Decoding Ancient Chinese Gardens
Decoding Ancient Chinese Gardens
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One-Hour HD Episodes (2014)
Suzhou is the heart and origin of the world’s oldest and most well known classical Chinese Gardens. These gardens are on UNESCO’s World Heritage site list. Lance, an architect, and Kelly, a landscape designer, from the SF Bay Area experience the synthesis of art, nature, and architecture from several masterpiece gardens in Suzhou, China. They also engage in different aspects of Suzhou’s culture. These two travelers visit the Master of Nets Garden, which was designed and built during the Song Dynasty almost 1000 years ago. They traverse the rock maze of the Lion Forest Garden, and experience the tranquility of the Couple’s Retreat Garden and more. Along they way, they see the architectural poetry of the garden-like Suzhou Museum, designed by the world famous architect, I.M. Pei, who also designed the Louvre in Paris. An exciting excursion to the water town of Tongli, south of the Yangzte River Delta, exposes Lance and Kelly to ancient waterways, bridges and residential architecture. At the 100 year old restaurant, Songhe Lou, they savor Suzhou cuisine like the signature dish Song Shu Gui Yu (fried sweet and sour squirrel-shaped Mandarin fish). Watch Lance and Kelly’s discovery of a distinctive culture as they decode ancient Chinese Gardens. |
- Kelly at a garden that she designed
- Lance at the arch of Brentwood that he designed
- Suzhou city waterway
- A boat ride on the Suzhou river
- Suzhou at night
- Kelly and Lance at the Couple’s Retreat Garden
- Yellow Rock in the Couple’s Retreat Garden
- How can I open the lock
- The main hall of the Lion Forest Garden
- Pattern of the pavement at the Lion Forest Garden
- Rock formation at the Lion Forest Garden
- A room with a view at the Lion Forest Garden
- Kelly is playing hide n seek under the rock at the Lion Forest Garden
- Ancient Street of Tongli
- One of the waterway of Watertown Tongli
- The Retreat and Reflection Garden
- Viewing room at the Retreat and Reflection Garden
- Lance at the gate of the Master of Nets Garden
- The Master of Nets Garden
- The Master of Nets Garden
- Kelly and Lance with landscape students at the Master of Nets Garden
- Suzhou famous cuisine, Squall Fish
- The front hall of the Lingering Garden
- One of the windows at the Lingering Garden
- View of the Lingering Garden
- View of the Lingering Garden
- Suzhou Museum designed by I.M. Pei
- Suzhou Museum designed by I.M. Pei
- On top of Hanshan Temple overlooking Suzhou city
- The Humble Administrator’s Garden
- The Humble Administrator’s Garden
- Crew Shot
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Description
One-Hour HD Episodes (2014)
Suzhou is the heart and origin of the world’s oldest and most well known classical Chinese Gardens. These gardens are on UNESCO’s World Heritage site list. Lance, an architect, and Kelly, a landscape designer, from the SF Bay Area experience the synthesis of art, nature, and architecture from several masterpiece gardens in Suzhou, China. They also engage in different aspects of Suzhou’s culture.
These two travelers visit the Master of Nets Garden, which was designed and built during the Song Dynasty almost 1000 years ago. They traverse the rock maze of the Lion Forest Garden, and experience the tranquility of the Couple’s Retreat Garden and more.
Along they way, they see the architectural poetry of the garden-like Suzhou Museum, designed by the world famous architect, I.M. Pei, who also designed the Louvre in Paris.
An exciting excursion to the water town of Tongli, south of the Yangzte River Delta, exposes Lance and Kelly to ancient waterways, bridges and residential architecture. At the 100 year old restaurant, Songhe Lou, they savor Suzhou cuisine like the signature dish Song Shu Gui Yu (fried sweet and sour squirrel-shaped Mandarin fish).
Watch Lance and Kelly’s discovery of a distinctive culture as they decode ancient Chinese Gardens.
Gallery
- Kelly at a garden that she designed
- Lance at the arch of Brentwood that he designed
- Suzhou city waterway
- A boat ride on the Suzhou river
- Suzhou at night
- Kelly and Lance at the Couple’s Retreat Garden
- Yellow Rock in the Couple’s Retreat Garden
- How can I open the lock
- The main hall of the Lion Forest Garden
- Pattern of the pavement at the Lion Forest Garden
- Rock formation at the Lion Forest Garden
- A room with a view at the Lion Forest Garden
- Kelly is playing hide n seek under the rock at the Lion Forest Garden
- Ancient Street of Tongli
- One of the waterway of Watertown Tongli
- The Retreat and Reflection Garden
- Viewing room at the Retreat and Reflection Garden
- Lance at the gate of the Master of Nets Garden
- The Master of Nets Garden
- The Master of Nets Garden
- Kelly and Lance with landscape students at the Master of Nets Garden
- Suzhou famous cuisine, Squall Fish
- The front hall of the Lingering Garden
- One of the windows at the Lingering Garden
- View of the Lingering Garden
- View of the Lingering Garden
- Suzhou Museum designed by I.M. Pei
- Suzhou Museum designed by I.M. Pei
- On top of Hanshan Temple overlooking Suzhou city
- The Humble Administrator’s Garden
- The Humble Administrator’s Garden
- Crew Shot
TV Airing Schedule
Not all air dates and times are listed here.
Check your local listings for current schedules.
To request Decoding ancient Chinese Gardens contact the TV Programmer at your local PBS station.
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10/25/2016 10/28/2016 11/2/2016 11/4/2016 1/5/2017 1/6/2017 1/8/2017 3/27/2017 10/25/2016 10/28/2016 11/2/2016 11/4/2016 1/5/2017 1/6/2017 1/8/2017 3/27/2017 |
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6/10/2016 6/11/2016 5/10/2015 5/11/2015 5/14/2016 5/15/2016 |
11:00 pm 3:00 am 8:00 pm 4:00 am 9:00 pm 3:00 am |
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Honolulu, HI Wailuku, HI Honolulu, HI |
9/19/2015 10/1/2015 9/19/2015 10/1/2015 9/19/2015 10/1/2015 |
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WEIUDT | Charleston, IL | 5/13/2015 5/14/2015 5/14/2015 5/17/2015 2/22/2017 2/23/2017 2/23/2017 |
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11:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 11:00 AM 12:30 PM |
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5/14/2016 7/19/2016 7/19/2016 7/19/2016 7/23/2016 |
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8/19/2015 8/21/2015 12/28/2016 12/30/2016 |
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6/10/2015 | 8:30 AM |
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Roanoke, VA Marion, VA Norton, VA |
5/15/2015 5/16/2015 1/10/2017 3/29/2017 4/2/2017 |
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Vermont | |||
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5/6/2015 11/16/2016 |
11:00 PM 10:00 AM |
West Virginia | |||
WVPBDT2 WSWPDT2 WNPBDT2 |
Huntington, WV Grandview, WV Morgantown, WV |
5/11/2015 | 8:00 PM |