[2024 Beijing Attraction] Travel Guide for The Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architure (Updated Dec)

🎈The China Garden Museum is a national first-class museum located at No. 15 Shejichang Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It was established in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is the first national museum themed on gardens in China. 🎈🎈The China Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters. It consists of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibitions. The museum is 31.5 meters high. It has 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, and 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas. 🎈🎈🎈The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15 Shejichang Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 🚇It is directly accessible by Metro Line 14. 🚗Take bus 175 or 903 and get off at the China Garden Museum. Free admission. You can make a reservation in advance or swipe your ID card at the entrance.

#chinatrip A weekend visit to Beijing's Garden Museum was both fun and relaxing. The museum beautifully showcases China’s traditional gardening art, with stunning landscapes, intricate rock formations, and peaceful water features. It gave us insights into the history and techniques of Chinese garden design. Also, there were some themed galleries, and interactive areas for kids, making it a great spot for families. The peaceful atmosphere was perfect for unwinding, and there were plenty of photo opportunities.

#chinatrip The Beijing Garden Museum is a peaceful and beautiful place to visit. It shows the rich history of Chinese gardens with models, paintings, and real plants. The displays are well-organized, and you can learn how traditional gardens were designed. The museum has a calm atmosphere, making it a relaxing experience. The outdoor areas are lovely, with water features and pavilions to explore. It’s a great spot for anyone who loves nature, culture, or history. The museum is easy to reach and offers a unique look at Chinese landscaping traditions. It’s an enjoyable visit for families, couples, or solo travelers.

20240726 Chinese Garden Museum Suzhou Chang Garden "Half a wall of the house awaits the bright moon, a cup of clear tea to reward a friend." The charm of Chang Garden lies in its water scenery, its artistic conception, and more importantly, the owner's state of mind. Chang Garden was built in the late Qing Dynasty, covering an area of just over one acre, making it one of the most "miniature" gardens in Jiangnan gardens. Chang Garden can be said to be a model of making the most out of a small space. The Chang Garden in the Chinese Garden Museum is a complete reconstruction of Suzhou Chang Garden. While maintaining the original appearance, appropriate adjustments were made according to the site conditions, combining pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, springs, stones, flowers, and trees together, skillfully using the art technique of making a small space appear larger. Lingnan Yuyin Mountain House "With water in the center, the garden is built around the water" is a prominent feature of Lingnan Yuyin Mountain House. Entering the small garden gate, a pool of water comes into view, and opposite is the main hall of the garden, "Shenliutang". At the top of Shenliutang, a unique red bat from the Lingnan region holds a flower basket accompanied by auspicious clouds. The word "bat" (蝠) is homophonic with "blessing" (福), symbolizing the arrival of great blessings.🦇

1:1 replicas of Suzhou gardens, Lingnan gardens, etc. You can enjoy the beauty of southern gardens without leaving Beijing. Most of the exhibition halls are indoors, so you don't have to worry about the scorching summer heat outside. A great place for weekend outings and summer family trips. China Garden Museum 🎫｜Free 🚇｜You can take Metro Line 14 to Yuanboyuan Station, then transfer to bus 903/Express 115 to get there. 🅿️｜Free parking available ⏱️｜Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, last entry at 15:30 (closed on Mondays) 🌟Recommended Highlights: ✅Must-see 3 major garden replicas: Chang Garden (1st floor), Yu Meng Shan Fang (1st floor), and Pian Shi Shan Fang (2nd floor) ✅Permanent 6 major exhibition halls, showcasing the essence of garden art from ancient to modern times, both domestic and international ✅Special exhibition 'Twists and Turns - Tong Jun's Garden World'

