Dr Sun Yat-Sen Garden in Vancouver is a world of its own, nestled within the bustling Chinatown in downtown Vancouver.
A little about the Garden
Dr Sun Yat-Sen is considered to be the father of ‘modern China’. He is described as having played a leading role in the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty almost a hundred years ago and was the first president of the Republic of China.
Now, the concept and the philosophy of the garden itself can be traced to centuries earlier – ironically, to the Ming Dynasty times.
This garden is modelled after the private classical gardens built in the city of Suzhou (in the Jiangsu province, southeast of capital Beijing) in the 14th century. [Read more...]