mountain and by the Yongding River. It covers an area of 65,000 square meters and has a building area of 49,950 square meters. It adopts a layout of a front hall and a back garden. The central axis reflects the characteristics of the royal garden in the capital with a golden roof and red walls. The two sides express the symbols of private gardens in the south with white walls and gray tiles. The front of the building is like a long scroll of traditional Chinese landscape painting. There are 6 permanent exhibition halls, 4 temporary exhibition halls, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, and 3 scenic gardens in the outdoor exhibition area.

🏮The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It is China's first national museum with a garden theme. It was completed on May 18, 2013 and has been open to the public ever since. 🏮Basic exhibition: Ancient Chinese Garden Hall, Modern Chinese Garden Hall. It displays the development history, gardening techniques and cultural heritage of Chinese gardens over the past 3,000 years, including the reproduction of scenes of classic historical gardens such as the Nanyue Kingdom Royal Garden in the Western Han Dynasty, the literati gardens in the Tang Dynasty, and the royal gardens in the Song Dynasty. Show the development process and achievements of modern Chinese gardens. 🏮Special exhibitions: Chinese Gardening Skills Hall, Chinese Garden Culture Hall, World Famous Gardens Expo Hall, Garden Interactive Experience Hall. Show the mutual influence between Chinese gardens and traditional philosophy, literature, calligraphy and painting, drama and music, etc. 🏮Showing the characteristics and highlights of gardens of different schools and styles in the world. A "living" museum: planted with 7 major types of plants, including trees, shrubs, bamboos, vines, flowers, ground covers and aquatic plants, showing the plant configuration of different garden types such as royal gardens, private gardens and northern mountain native plants, changing with the seasons and full of vitality. Rich animal and plant resources: more than 10 kinds of rare birds such as mallard, pintail duck, mandarin duck, whooper swan, black swan, bar-headed goose, ruddy shelduck, red-billed duck and various ornamental fish. Many species of wild birds. 🏮Interactive experience: The garden interactive experience hall focuses on the 4D cinema. Through new technologies, you can tour the garden, experience gardening skills, and popularize garden knowledge education and scientific research. Research and Practice Education Base: It is aimed at primary and secondary school students across the country and carries out traditional festival culture, traditional garden culture, etc. 🏮Get off at Yuanboyuan Station on Metro Line 14, 🚗Get off at the China Garden Museum by bus 🎫Free admission, enter the museum with your mainland China ID card.

🏮 The "Mountains and Lakes in One Building" exhibition is jointly organized by the China Garden Museum and Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, with strong support from the China Building Culture Center. It is currently on display in the permanent exhibition area of the China Garden Museum. 🏮 The exhibition is divided into three sections: "Pavilions and Terraces," "Ingenious Borrowing," and "Emotional Resonance." It explores the forms and artistic conception of architectural gardens, with a focus on the garden architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties as depicted in the book "The Craft of Gardens." 🏮 The exhibition showcases the diverse types and historical evolution of garden architecture, while also delving into the humanistic spirit and deeper meanings contained within the art of garden design. 🏮 The history of Chinese classical gardens can be traced back over 3,000 years, with a unique garden system developed over time. The magnificent scenery of nature has inspired painters and poets, while garden artists have skillfully incorporated these paintings and poetic imagery into the layout and design of gardens. Landscape paintings, landscape poetry, and literati gardens blend together to create the unique and profound artistic conception of traditional Chinese gardens. 🏮 The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 🚇 It is accessible by Metro Line 14. 🚗 Bus routes 176 and 903 stop at the China Garden Museum. 🎫 Admission is free, no ticket required.

