Never twice the same, the Portland Classical Chinese Garden is an authentically built cultural heritage garden and living museum of Chinese trees and flora. Within this authentic Ming Dynasty scholar’s garden, serpentine mosaic pathways lead to harmonious landscapes of plants, water, stones, pavilions, and poetry.
Explore the Garden
Explore the Portland Classical Chinese Garden and its history and meanings. From a story of a friendship between Portland and Suzhou, China to the meaning of the placement of plants, you can tour the Garden from your own home.
Garden Free Day
On Sunday, October 5 visit the Garden for free thanks to the City of Portland’s Office of International Affairs. Garden docents will wander the Garden throughout the day answering questions and providing visitors with brief introductions to the history and meaning of our Chinese Garden.
Coming Soon
Discover the game of Go with members of the Portland Go Club. Learn about the history of this ancient game that the US Go Association describes as “an ancient board game which takes simple elements—line and circle, black and white, stone and wood—combines them with simple rules and generates subtleties which have enthralled players for millennia”
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