is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. They are generally acknowledged to be masterpieces of the genre. Dating from the 11th-19th century, the gardens ...

Once the stylish retreats of China’s elite, Suzhou’s gardens demonstrate the precision and creativity of Eastern horticultural design. Lose yourself in their tranquillity and see for yourself ...

It was the eve of the 27th Spring Festival that this silver-haired Iranian-Finnish man has celebrated since he arrived in ...

In downtown Portland, a Suzhou-style garden features hundreds of blooms and plants native to China, as well as traditional ...

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will manage a new luxury hotel in Suzhou, China, scheduled to open in 2026. This property will ...

The dinky Master of the Nets Garden (Wang Shi Yuan), off Shiquan ... so rose the demand for luxury goods, and Suzhou was soon China’s leading silk producer. The Silk Museum tells this story ...

Remembering a larger-than-life doormanFor three decades, Jim Burns welcomed guests to The Athenaeum Hotel and Residences in London with quintessential British charm. One of the biggest river ...

Lahore’s Shalimar Gardens and China’s Suzhou Gardens, all of which symbolize humans’ affinity with nature and the desire to perfect one’s environment through artistically arranged plantings.

Suzhou, dubbed "Venice in the East" by 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo, is celebrated not only for the beauty of its winding canals, elegant bridges and classical gardens -- but also for its ...