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What are the main famous gardens in Suzhou?

The main famous gardens in Suzhou:? Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Netlion Garden and Yiyuan Garden.

I. Introduction of Suzhou Gardens:

Suzhou Classical Garden, referred to as Suzhou Garden for short, is a world cultural heritage, a national AAAAA tourist attraction and one of the top ten scenic spots in China. Suzhou classical gardens are known as "the city of gardens", and enjoy the reputation of "Jiangnan gardens are the best in the world, Suzhou gardens are the best in the south of the Yangtze River" and "rebuilding Gankun is within a stone's throw".

Suzhou classical gardens began in Gusu, the capital of the Kingdom of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, formed in the Five Dynasties, matured in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has its unique historical position and value in the history of world gardening. With superb artistic techniques of freehand brushwork in landscape painting, it contains strong traditional thoughts and cultural connotations of China. It is a model of oriental civilization gardening art, a leader and pride of China garden culture, and an outstanding representative of China gardens.

Second, the development history:

The history of Suzhou classical gardens can be traced back to the gardens of the King of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period in the 6th century BC. Private gardens were first seen in Pijiang Garden in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century), which was called "Wuzhong No.1" at that time. Since then, gardens have flourished, with more and more famous gardens, especially in the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 70 gardens/kloc-0 inside and outside the city, and Suzhou was awarded the title of "Garden City".

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou became one of the most prosperous areas in China, with private gardens all over the ancient city. During the heyday of 16 ~ 18 century, there were more than 200 gardens in Suzhou, and dozens of them were well preserved, making Suzhou known as "paradise on earth".

1997 65438+On February 4th, the 2nd1plenary session of the United Nations World Heritage Committee approved the inclusion of Suzhou classical gardens in the World Heritage List, taking Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master Garden and Huanxiu Villa as typical examples.

On June 30th, 2000, the 24th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee approved the inclusion of Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Art Garden, Lovers Garden and Retreat Garden in the World Heritage List.

In 2003, Suzhou classical garden was named as the national advanced unit to create a civilized industry by the Central Civilization Committee.

On May 30th, 20 17, the promotion meeting of "World Heritage-Suzhou Classical Gardens" was held in the Cultural Section of the Chinese Embassy in France on May 30th, and the unique charm of Suzhou Classical Gardens was shown to the French people through various forms such as travel videos, photo exhibitions and VR (Virtual Reality Technology) experience.

Three. Honors won:

From 65438 to 0997, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master Garden and Huanxiu Mountain Villa, as representatives of Suzhou classical gardens, were listed as world cultural heritage.

In 2000, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Lovers Garden, Art Garden and Retreat Garden, as expansion projects of Suzhou classical gardens, were also listed as world cultural heritage.

"China gardens are the mother of world gardening, and Suzhou classical gardens are outstanding representatives of China gardens", which is the evaluation of Suzhou classical gardens by the 265438th plenary session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee.