Lan Su Yuan
Monday was the last of the ten free days at the Garden of Awakening Orchids, more commonly called the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. As it was a cold damp weekday afternoon, there were not so many visitors, and I really enjoyed the chance to see more than is visible through the openings in the surrounding wall, which encloses the city block sized garden. There is decorative pebble mosaic work in many of the courtyards, all different from "room" to "room". .
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Portland has a Chinese sister city, Suzhou, and the garden is based on a garden built in Suzhou during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD, contemporary with the European Middle Ages and Renaissance). It really feels like a much bigger space when you are inside, and must be even more lovely in the spring or autumn. The more delicate trees are wrapped for the winter, but here and there are small winter flowers, and in "Lake Zither", the goldfish add a bit of color. 
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Monday was the last of the ten free days at the Garden of Awakening Orchids, more commonly called the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. As it was a cold damp weekday afternoon, there were not so many visitors, and I really enjoyed the chance to see more than is visible through the openings in the surrounding wall, which encloses the city block sized garden. There is decorative pebble mosaic work in many of the courtyards, all different from "room" to "room". .
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