classical gardens of Suzhou

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Chinese classical garden ensemble UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a renowned group of meticulously designed Chinese landscape gardens, celebrated for their harmonious integration of architecture, water, rocks, and plants, and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese classical garden ensemble → UNESCO World Heritage Site → cultural heritage site →
associatedDynasty	Ming dynasty → Qing dynasty → Song dynasty → Yuan dynasty →
componentSite	Canglang Pavilion → Couple’s Retreat Garden → Garden of Cultivation → Humble Administrator’s Garden → Lingering Garden → Lion Grove Garden → Master of the Nets Garden → Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty → Retreat and Reflection Garden → Surging Waves Pavilion → The Garden of Harmony → The Garden of Pleasance →
country	China →
designElement	bamboo groves → bridges → corridors → flowering trees → halls → pavilions → ponds → scholar’s rocks →
designPrinciple	borrowing scenery → miniaturized natural landscapes →
extensionYear	2000 →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inscriptionYear	1997 →
locatedIn	East China → Jiangsu Province → Suzhou →
notableFor	Chinese landscape garden design → harmonious integration of architecture, water, rocks, and plants → influence on East Asian garden design →
partOf	historic city of Suzhou →
periodOfSignificance	11th–19th centuries →
recognizedBy	UNESCO →
region	Yangtze River Delta →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) → (v) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	813 →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jiangsu →	knownFor