The Gardens of Suzhou

by Ron Henderson

Suzhou, near Shanghai, is among the great garden cities of the world. The city's masterpieces of classical Chinese garden design, built from the eleventh through the nineteenth centuries, attract thousands of visitors each year and continue to influence international design. In The Gardens of Suzhou, landscape architect and scholar Ron Henderson guides visitors through seventeen of these gardens. The book explores UNESCO world cultural heritage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812222148
• ISBN13: 9780812222142
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"