{"id":21896,"date":"2019-09-06T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21896"},"modified":"2021-03-07T18:15:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T02:15:01","slug":"the-master-of-nets-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21896","title":{"rendered":"The Master-of-Nets Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Master-of- Nets Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Suzhou, People&#8217;s Republic of China. The garden was originally built in 1174 during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) and, inspired by the simple life of a retired fisherman, was named Yu Yin (\u6e14\u9690, Fisherman&#8217;s Retreat). During the Qing Dynasty, the garden was renamed the Master-of-Nets-Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering through the main gate, visitors enter the Sedan Chair Hall where a painting of the gardens adorns one wall and a map of the garden is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Master-of-Nets-Garden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Master-of-Nets-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Painting - Master-of-Nets-Garden\" class=\"wp-image-21902\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Master-of-Nets-Garden.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Master-of-Nets-Garden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Master-of-Nets-Garden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Master-of-Nets-Garden-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Painting &#8211; Master-of-Nets-Garden<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Painting &#8211; Master-of-Nets-Garden (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Map-Master-of-Nets-Garden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Map-Master-of-Nets-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Painting - Master-of-Nets-Garden\nSOURCE:  Painting - Master-of-Nets-Garden (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-21903\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Map-Master-of-Nets-Garden.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Map-Master-of-Nets-Garden-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Map-Master-of-Nets-Garden-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Map-Master-of-Nets-Garden-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Map &#8211; Master-of-Nets-Garden<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Map &#8211; Master-of-Nets-Garden (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mahogany-Sedan-Chair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mahogany-Sedan-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mahogany Sedan Chair\" class=\"wp-image-21906\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mahogany-Sedan-Chair.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mahogany-Sedan-Chair-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mahogany-Sedan-Chair-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mahogany-Sedan-Chair-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Mahogany Sedan Chair<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Mahogany Sedan Chair (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Sedan Chair Hall, visitors pass through a small garden and arrive at the Entry Gate to the Hall of 10000 Volumes. Two carvings adorn the gateway, one depicting the celebration of Gui Ziyi&#8217;s birthday, and the other depicting Emperor Wenwang&#8217;s visit to a virtuous and talented person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate.jpg\" alt=\"Entry Gate to the Hall of 10000 Volumes\" class=\"wp-image-21904\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Entry Gate to the Hall of 10000 Volumes<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Entry Gate to the Hall of 10000 Volumes (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Left.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrating Guo Ziyi's Birthday\" class=\"wp-image-21899\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Left.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Left-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Left-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Left-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Celebrating Guo Ziyi&#8217;s Birthday <\/strong><br> SOURCE: Celebrating Guo Ziyi&#8217;s Birthday (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Right.jpg\" alt=\"Emperor Wenwang's visit to a Virtuous and Talented Person\" class=\"wp-image-21900\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Right.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Right-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Right-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Entry-Gate-Detail-Right-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Emperor Wenwang&#8217;s Visit to a Virtuous and Talented Person<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Emperor Wenwang&#8217;s Visit to a Virtuous and Talented Person (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Master-of- Nets Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Suzhou, People&#8217;s Republic of China. 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