The Humble Administrator's Garden

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May 18th 2009

Published: May 18th 2009

On Saturday, 5-16, we took a tour of the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, one of the top four gardens in China. The azaleas were finished blooming, and the Lotus hadn't started yet, but it was still very beautiful! We had a guide named Danny who was fantastic. He spoke very good English and made everything very entertaining, not just dry facts. The Gardens are 500 years old and cover almos... Read Full Entry

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Linda

covemom

My family currently lives in a small rural town in North Carolina, USA. In May 09, our 9yo daughter and I first traveled to China with my husband for his work . We returned home and traveled to Alaska for 3 weeks to visit my sister and her husband. In Sept 09, we returned to China for our second trip, and will be returning again. Many people have asked me to share about our journeys, so I plan to do that here. Update: It is now June 2011 and we are back in China for the 7th trip. We have learned so much in our time here...we are retruning to many places we have been before as well as contin... full info

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Bonsai

This bonsai looks big but was actually only 2 ft tall

Bonsai

I thought bonsai was a certain type of plant, but it actually means "potted plant" so there were all kinds of bonsai

The ground was made to give a foot massage as you walked barefoot

Leah, Linda and Jim

Round doorways symbolize the moon

Evil spirits were thought to only be able to travel in straight lines, so they often made zigzag walkways

window

Windows were important to the feel of the gardens

Chinese Katelin

Jim thought that if Katelin was Chinese, she'd look like this girl

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Mandarin Duck

Mandarin ducks, in pairs, symbolize love and marriage

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19th May 2009

carol welch
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Chinese Katelin. lol *thumbsup* I noticed Linda in the background of one of Leah's celebrity pics. BEAUTIFUL photos. What a wonderful, awesom experience!! I'm gonna get me a crane! xoxo ~carol

19th May 2009

covemom
Linda

Longevity for Carol!
I'll look for a crane to bring you back!

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