Gardens of Suzhou - Garden of the Politics of the Humble Man

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Garden of the Politics of the Humble Man Description

(Local Name: Zhuozheng Yuan) The picturesque Garden of the Politics of the Humble Man (Zhuozheng Yuan), came into being in the 16th C, on the site of a former Buddhist monastery, to the north of the Lion Grove. The first owner, the retired minister Wang Xiancheng who named this garden, was inspired by a hermit's saying. He had said, ''the politics I indulge in as a humble man is to water the garden and plant vegetables''. His son apparently lost the garden in a game of chance. The site is divided into western, middle and eastern sections, the middle section is of particular interest to the visitor. Numerous towers and pavilions rise up on the banks of the pools, which occupy three fifths of the area, creating the

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