🏮 The Garden Cube: Plant Planet at the China Garden Museum is a natural science exhibition space that showcases the evolution of plants, their carbon sequestration function, their assistance to the animal kingdom, and their role in alleviating the heat island effect, conveying the importance of plants and the significance of ecological protection to the audience. 🏮 The city is like a magnificent garden, with a variety of plants injecting vitality and poetry into the city. These plants are scattered throughout the streets and alleys, in front of and behind houses, like guardians of the city, playing a role in soil and water conservation and microclimate regulation. They provide food and shelter for other creatures and are an important foundation for achieving biodiversity. 🏮 In people's cultural lives, plants are also a source of inspiration for artistic creation and an emotional sustenance for literary works. With the changing seasons, they interpret the melody of life: spring flowers bloom, summer leaves are lush, autumn fruits are abundant, and winter branches stand proudly, becoming the most fascinating scenery in the city. 🏮 It is both an encounter and an invitation. Let's create a dreamy and healing garden in a unique way. Here, whether it is common vegetables and fruits or lively flowers, grasses, and trees, they all transform into fluffy elves, showing their unique charm to everyone who looks at them. We hope you will rediscover your curiosity and exploration of nature here. 🏮 Welcome to step into the "Garden Cube: Plant Planet," encounter the world of the fluffy garden, and embark on a wonderful journey. The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 🚇 Direct access by Metro Line 14. 🎫 Free admission, no reservation required.

#weekendgetaways Visiting the 园林博物馆 or Garden and Architecture Museum on the weekend was a peaceful and enriching experience. The museum beautifully showcases traditional Chinese garden design, blending nature, art, and architecture. Walking through the different exhibits, I admired the intricate pavilions, stone pathways, and serene water features that reflect classic Chinese aesthetics. The outdoor garden areas were perfect for a leisurely stroll, offering a calm escape from the busy city. The museum also had informative displays about the history and techniques of garden-making, which were easy to understand and fascinating. It’s a great place for families, friends, or solo visitors who appreciate culture and tranquility.

#newyearnewtrip Strolling around the China Garden Museum in Beijing was a wonderful experience. The museum showcases beautiful traditional Chinese gardens, each representing different regions and styles. I enjoyed walking through the peaceful pathways, surrounded by stunning plants, flowers, and intricate structures. The design of the gardens was so calming, with ponds, bridges, and delicate rocks creating a serene atmosphere. It was a great place to relax and learn about China’s rich gardening history. I found it both educational and visually impressive, making it a perfect spot for anyone who loves nature and culture.

Chinese gardens are a form of culture, an important part of traditional Chinese culture, and a cultural form with vitality. Chinese gardens have gradually matured along with the development of social culture and people's pursuit of an ideal home, becoming a place for recreation, appreciation, and living, embodying the humanistic spirit. Chinese garden culture has had a wide-ranging influence on the garden design concepts and practices of both the East and the West during its own development. The China Garden Museum has specially set up a long-term exhibition hall, the "Chinese Garden Culture Hall," to explain this cultural and artistic theory.

The Chinese Garden Museum is a 4A-level tourist attraction located in the Garden Expo Park in Fengtai District. It is not often mentioned, but I think it is a hidden gem! It is a great place for family fun, warm in winter and cool in summer, suitable for older children to play outdoors, and also very suitable for babies to visit the garden. There are two indoor gardens on the left side of the first floor lobby, the Suzhou Garden and the Lingnan Garden. Outside, it is bleak in winter, but inside, it is lush and green, with rippling lakes and fish swimming around. It is very warm to visit inside. The museum has several exhibition halls and gardens, including the Chinese Classical Garden Hall, the Chinese Modern Garden Hall, and the Garden Interactive Experience Hall, which display a wealth of garden history artifacts and high-quality replicas. The museum has a rich collection of artifacts, including the Green Lotus, the Running Doe and Fawn Tile, and the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. In addition, the museum regularly holds various garden-related activities and academic exchanges. The Garden Museum is not only a place to visit, but also a place to learn and pass on. Here, you can learn about the historical evolution and cultural connotation of Chinese gardens and feel the life philosophy of the ancients. 🎫 Free admission, free parking, no reservation required, you can book tickets on the official WeChat account on the same day, with few people and beautiful scenery! Great experience! 🚇 Take Metro Line 14 to "Garden Expo Park Station B2 Exit" and transfer to Bus 903/115 to "Chinese Garden Museum Station"

