Brief information on Bao’s Family Garden  

Bao’s Family Garden, close to the Tangyue Stone Arches, was originally a private garden of the famous businessman and Officer Bao Qiyun during Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was once the largest private garden in China. It a masterpiece of Hui style private gardens and bonsai. Bao’s Family Garden is even comparable to the Plum Garden in Wuxi and the Humble Administrator’s Garden, the Lingering Garden, and the Lion Garden in Suzhou. What pity it is that some parts of the garden were ruined during the Taiping Rebellion. After reconstruction, today’s garden has already become the biggest private garden and the best venue for viewing bonsai in China.

Covering an area of over 2,100 acres, Bao’s Family Garden houses more than 10,000 bonsai works. It is a most charming attraction, and typical of Hui culture. Here is assembled the best specimens of bonsai both domestic and foreign, famous and precious flowers, trees and grass of different regions, pavilions, water features and a small bridge. Here you can not only enjoy the Hui style garden, but also appreciate the largest bonsai in China with mountains, rivers, trees, stones spread before your eyes. The charm of bonsai really lies in creating a large world in such a small space.
 

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Bao’s Family Garden if you plan to visit Bao’s Family Garden and have language problems.