Garden of Cultivation, Suzhou 苏州艺圃

Location: China, Jiangsu, Gusu District, Suzhou Google Maps Amap
Part of: Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Suzhou, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Nearby: Sanqing Hall, Xuanmiao Temple, Suzhou, Jiangsu →︎2km, The Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou ↗︎2km, Twin Pagodas of Luohan Temple, Suzhou, Jiangsu →︎2km, Hanshan Temple ←︎4km, Tiger Hill Pagoda (Yunyan Temple Pagoda), Suzhou, Jiangsu ↖︎4km, Zhouzhuang ↘︎32km, Wuxi ↖︎34km, Lake Tai ←︎41km, The Three Hills of Lake Tai ↙︎46km, Shanghai →︎86km

The Garden of Cultivation is in Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, tucked into the lanes of the northwest of the old city; it was founded in the Ming. In the late Ming it passed to Wen Zhenmeng, great-grandson of the painter Wen Zhengming, who called it the Herb Garden; in the early Qing Jiang Cai lived here, and his son Jiang Shijie gave it its present name. The garden is small and centred on a pond, with halls and a waterside pavilion on the north bank and a rockery on the south; its open, simple layout preserves the arrangement of a Ming garden well. It is part of the World Heritage Classical Gardens of Suzhou.