🎈The China Garden Museum is a national first-class museum located at No. 15 Shejichang Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It was established in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is the first national museum themed on gardens in China. 🎈🎈The China Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters. It consists of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibitions. The museum is 31.5 meters high. It has 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, and 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas. 🎈🎈🎈The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15 Shejichang Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 🚇It is directly accessible by Metro Line 14. 🚗Take bus 175 or 903 and get off at the China Garden Museum. Free admission. You can make a reservation in advance or swipe your ID card at the entrance.

🎈Pianshi Shanfang was originally a Yangzhou garden. The Pianshi Shanfang we introduce now is a replica of the China Garden Museum. The museum's indoor exhibition garden, Yangzhou Pianshi Shanfang, is located in the south area of ​​the second floor of the museum. It was built in imitation of the Pianshi Shanfang in He Garden in Huayuan Lane, south of Yangzhou City. As the saying goes, "Yangzhou is famous for its gardens, and famous gardens are famous for their stone stacking." The total amount of stone used in this garden is nearly a thousand tons. The winding pool and meandering stream in the garden embody the artistic conception of "Don't think the world is small here, for it is a unique house that can be opened and closed as you wish." 🎈🎈The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 🚇Directly accessible by Metro Line 14. 🚗Take buses 175 and 903 and get off at the Garden Museum. No reservation is required, you can visit for free by swiping your Mainland China ID card🪪.

#chinatrip A weekend visit to Beijing's Garden Museum was both fun and relaxing. The museum beautifully showcases China’s traditional gardening art, with stunning landscapes, intricate rock formations, and peaceful water features. It gave us insights into the history and techniques of Chinese garden design. Also, there were some themed galleries, and interactive areas for kids, making it a great spot for families. The peaceful atmosphere was perfect for unwinding, and there were plenty of photo opportunities.

#chinatrip The Beijing Garden Museum is a peaceful and beautiful place to visit. It shows the rich history of Chinese gardens with models, paintings, and real plants. The displays are well-organized, and you can learn how traditional gardens were designed. The museum has a calm atmosphere, making it a relaxing experience. The outdoor areas are lovely, with water features and pavilions to explore. It’s a great spot for anyone who loves nature, culture, or history. The museum is easy to reach and offers a unique look at Chinese landscaping traditions. It’s an enjoyable visit for families, couples, or solo travelers.

A national first-class museum, a 4A-level scenic spot, and China’s first national museum with a garden theme. The museum is divided into three parts: exhibition hall, indoor exhibition garden and outdoor exhibition area. After visiting the indoor area, don’t forget to take a look outdoors. ❗️There is an outdoor exhibition area❗️There is an outdoor exhibition area❗️There is an outdoor exhibition area, the entrance is behind the central lobby～～ Outdoor exhibition area Ranxia Mountain House: Combining the terrain, landforms and plant conditions of the eastern slope of Yingshan, a northern mountain garden is built. Taking advantage of the existing terrain height difference and vegetation factors, and concentrating on applying different traditional mountain gardening techniques, the achievements of traditional mountain gardening art are fully demonstrated in terms of building layout, terrain treatment, rock trails, and plant configuration. The combination of openness and depth shows the basic characteristics of the northern mountain landscape. ⚠️You need to climb some steps, the scenery and environment are very average, the buildings are closed, and people with limited time or mobility problems can choose not to go. Banmu Pavilion: A partial reconstruction of Banmu Garden, a representative northern private garden located in Gongxian Hutong (now Huangmi Hutong) in the former inner city. Banmu Garden was first built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and was completely demolished in 1984. The Lu stone rockery in the garden is praised as the best in Beijing and is said to have been created by the garden architect Li Yu. The restoration design captures the most distinctive Yunyin Hall courtyard in the garden, covering a rich and varied range of garden architectural forms. Part of it is two-story, with a scenic area of ​​about 1,200 square meters, making it a typical representative of private gardens in the north. ⚠️ Suitable for taking photos Taying Garden: Designed according to the environment, using Yingshan as the background, combined with artificially constructed water systems, buildings, plants and other elements to build a northern waterscape garden. The changes of bridges, embankments, banks and boats are used to integrate the surrounding scenery, highlighting the idea of ​​waterscape gardening. The Yongding Tower on Yingshan Mountain is cleverly introduced into the garden using the water surface, and its reflection creates interest. ⚠️Suitable for taking photos Tips: 1⃣️The exhibition area is quite large, more than 65,000 square meters, remember to wear comfortable shoes. 2⃣️Wearing Hanfu will be very photogenic. Some scenes are like being in a southern garden, which is very suitable for taking pictures. 📍No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing ⏰Time: Open from 09:00 to 17:00, admission ends at 15:30, closed on Mondays. 🎫Tickets: Free. Browsing time: about 2 hours. 🎒Luggage storage: at the entrance.

