Lan Su Chinese Garden
Find respite and celebrate Chinese culture at a Suzhou-style garden in the heart of Portland.
Know Before You Go
COVID-19 Update: Lan Su Chinese Garden reopened on July 15. Timed ticket reservations will be required and the Garden will only be offering a limited number of tickets per day. The Tao of Tea teahouse will offer to-go service with some outdoor seating, but visitors will not be able to access the Tower of Cosmic Reflections.
All group-based activities have been suspended, including docent-led group tours. See the latest health and safety guidelines related to COVID-19 on the Lan Su Chinese Garden’s website.
A year-round wonder, the Lan Su Chinese Garden is an authentic Ming Dynasty style garden, built by Suzhou artisans, that takes up an entire block of the city’s historic Chinatown district. Since the garden’s opening in 2000, its covered walkways, bridges, open colonnades, pavilions and richly planted landscape framing the man-made Zither Lake have created an urban oasis of tranquil beauty and harmony. It’s an inspiring, serene setting for meditation, quiet thought and tea served at The Tao of Tea in the Tower of Cosmic Reflections, as well as public tours of the grounds led by expert horticulturalists.
Over a span of two weeks each winter, Lan Su’s Chinese New Year Celebration packs the calendar full of festivities that explore the culture and history of the Eastern holiday.
Though the grounds provide a peaceful escape, periodic events give the garden a festive atmosphere. Over a span of two weeks each winter, Lan Su’s Chinese New Year Celebration packs the calendar full of festivities that explore the culture and history of the Eastern holiday. Beginning on the final day of the last month of the Chinese calendar (typically late January or early February), the festivities include paper lantern viewings, calligraphy demonstrations and lion dance performances.
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