🔥Summer has arrived, and the scorching heat of Beijing is unbearable. A place where you can stroll through gardens and view exhibitions is truly considerate. When I first heard of the Beijing Garden Museum, I thought it was just a simple display stand, showcasing some ancient relics. However, upon entering the museum, I discovered that it was meticulously designed to imitate the gardening arts of Suzhou, Hangzhou, and both northern and southern styles, with every corner filled with the breath of art and history. 🧭Navigation: China Garden Museum 🚇Transportation: Take the subway to the Garden Expo Park station, transfer to bus 115, and get off at the Garden Museum station. 🎫Highlights: Free admission! Fewer people, beautiful scenery! ☎️Reservation: 👸Reservation required, weekends are busier, it is recommended to visit on weekdays when there are fewer people, and there are more families on weekends. 🏞️The Contrast between Northern and Jiangnan Gardens Northern imperial gardens are known for their rugged and grand style, with a design that reflects the concept of the emperor's unification of the world, and also pays attention to Feng Shui layout. 🏕️Suzhou gardens, on the other hand, are famous for their exquisite and elegant niche style, with superior natural conditions, rich in rivers, lakes, garden rocks, greenery, and animal landscapes. 🛤️Lingnan culture is also fully reflected in the Garden Museum, such as the imitation of Dongguan's Keyuan, where you can experience the charm of Jiangnan without leaving Beijing. 🏰Museum Sections First Floor ✅Lobby: Displays the origin and development of ancient garden architecture, including some simulated constructions of cultural relics. Pavilion, Terrace, Tower, and Attic Exhibition Hall: Displays Chang Garden, Pieshi Mountain House, and Taoying Private Garden, etc. ✅Outdoor Area: Pavilions, corridors, bridges, stone arches, as well as swans, mandarin ducks, wild ducks, peacocks, etc. Second Floor ✅Outdoor Hall: Displays Yuyin Mountain House, Half-acre Pavilion, and Ranxia Mountain House. ✅Garden Culture Hall: Displays the unique style of Jiangnan private gardens. In addition to Feng Shui considerations, you can also see halls, towers, pavilions, studios, terraces, squares, pavilions, corridors, bridges, and walls, and other garden elements. 📷Photography Tips: The Garden Museum cleverly uses landscape design techniques such as framing, borrowing, contrasting, and licking scenes, making each view seem like a painting. By learning these landscaping techniques, you can add many wonderful elements to your photos, and you can't help but marvel at the garden art of that time, which had already brought beauty to its fullest. 🎇Touring Anecdote During a visit, I encountered an enthusiastic staff member, who gave me a deeper understanding of garden culture through his explanation. Although the visit was limited in time, it was already full of gains, and I plan to come back next time for a private tour to explore more details. 🕰️Touring Time: Half a day 🏞️Nearby Attractions: Garden Expo Park ☀️Especially now, with the high temperature of 38 degrees, it's difficult to go down to Jiangnan, but in the Garden Museum, it feels like being in the water towns of Jiangnan, with flowers, grass, and summer.

These pictures was taken from my previous trip to The Museum of Chinese Garden and Architecture or also called as "中国园林博物馆" in its native language. This can be an option for family getaway, since you can enjoy many stories, history, and miniature of Chinese gardens as well as architectures. They have the outdoor and indoor area, so you won't be bored. ☘️ Recommended time to visit: 1.5 to 2.5 hours. ☘️ Facilities : public toilet, tourist information center, restaurant, etc. #weekendgetaways

China Garden Museum, as a carrier for recording and preserving the history of gardens, continues to present wonderful exhibitions, protecting and inheriting the brilliant culture. Now, welcoming the finale of the tenth anniversary series of exhibitions, the 'Jinse II - Exploring the Architectural Colored Paintings of Jiangnan' exhibition, co-hosted by the China Garden Museum and the Changshu City Cultural Expo Center, is on display in the main theme hall of the China Garden Museum, continuing to wander with the public through the myriad 'Jinse' of Chinese architecture. Step into the main theme hall of the China Garden Museum to understand the decorative and aesthetic essence of colored paintings, a feature of ancient Chinese architecture, and explore the mysteries hidden in the treasures of the garden.

The Chinese Garden Museum is located on the banks of the Yongding River in Beijing, adjacent to the Garden Expo Park. The entire museum area consists of three parts: the main building, indoor reconstructed buildings, and outdoor reconstructed buildings: ◇ The indoor exhibition area includes temporary and permanent exhibitions ① Garden History Exhibition ② Suzhou Gardens - Chang Garden, one of the many existing classical gardens in Suzhou, is a relatively small private garden. ③ Lingnan Gardens - Yuyin Mountain House, originally located in Guangzhou, was the private garden of Qing dynasty scholar Wu Bin. ④ Yangzhou Gardens - Pianshi Mountain House, the most famous rockery in the garden was created by Shi Tao, a landscape painter from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Outdoor Garden Exhibition ① Northern Mountain Garden - Qixia Mountain House ② Northern Private Garden - Banmu Xuanxie ③ Northern Waterscape Garden - Taoying Bieyuan The outdoor garden scenery is serene and beautiful, with mountains and water in harmony, where one can climb or follow the water. The Garden Museum is free to the public, combining garden knowledge with physical gardens, and is well worth a visit.