20240726 Chinese Garden Museum Suzhou Chang Garden "Half a wall of the house awaits the bright moon, a cup of clear tea to reward a friend." The charm of Chang Garden lies in its water scenery, its artistic conception, and more importantly, the owner's state of mind. Chang Garden was built in the late Qing Dynasty, covering an area of just over one acre, making it one of the most "miniature" gardens in Jiangnan gardens. Chang Garden can be said to be a model of making the most out of a small space. The Chang Garden in the Chinese Garden Museum is a complete reconstruction of Suzhou Chang Garden. While maintaining the original appearance, appropriate adjustments were made according to the site conditions, combining pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, springs, stones, flowers, and trees together, skillfully using the art technique of making a small space appear larger. Lingnan Yuyin Mountain House "With water in the center, the garden is built around the water" is a prominent feature of Lingnan Yuyin Mountain House. Entering the small garden gate, a pool of water comes into view, and opposite is the main hall of the garden, "Shenliutang". At the top of Shenliutang, a unique red bat from the Lingnan region holds a flower basket accompanied by auspicious clouds. The word "bat" (蝠) is homophonic with "blessing" (福), symbolizing the arrival of great blessings.🦇

1:1 replicas of Suzhou gardens, Lingnan gardens, etc. You can enjoy the beauty of southern gardens without leaving Beijing. Most of the exhibition halls are indoors, so you don't have to worry about the scorching summer heat outside. A great place for weekend outings and summer family trips. China Garden Museum 🎫｜Free 🚇｜You can take Metro Line 14 to Yuanboyuan Station, then transfer to bus 903/Express 115 to get there. 🅿️｜Free parking available ⏱️｜Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, last entry at 15:30 (closed on Mondays) 🌟Recommended Highlights: ✅Must-see 3 major garden replicas: Chang Garden (1st floor), Yu Meng Shan Fang (1st floor), and Pian Shi Shan Fang (2nd floor) ✅Permanent 6 major exhibition halls, showcasing the essence of garden art from ancient to modern times, both domestic and international ✅Special exhibition 'Twists and Turns - Tong Jun's Garden World'

