Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan
Oct. 22, 2022–May 29, 2023 | “Crafting a Garden” sheds light on the intricacies of the Chinese Garden through models, photographs, tools, and videos that tell the story of its design and construction.
Liu Fang Yuan features a variety of different types of buildings—imposing halls, whimsical pavilions, thatched huts, and more.
Liu Fang Yuan features 12 different paving patterns created from clay tile, shards of limestone, and river rocks of various colors.
The Huntington’s Chinese Garden is filled with ornamental plants from Suzhou and hearty California natives.
Literature fills The Huntington’s Chinese Garden. Among its corridors and courtyards, inscriptions in Chinese calligraphy are everywhere.