Description of the attraction
On the southern tip of Harbor Bay, near Sydney's Chinatown, is the Chinese Friendship Garden - stylized as a traditional private garden from the Ming Dynasty (5th century AD). The garden was created by specialists from Guangzhou, Sydney's sister city. In their creation, they embodied the age-old traditions of Chinese landscape art, architecture and design, thanks to which every visitor to the Garden can touch the culture of a distant and mysterious China.
The official opening of the Garden of Friendship took place in 1988 as part of the 200th anniversary of Sydney and marked the beginning of cultural relations between the two countries.
The landscape of the garden is very unusual: instead of the flower beds and lawns familiar to the Western eye, there are corners of wilderness recreated in miniature with waterfalls, mountains, lakes and forests. In full accordance with the principles of Feng Shui, all elements of the natural elements are encountered here, the combination of which creates harmony and gives a feeling of tranquility.
In the garden, you can see many exotic plants representing the flora of South China, such as the famous red mulberry.
Among the interesting attractions of the Garden are the Dragon Wall, symbolizing the cultural ties between the Australian state of New South Wales and the Chinese province of Guangzhou, the Lotus Pavilion and the Gemini Pavilion. And in the Tea House you can taste traditional varieties of Chinese teas prepared according to centuries-old recipes.