🔥Summer has arrived, and the scorching heat of Beijing is unbearable. A place where you can stroll through gardens and view exhibitions is truly considerate. When I first heard of the Beijing Garden Museum, I thought it was just a simple display stand, showcasing some ancient relics. However, upon entering the museum, I discovered that it was meticulously designed to imitate the gardening arts of Suzhou, Hangzhou, and both northern and southern styles, with every corner filled with the breath of art and history. 🧭Navigation: China Garden Museum 🚇Transportation: Take the subway to the Garden Expo Park station, transfer to bus 115, and get off at the Garden Museum station. 🎫Highlights: Free admission! Fewer people, beautiful scenery! ☎️Reservation: 👸Reservation required, weekends are busier, it is recommended to visit on weekdays when there are fewer people, and there are more families on weekends. 🏞️The Contrast between Northern and Jiangnan Gardens Northern imperial gardens are known for their rugged and grand style, with a design that reflects the concept of the emperor's unification of the world, and also pays attention to Feng Shui layout. 🏕️Suzhou gardens, on the other hand, are famous for their exquisite and elegant niche style, with superior natural conditions, rich in rivers, lakes, garden rocks, greenery, and animal landscapes. 🛤️Lingnan culture is also fully reflected in the Garden Museum, such as the imitation of Dongguan's Keyuan, where you can experience the charm of Jiangnan without leaving Beijing. 🏰Museum Sections First Floor ✅Lobby: Displays the origin and development of ancient garden architecture, including some simulated constructions of cultural relics. Pavilion, Terrace, Tower, and Attic Exhibition Hall: Displays Chang Garden, Pieshi Mountain House, and Taoying Private Garden, etc. ✅Outdoor Area: Pavilions, corridors, bridges, stone arches, as well as swans, mandarin ducks, wild ducks, peacocks, etc. Second Floor ✅Outdoor Hall: Displays Yuyin Mountain House, Half-acre Pavilion, and Ranxia Mountain House. ✅Garden Culture Hall: Displays the unique style of Jiangnan private gardens. In addition to Feng Shui considerations, you can also see halls, towers, pavilions, studios, terraces, squares, pavilions, corridors, bridges, and walls, and other garden elements. 📷Photography Tips: The Garden Museum cleverly uses landscape design techniques such as framing, borrowing, contrasting, and licking scenes, making each view seem like a painting. By learning these landscaping techniques, you can add many wonderful elements to your photos, and you can't help but marvel at the garden art of that time, which had already brought beauty to its fullest. 🎇Touring Anecdote During a visit, I encountered an enthusiastic staff member, who gave me a deeper understanding of garden culture through his explanation. Although the visit was limited in time, it was already full of gains, and I plan to come back next time for a private tour to explore more details. 🕰️Touring Time: Half a day 🏞️Nearby Attractions: Garden Expo Park ☀️Especially now, with the high temperature of 38 degrees, it's difficult to go down to Jiangnan, but in the Garden Museum, it feels like being in the water towns of Jiangnan, with flowers, grass, and summer.

These pictures was taken from my previous trip to The Museum of Chinese Garden and Architecture or also called as "中国园林博物馆" in its native language. This can be an option for family getaway, since you can enjoy many stories, history, and miniature of Chinese gardens as well as architectures. They have the outdoor and indoor area, so you won't be bored. ☘️ Recommended time to visit: 1.5 to 2.5 hours. ☘️ Facilities : public toilet, tourist information center, restaurant, etc. #weekendgetaways

China Garden Museum, as a carrier for recording and preserving the history of gardens, continues to present wonderful exhibitions, protecting and inheriting the brilliant culture. Now, welcoming the finale of the tenth anniversary series of exhibitions, the 'Jinse II - Exploring the Architectural Colored Paintings of Jiangnan' exhibition, co-hosted by the China Garden Museum and the Changshu City Cultural Expo Center, is on display in the main theme hall of the China Garden Museum, continuing to wander with the public through the myriad 'Jinse' of Chinese architecture. Step into the main theme hall of the China Garden Museum to understand the decorative and aesthetic essence of colored paintings, a feature of ancient Chinese architecture, and explore the mysteries hidden in the treasures of the garden.

