096 - The Humble Administrator's Garden of Suzhou
Update: 2022-08-18
Description
He was from the richest city in Ming China, or one of the richest, and after his checkered political career, he came home and planted a garden. 500 years later, we can still visit his garden and marvel at the humility of Wang Xianchen, the Humble Administrator. This episode is a pleasant diversion beforewe get back to the big stories.
And we'll have Suzhou "smoked" fish while we're here!
Sources:
Clunas, Craig. Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China
Lonely Planet China
Clunas, Craig. Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China
Lonely Planet China
Photograph CC4.0 by wikicommons user Another Believer
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