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The Huntington Chinese Garden - Garden of Flowing Fragrance, San Marino

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About The Huntington Chinese Garden - Garden of Flowing Fragrance

The Garden of Flowing Fragrance, or Liu Fang Yuan, is a 15-acre classical Chinese garden at the Huntington in San Marino inspired by the gardens of Suzhou. Visitors explore the landscape by walking pathways and pavilions that reveal new views like scenes from a painted scroll. The Lake of Reflected Fragrance sits in a natural basin, while the Court of Assembled Worthies is raised to protect native California live oaks. The Love for the Lotus Pavilion displays woodcarvings depicting eight specific Suzhou gardens. Plants throughout the garden carry literary and cultural significance: peach blossoms represent spring, chrysanthemums stand for autumn, lotus symbolizes purity, and orchids represent humility. The Pavilion of the Three Friends features ceiling carvings of bamboo, pine, and plum blossoms. Architecture, waterworks, rockeries, and calligraphy enrich the landscape, offering both physical relaxation and mental stimulation for visitors exploring this refined garden in San Marino.

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What’s there

Rides and attractions
The Lake of Reflected Fragrance (Ying Fang Hu), which shimmers in a natural basin in the Chinese Garden.
The Stargazing Tower, a pavilion in the expanded section of the Chinese Garden, offers sweeping views of the lake and garden below and of the "borrowed landscape" beyond, including the San Gabriel Mountains and Mount Wilson Observatory.
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The Verdant Microcosm, the garden's new penjing complex for the display of miniature trees; the Chinese art of penjing is similar to Japanese bonsai.
The Love for the Lotus Pavilion (Ai Lian Xie), with woodcarvings depicting eight Suzhou gardens (the Chinese Garden)
The Pavilion of the Three Friends (San You Ge), with ceiling carvings of bamboo, pine, and plum blossoms (the Chinese Garden)
Size
The Chinese Garden is a dramatic 15-acre garden.
Languages
Guided audio tour of Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, on your phone; each tour stop offers audio in three languages: English, Mandarin, and Cantonese (the Chinese Garden audio tour)

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