Humble Administrator's Garden
Name of Building
Humble Administrator's Garden
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Built in 1509
Garden was named around 1517
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Wang Xianchen
Culturally Specific Time Period
Ming Dynasty
Geo-Location
31.324388944007516, 120.62994853835416
Materials
Stone
Wood
Size and/or Scale of Building
5.195 ha (12.84 acres)
Architectural Type
Garden
Formal Style
Classic Jiangnan (Southern China) garden style
Image source
Image 1: Suzhou_Zhuozheng_Yuan_2015.04.23_08-13-49
Image 2: Suzhou_Zhuozheng_Yuan_2015.04.23_08-06-07
Image 3: Suzhou_Zhuozheng_Yuan_2015.04.23_08-16-42
Image 4: Suzhou_Zhuozheng_Yuan_2015.04.23_08-22-06
Image 5: Suzhou_Zhuozheng_Yuan_2015.04.23_08-33-20
Image 6: 2560px-Suzhou_Zhuozheng_Yuan_2015.04.23_08-26-31
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons
Image 1: Creative Commons
Image 3: Creative Commons
Image 4: Creative Commons
Image 5: Creative Commons
Image 6: Creative Commons
Student First and Last Name
Sultana Rahim
Bibliographic references for the item
https://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/fact-sheets/people-places/humble-administrators-garden-china/#:~:text=Garden%20design,kilometre%20away%20from%20the%20garden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Administrator%27s_Garden
https://smarthistory.org/gardens-microcosms-spotlight-zhuozhengyuan/
Citation
Wang Xianchen , “Humble Administrator's Garden,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/124.
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