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Enjoy traditional Chinese music every Wednesday afternoon in the Garden of Flowing Fragrance.

Don't miss our most popular plant sale of the year!

April 29–Dec. 4, 2023 | The oldest printed book in The Huntington's collection, The Scripture of the Great Flower Ornament of the Buddha, will be on display in “Printed in 1085: The Chinese Buddhist Canon from the Song Dynasty” in the Library West Hall.

Don't miss our most popular plant sale of the year!

Don't miss our most popular plant sale of the year!

Beth Lew-Williams, associate professor of history at Princeton University, explores the history of the color line—the border crossed by Chinese migrants long before the advent of U.S. border control.

Ian Smith, professor of English at Lafayette College and this year's Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow, explores the racial significance of cloth and textiles for the theater and argues their relevance for modern audiences.

Chinese American composer Nathan Wang, the 2022-23 Cheng Family Foundation Visiting Artist in the Chinese Garden, will present "Shanghai's World Emporium," an original musical developed over his year-long residency.