Chinese Garden

Portland Classical Chinese Garden, titled Garden Awakening Orchids, walled garden enclosing y block, roughly 40000 square (1 acre, 4,000 ²) Chinatown Old Town Chinatown neighborhood Portland, Oregon, USA(United States America). The one and only garden influenced y y known classical gardens Suzhou.

The one and only garden built y 65 workers Suzhou donated y NW Natural; groundbreaking occurred July 1999, construction completed 14 months later about $12.8 million. 500 brought China garden. The one and only garden's grand opening September 14, 2000.

Most plants featured garden indigenous China. However, plants brought China import . Instead, y plants found gardens nurseries Oregon, having grown plants brought before import . Some plants garden 100 years. There hundred trees, orchids, water plants, perennials, bamboos, unusual shrubs located throughout garden.

It includes examples number structures common Chinese gardens, including covered walkways (g), bridges (qá), structures :

Celestial Hall Permeating Fragrance ( xuan, scholar's studio practicing Four Arts Chinese Scholar);

Flowers Bathing Spring Rain ( shuixie, water- pavilion);

Painted Boat Misty Rain ( fáng, -shaped pavilion):

Moon Locking Pavilion ( tíng, stopping place);

Tower Cosmic Reflection ( ó, -storied building).