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Guided Walk | Another World Lies Beyond: Garden and Theme Park

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A large body of water surrounded by trees, shrubs, and Chinese-style buildings.

Sat., June 7, 2025, 9–11 a.m.

Members: $40, Public: $50

Chinese Garden

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Discover how landscapes can transport us through words, design, and imagination.
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Explore the principles of Chinese garden design and their influence on gardens and theme parks in this unique guided walk of the Garden of Flowing Fragrance. Led by research fellow Patricia J. Yu, the walk includes a brief talk on the rise and fall of China’s Garden of Perfect Brightness and its revival in modern theme parks.

Key Details

  • This two-hour class includes walking on ADA-accessible paths through the Chinese Garden with a short restroom break.
  • This class is suitable for ages 16 and older.
  • Registration includes admission to The Huntington.

Day of Program

  • Please bring registration confirmation with you.
  • Check in with Education staff at Admission window #10 beginning at 8:30 a.m.

About the Facilitator

Patricia Yu

Patricia J. Yu

Huntington Mellon Fellow Patricia J. Yu is Assistant Professor of Art History at Kenyon College, where she teaches courses on the arts of Asia, art in cross-cultural translation, the themed landscape, and issues of cultural heritage. Her book project, Reproducing the Fragmented Body of the Garden of Perfect Brightness, extends the study of the afterlives of this imperial garden of the Qing dynasty beyond its original site in Beijing. As a space of ruin, the garden has been reconstituted through acts of architectural and artistic copying that translate its recovered form into alternative spatial contexts. This project addresses the multiple translations of the ruined garden into the spaces of diplomacy, theme park, and art gallery. 

A large body of water surrounded by trees, shrubs, and Chinese-style buildings.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

In-Person Class Ticketing Policies

  • Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.

  • To join the waitlist for this event, please email publicprograms@huntington.org. A space is not guaranteed, but you will be contacted if a space becomes available.

  • To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.