The Chinese Garden Museum is located on the banks of the Yongding River in Beijing, adjacent to the Garden Expo Park. The entire museum area consists of three parts: the main building, indoor reconstructed buildings, and outdoor reconstructed buildings: ◇ The indoor exhibition area includes temporary and permanent exhibitions ① Garden History Exhibition ② Suzhou Gardens - Chang Garden, one of the many existing classical gardens in Suzhou, is a relatively small private garden. ③ Lingnan Gardens - Yuyin Mountain House, originally located in Guangzhou, was the private garden of Qing dynasty scholar Wu Bin. ④ Yangzhou Gardens - Pianshi Mountain House, the most famous rockery in the garden was created by Shi Tao, a landscape painter from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Outdoor Garden Exhibition ① Northern Mountain Garden - Qixia Mountain House ② Northern Private Garden - Banmu Xuanxie ③ Northern Waterscape Garden - Taoying Bieyuan The outdoor garden scenery is serene and beautiful, with mountains and water in harmony, where one can climb or follow the water. The Garden Museum is free to the public, combining garden knowledge with physical gardens, and is well worth a visit.

I took 27 subway stops and 5 bus stops to visit the Garden Expo Park and the Chinese Garden Museum. There were a lot of people because the peach blossoms were blooming. Here's a brief review for future visitors: 1. Transportation The subway station for the Garden Expo Park is the fastest way to get there by bus directly at the entrance. You can take either bus 903 or a special line, and the stop at Gate 6 passes by the Garden Museum, but we went to climb the mountain first because there are fewer places to rest on the mountain than in the museum, and more energy is needed. 2. Garden Expo Park Peach Blossom Valley is located between Wenchang Pavilion and Yongding Tower, so almost everyone gets off at Gate 6 and climbs up the mountain. The road up the mountain is easy to walk, with a gentle slope and a wide cement path that can accommodate vehicles. The peach trees in the valley are dense and gather along the slope like clouds. The peach blossoms here are mainly white and light pink, delicate and softly fragrant, already showing signs of withering. Don't be fixated on a specific photo spot; in fact, without post-processing, no matter how you take the picture, it won't have the beauty of a sky full of blossoms. There are many places on the mountain where you can overlook a railway, with freight trains passing by frequently, and the red locomotives are very eye-catching. If you stand by the peach trees and look, it's like a train heading to spring. The park's facilities are average, but since there is no admission fee, you can't ask for too much. 3. Garden Museum This museum is actually hard to do because gardens themselves are architecture, and displaying architecture within a building can't just be about models. Rebuilding would be strange since some gardens are already reconstructions, which would be a reconstruction of a reconstruction. Their approach is to rebuild a Suzhou-style private garden like the Pishi Mountain House indoors, and a northern imperial garden with carved beams and painted rafters outdoors. In addition, the theme exhibition hall displays some technical details of garden construction, such as architectural painting, building components, etc. The indoor part I think is average, with the feeling of fresh paint, lacking an immersive experience except for convenient cosplay photography. The outdoor part is quite good, blending with the mountains of the Garden Expo Park, and there are plenty of places to rest, making it very suitable for spring outings and enjoyment.

As someone who has a special affection for Chinese gardens, I had to visit the Chinese Garden Museum. Having toured all four famous Chinese gardens, my understanding of Chinese gardens has been elevated to a new level after visiting the museum. Next time I visit a garden, it will be with more purpose!

