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2026.05.05 15:55 GMT+8

A garden unfolding in turns

Updated 2026.05.05 15:55 GMT+8
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Framed by windows, corridors and doorways, views in the garden are revealed in layers rather than all at once. /CGTN

Limestone rockeries, trees and pavilions form shifting compositions as visitors move through winding paths. /CGTN

Framed by windows, corridors and doorways, views in the garden are revealed in layers rather than all at once. /CGTN

Limestone rockeries, trees and pavilions form shifting compositions as visitors move through winding paths. /CGTN

Limestone rockeries, trees and pavilions form shifting compositions as visitors move through winding paths. /CGTN

Limestone rockeries, trees and pavilions form shifting compositions as visitors move through winding paths. /CGTN

Framed by windows, corridors and doorways, views in the garden are revealed in layers rather than all at once. /CGTN

Limestone rockeries, trees and pavilions form shifting compositions as visitors move through winding paths. /CGTN

In the Lion Grove Garden, the scenery does not reveal itself all at once.

Taihu rocks rise and fold. Magnificent limestone rockeries dominate the scene, softening their peaks and pathways adorned by plants and trees, while bridges and water quietly guide the eye and gently invite visitors to explore.

Pavilions appear at moments of transition, framed by doorways, windows and corridors that continuously reshape the view.

Spaces divide and reconnect, and the path bends as the landscape unfolds. Moving through the garden, the act of seeing shifts subtly – each scene leading toward another, capturing the restrained and poetic sensibility of Jiangnan classical gardens.

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