- Address: Pier St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia;
- Website: darlingharbour.com;
- Phone: +61 2 9240 8888;
- Cost: adults - 6 dollars, children - 3;
- Admission: 09.00-17.30
The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a relatively young Sydney landmark. However, every year this place is visited by many tourists. Here you can relax, admire the rare plants and concentrate on the sublime.
How did the garden appear?
The Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney owes its origin to the twin city of Guanzhou. Its development and implementation was carried out by specialists from this Chinese city. The opening took place in 1988 and was timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Australia.
The garden is designed in accordance with the principles of landscape design and architecture of the peoples of the East. Here, a quaint combination of stone, water, plants and traditional Chinese architecture.
The attraction is located near the Sydney Chinatown, in the Darling Harbor area .
Features of landscape design
The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a bright representative of oriental landscape design. Habitual flower beds, made in the form of some geometric figures, are habitual for a white person (a European), smooth, silky lawns are absent here. The oriental garden is a corner of the wild nature, recreated by the hands of man. Here you can find an elegant Chinese house, a lake through which a bridge is thrown, and even a waterfall. Stones and plants create an atmosphere of appeasement, and the stone Buddha invites a little to think about the eternal.
In the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney there is an interesting collection of bonsai. Miniature copies of these trees are planted in ceramic pots, from which a harmonious composition is composed.
What can I see?
The flora of the Chinese garden is unique. It consists exclusively of Chinese species of plants, shrubs and trees. The climate of New South Wales and the Chinese province of Guangdong are remarkably similar. Therefore, even capricious oriental handsome men feel at home in Australia. Here grows red mulberry - a symbol of the Chinese province.
Walking in the garden, be sure to look:
- Pavilion of Lotus fragrance, located directly on the water.
- Tea house (here you can taste different types of Chinese tea).
- Round and Jade Pavilions.
- A wandering gallery.
- The Gemini Pavilion.
- And much more.
Getting to the Chinese garden of friendship is easy. It can be a monorail or metro.
Going on vacation in Sydney, do not forget to take the time of this attraction and take with you a camera. The pictures here are incredibly beautiful.
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