I took 27 subway stops and 5 bus stops to visit the Garden Expo Park and the Chinese Garden Museum. There were a lot of people because the peach blossoms were blooming. Here's a brief review for future visitors: 1. Transportation The subway station for the Garden Expo Park is the fastest way to get there by bus directly at the entrance. You can take either bus 903 or a special line, and the stop at Gate 6 passes by the Garden Museum, but we went to climb the mountain first because there are fewer places to rest on the mountain than in the museum, and more energy is needed. 2. Garden Expo Park Peach Blossom Valley is located between Wenchang Pavilion and Yongding Tower, so almost everyone gets off at Gate 6 and climbs up the mountain. The road up the mountain is easy to walk, with a gentle slope and a wide cement path that can accommodate vehicles. The peach trees in the valley are dense and gather along the slope like clouds. The peach blossoms here are mainly white and light pink, delicate and softly fragrant, already showing signs of withering. Don't be fixated on a specific photo spot; in fact, without post-processing, no matter how you take the picture, it won't have the beauty of a sky full of blossoms. There are many places on the mountain where you can overlook a railway, with freight trains passing by frequently, and the red locomotives are very eye-catching. If you stand by the peach trees and look, it's like a train heading to spring. The park's facilities are average, but since there is no admission fee, you can't ask for too much. 3. Garden Museum This museum is actually hard to do because gardens themselves are architecture, and displaying architecture within a building can't just be about models. Rebuilding would be strange since some gardens are already reconstructions, which would be a reconstruction of a reconstruction. Their approach is to rebuild a Suzhou-style private garden like the Pishi Mountain House indoors, and a northern imperial garden with carved beams and painted rafters outdoors. In addition, the theme exhibition hall displays some technical details of garden construction, such as architectural painting, building components, etc. The indoor part I think is average, with the feeling of fresh paint, lacking an immersive experience except for convenient cosplay photography. The outdoor part is quite good, blending with the mountains of the Garden Expo Park, and there are plenty of places to rest, making it very suitable for spring outings and enjoyment.

As someone who has a special affection for Chinese gardens, I had to visit the Chinese Garden Museum. Having toured all four famous Chinese gardens, my understanding of Chinese gardens has been elevated to a new level after visiting the museum. Next time I visit a garden, it will be with more purpose!

"Multidimensional Series Exhibition of Chinese Gardens - Reflections on the Mirror" opened in the No. 2 thematic exhibition hall of the Chinese Garden Museum (Garden Expo Museum). The exhibition displays 118 sets of items including bronze mirrors, Han Dynasty roof tiles, calligraphy and paintings, and contemporary artworks, showcasing the origin, prosperity, peak, slow development, and decline of bronze mirrors, and interpreting the relationship and philosophy between bronze mirrors and gardens. This exhibition is the first in our country to interpret the theme of bronze mirrors from a multidimensional perspective of gardens, and through interactive installations and scenes such as multifaceted magic mirrors and kaleidoscopes, it turns the transmission and acquisition of knowledge into an immersive experience that participants can interact with.

The Chinese Garden Museum, located at No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, at the foot of Ying Mountain and by the Yongding River, opened in May 2013. Covering an area of 65,000 square meters with a building area of 49,950 square meters, it is the first national museum in China with a focus on gardens. The exhibition halls include two basic displays: the Ancient Chinese Gardens Hall and the Modern Chinese Gardens Hall, as well as four special exhibitions: the World Famous Gardens Expo Hall, Chinese Garden Culture Hall, Chinese Gardening Techniques Hall, and the Garden Interactive Experience Hall. The exquisite southern garden landscapes of Chang Garden, Yuyin Mountain House, and Pieshi Mountain House are particularly eye-catching. During the Spring Festival, there are not many visitors, and most activities are indoors, which is a good way to avoid the cold of winter.

The Chinese Garden Museum is located at No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It started preparation in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is the first national-level museum in China with a garden theme. The Chinese Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters, consisting of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibition display. The Garden Expo Museum has a height of 31.5 meters. There are 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, as well as 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas.

The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It started preparations in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is the first national museum in China with a focus on gardens. The China Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters, consisting of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibitions. The Garden Expo Museum has a height of 31.5 meters. There are 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, as well as 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas.

Spring breezes, blooming flowers, endless spring scenery, and the perfect time to visit the Chinese Garden Museum to enjoy the greenery and the view. The Chinese Garden Museum is located at No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It started preparation in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is China's first national museum themed around gardens. The Chinese Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters, consisting of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibitions. The museum's height is 31.5 meters. There are 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, as well as 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas. As Beijing is bathed in beautiful spring light and filled with the fragrance of flowers and birdsong, there is no better time than now to visit the Garden Museum to experience the essence of spring.