I was greatly shocked by the [China Garden Museum] which covers an area of ​​65,000 square meters. There are exhibition halls with excellent environments and exhibition gardens that restore the real scenes of northern and southern gardens. Such a beautiful museum is actually free🆓 🔍Exhibition content 1️⃣Exhibition Hall Priority is given to viewing the basic exhibitions: ◾️Hall of Ancient Chinese Gardens◾️ and Hall of Modern Chinese Gardens Next, visit the four special exhibitions: ◾️World Famous Gardens Expo Hall, Chinese Garden Culture Hall, ◾️Chinese Gardening Skills Hall and Gardens Interactive experience hall. 2⃣️Indoor exhibition gardens (all three must-sees!) Suzhou Chang Garden, on the first floor. Figure 1-6 ◾️One of the representative works of Suzhou's small gardens, it is centered on a pool and surrounded by halls, boat halls, pavilions and corridors. There are schools of fish, mandarin ducks and ducks in the water. There are green plants around. ◾️Yuyin Mountain House, on the first floor. Figures 7 and 8 The Yuyin Garden, which was built in the fifth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1866) on North Street in Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, is one of the four famous gardens in Guangdong. Even the vegetation has been restored! There are a lot of firecracker flowers on the roof, and the indoor temperature protects the flowers from blooming. ◾️Pianshi Mountain House, on the second floor. Figures 9 and 10 “Yangzhou is famous for its gardens, and its gardens are famous for their stacked stones.” More than 900 tons of stone 🪨Constitute the main body of the mountain. The replica of Pianshi Shanfang is located in Huayuan Lane in the south of Yangzhou City. Legend has it that it was built by Shitao, a great painter in the late Ming Dynasty. 3⃣️Outdoor exhibition garden, pictures 11-14 From the center of the first floor lobby to the outdoors, passing Xijia Pavilion, there are three large exhibition gardens behind it. They are ◾️Waterscape Garden Pagoda Shadow Villa, ◾️Northern Private Garden Half Acre Pavilion and ◾️Mountain Garden Ranxia Mountain House. They all look very beautiful, especially after a while the vegetation on the hillside will become more colorful. You can enter the mountain trail to Ranxia Mountain House from the white stone gate in Figure 16. If you want to go, remember to wear non-slip shoes. ℹ️ Information 🎫Free reservations are available 1-3 days in advance, divided into morning and afternoon sessions at 17:00. 📅Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00, closed on Monday Admission ends at 15:30; Indoor area closes at 16:30 Try to go early, it is very big and it takes more than 3 hours to explore it all. 👣It is recommended to enter the exhibition hall from the left side There is a map on the wall that you can take a picture of. You can follow the route above and avoid having to go back. Then go to the first floor, then the second floor, and finally go back to the hall and outdoors. 📍No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District 🚗Take Metro Line 14 to Garden Expo Park Station, transfer to Bus No. 55, 115, or 903 and get off at China Garden Museum Station.

#WinHongKongTicket Perhaps only China can restore major gardens at a nearly one-to-one scale! Modern and contemporary Chinese gardens that can be seen here Makes you feel like you are there Of course, it is a little different from visiting these gardens in person. But this is the first time I have seen such a cool museum! It is very suitable for people who like Chinese architecture to come here for a visit Also, I really like the narrator 😍 It was a real treat to listen to him explain the history and stories of these buildings His introduction is great and never boring. Love it. I want to go to Hong Kong to visit museums~ #Ancient Town and Village #Beijing

"Multidimensional Series Exhibition of Chinese Gardens - Reflections on the Mirror" opened in the No. 2 thematic exhibition hall of the Chinese Garden Museum (Garden Expo Museum). The exhibition displays 118 sets of items including bronze mirrors, Han Dynasty roof tiles, calligraphy and paintings, and contemporary artworks, showcasing the origin, prosperity, peak, slow development, and decline of bronze mirrors, and interpreting the relationship and philosophy between bronze mirrors and gardens. This exhibition is the first in our country to interpret the theme of bronze mirrors from a multidimensional perspective of gardens, and through interactive installations and scenes such as multifaceted magic mirrors and kaleidoscopes, it turns the transmission and acquisition of knowledge into an immersive experience that participants can interact with.

The Chinese Garden Museum, located at No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, at the foot of Ying Mountain and by the Yongding River, opened in May 2013. Covering an area of 65,000 square meters with a building area of 49,950 square meters, it is the first national museum in China with a focus on gardens. The exhibition halls include two basic displays: the Ancient Chinese Gardens Hall and the Modern Chinese Gardens Hall, as well as four special exhibitions: the World Famous Gardens Expo Hall, Chinese Garden Culture Hall, Chinese Gardening Techniques Hall, and the Garden Interactive Experience Hall. The exquisite southern garden landscapes of Chang Garden, Yuyin Mountain House, and Pieshi Mountain House are particularly eye-catching. During the Spring Festival, there are not many visitors, and most activities are indoors, which is a good way to avoid the cold of winter.