Lingering Garden
Name of Building
Lingering Garden
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Date the building was designed and/or first built
1593 CE
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Zhou Binzhong- Artist
Xu Taishi-Commissioner
Culturally Specific Time Period
Ming Dynasty, China
Geo-Location
31.315927024241486, 120.59214223212045
Materials
Stone
Wood
Size and/or Scale of Building
5.8 acres (2.331 hectares)
Architectural Type
Garden
Formal Style
Qing Dynasty classical garden
Image source
Image 1: Lingering_Garden
Image 2: Lingering Garden, Suzhou, China (2015) - 43.jpg
Image 3: Lingering_Garden_-_Cloud-Capped_Peak_20220904
Image 4: Full_Moon_Doorway_(6508447005)
Image 5: KAM_7613_(6508369365)
Image 6: Lingering_Garden2
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons
Image 2: 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingering_Garden
https://www.chinafetching.com/lingering-garden#:~:text=Lingering%20Garden%2C%20also%20known%20as,Dynasty%20(1636%20%E2%80%94%201912).&text=Designated%20as%20a%20UNESCO%20World,the%20aesthetic%20of%20elegant%20intellectuals.&text=Additionally%2C%20the%20garden%20is%20celebrated,Suzhou%2C%20Photo%20from%20Official%20Site.&text=Artful%20Rockeries%2C%20Photo%20by%20Ying%20Zhigang.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-09-10/Lingering-Garden-Superb-craftsmanship-in-harmony-with-nature-JSBcOLek80/index.html
Citation
Zhou Binzhong- Artist and Xu Taishi-Commissioner, “Lingering Garden,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/136.
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