Garden of Cultivation

The Garden of Cultivation
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ming Dynasty Pavilion
LocationSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Part ofClassical Gardens of Suzhou
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
Reference813bis-007
Inscription1997 (21st Session)
Extensions2000
Area0.38 ha (0.94 acres)
Buffer zone1.117 ha (2.76 acres)
Coordinates31°18′54.9″N 120°36′17.0″E / 31.315250°N 120.604722°E / 31.315250; 120.604722
Garden of Cultivation is located in Jiangsu
Garden of Cultivation
Location of Garden of Cultivation in Jiangsu
Garden of Cultivation is located in China
Garden of Cultivation
Garden of Cultivation (China)
Garden of Cultivation
Simplified Chinese艺圃
Traditional Chinese藝圃
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYì Pǔ
IPA[î pʰù]
Wu
SuzhouneseNyi Pu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNgaih Póu
JyutpingNgai6 Pou2
IPA[ŋɐj˨ pʰɔw˧˥]

The Garden of Cultivation (Chinese: 艺圃; pinyin: Yì Pǔ) is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou. It is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list. "Due to its special history, this Garden was virtually unknown before it was listed as a UN World Cultural Heritage site."[1]

  1. ^ Li Zongwei, The Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Shanghai Press and Publishing Development Company, 2006, p. 175

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