The China Garden Museum (China Garden Museum), located at No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, started its preparation in 2010 and began operations in May 2013. It is the first national museum in China with a focus on gardens. The China Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters, consisting of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibition display. The height of the museum (golden roof ridge) is 31.5 meters. There are 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, as well as 5,000 collections and high-fidelity replicas. In March 2015, the China Garden Museum was named 'Beijing Science Popularization Base' by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Beijing Association for Science and Technology. On November 6, 2018, the China Garden Museum was rated as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

The Chinese Garden Museum is the first national museum in China themed on gardens, located at the foot of Ying Mountain in the Beijing Ecological District, by the Yongding River. The museum consists of the main building, outdoor exhibition areas, and indoor exhibition gardens, covering an area of 65,000 square meters. The indoor exhibition gardens include the Suzhou Garden (Suzhou Chang Garden), Lingnan Garden (Lingnan Guangzhou Yuyin Mountain House), and Yangzhou Garden (Yangzhou Pianshi Mountain House). The Garden Museum integrates the characteristics of southern Chinese gardens, displaying a unique gardening style and superb artistic achievements. With ponds, halls, pavilions, promenades, rockeries, and a rich scenery of flowers, plants, and trees, it is like stepping into the gardens of Jiangnan and Lingnan.

The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It started preparations in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is the first national museum in China with a garden theme. The China Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters. It consists of three parts: the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibitions. The height of the museum is 31.5 meters. There are 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, and 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas. .

The China Garden Museum is located at No. 15, Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. It started planning in 2010 and opened in May 2013. It is the first national museum in China with the theme of gardens. The China Garden Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 49,950 square meters. It is composed of the main building, indoor exhibition gardens, and outdoor exhibition areas. The main building has 28,200 square meters available for exhibition. The height of the museum is 31.5 meters. There are 9 indoor exhibitions, 3 indoor exhibition gardens, 3 outdoor exhibition gardens, and 5,000 collections and high-quality replicas.

China Garden Museum is China's first national museum with the theme of gardens, a national AAAA level tourist attraction, with the concept of "Chinese Garden - Our Ideal Home" for the establishment of the museum. It is a public cultural institution that collects garden-specific cultural relics, studies the historical value of gardens, displays the charm of garden art, and promotes China's excellent traditional culture. It is known as the "living" museum. As a national science popularization education base, a national primary and secondary school research and practice education base, a Beijing science popularization base, a capital science popularization theme research base, a "red scarf love capital" Beijing Young Pioneers off-campus practice education base and a Beijing lifelong learning demonstration base. China Garden Museum 🌟Highlights: Free admission, online reservation required 🕙Business hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (stop admission time 15:30; close indoor area time 16:30) Closed on Monday (except for statutory holidays) 🚉Transportation strategy: Subway route: Take subway line 14 to Garden Expo Park station, change to bus No. 55, No. 115, No. 903 at A exit bus stop to China Garden Museum station. Bus route 1, Take bus No. 327, No. 951 to Lujing station and walk for 10 minutes. 2, Take bus No. 55, No. 115 or No. 903 to China Garden Museum station. Self-driving route: 1, Lian Shi West Road to the west, North Palace Road exit Pan Bridge to the south, turn left at Lujing Road intersection, turn left at Shooting Range Road intersection, turn left at Garden Expo Avenue intersection, the left side of the road is. 2, West Fifth Ring Garden Expo Bridge enters Meishi Kou Road to the west to Garden Expo Subway Station intersection, drives north into Garden Expo Avenue, passes Garden Expo 1-5 gate in turn. 🌟Highlights: ✅Must experience: 👍Most recommended: Exhibition Hall: Ancient Chinese Garden Hall, Modern Chinese Garden Hall; Indoor Exhibition Garden: Chang Garden, Yu Yin Shan Fang, Pian Shi Shan Fang three garden landscapes Outdoor Exhibition Area: Ta Ying Bie Yuan, Ran Xia Shan Fang, Ban Mu Xuan Xie three northern gardens ❤Recommended reason: The museum displays more than 200 kinds of plants, more than 10 kinds of rocks, reflecting the diversity of traditional Chinese gardens. The museum has a collection of pottery, porcelain, wood, ancient books and other 16 categories of collections, the age span is large, more fully shows the development of Chinese gardens. The museum has a secret garden ecological experience area, science creative laboratory, public education center, garden creative workshop 4 teaching areas. 📝Note tips: 1, Need to make an appointment in advance. 2, Ordinary photography is allowed, professional shooting equipment needs to contact the staff to coordinate. 3, There is a storage place for items in the garden.