Tours
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Accomplished Chinese Tour Guide -
Old Wall -
Shanghai Lights, Chinese Cuisine -
Intense Hangzhou Rollerblade Training -
Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou -
Future Kung Fu Master -
Classical Garden Contemplation -
Shanghai Expo -
Save the Whales, Westlake Boating -
Francesca Ferrari Custom Chinese Travel -
Daoist Temple, Lao Tze Statue -
Gray Temple
Suzhou, China
Suzhou beams with hidden treasures from ancient China. Located along the bustling Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal prompted its emergence as a major trading center. Its flowing canals later attracted an eclectic gathering of poets, artists, musicians and scholars.
Suzhou is famed for its Chinese Classical gardens, where 9 of the remaining 69 gardens is listed by the Unesco World Heritage. Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine's Five Element theory (wood, fire, earth, metal, water), these elements play interlinking roles in one's health as on earth.
Rich in symbolism and design, every rock, body of water, tree, plant, and flower serves a distinct purpose providing a spiritual utopia. The Chinese classical garden greets one's soul to commune with nature. A walk through the garden allows one to heal and regenerate from the rigors of daily life, reminding what is truly important for spiritual renewal.
Pine ~ longevity
Taihu rocks ~ immortality
Lotus ~ purity
Peony ~ wealth
Bamboo ~ nobleness
When strolling through a Classical Garden, the unusually shaped Taihu rocks represent wisdom and immortality, capture your attention and imagination. Flora is used both for beauty and healing as many have medicinal uses. The plum blossom, one of the Four Junzi Flowers (bamboo, orchid, chrysanthemum, plum blossom) boasts its beauty in late winter, reminding one of the next season to arrive.
