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	<title>Chinese Architecture and Chinese Architects &#187; Chinese Gardens</title>
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		<title>Garden of Harmony,Suzhou</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This garden was originally the site of the Fu Garden of Wu Guan, a minister during the Ming dynasty. Gu Wenbin, the Governor of Ningbo-Shaoxing region, purchased the site in 1874 and expanded it. The 0.6 hectare garden is divided by a double corridor into eastern and western sections. The eastern section, the original site of the the Fu Garden, features a compound of courtyards and delicate buildings such as the &#8220;Winding Jade Pavilion&#8221;, the &#8220;All-season Grace Pavilion&#8221;, &#8220;Su Dongpo&#8217;s Lute Chamber&#8221;, and the &#8220;Rock Fetish Pavilion&#8221;. The western section, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Master-of-Nets Garden,SuZhou</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Master-of-Nets Garden (built 18th century onward)
The Master-of-the-Nets Garden, or Wang Shi Yuan, was first laid out during the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) but was later abandoned. It was &#8220;rediscovered&#8221; in the 18th century by a retired official who restored the gardens. Like many Confucian scholar-officials, he preferred the peace of nature to the wrangling of Court life. He is said to have remarked that he would rather be a fisherman than a bureaucrat. This is the origin of the garden&#8217;s name.
Like the Humble Administrator&#8217;s Garden, this garden is divided into three ...]]></description>
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		<title>About Chinese gardens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For centuries, Chinese gardens have displayed a delicate balance between the forces of nature and man’s creations. These luxurious gardens provide a spiritual haven from worldly worries.]]></description>
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