Abstract
Zhuozhengyuan (The Humble Administrator's Garden) in the city of Suzhou beside Taihu Lake is one of the four most famous traditional Chinese gardens in China and it was proclaimed UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. There are old writings indicating that the garden was establish in the between 1509 and 1513 by the retired bureaucrat Wang Xiancheng and the garden was designed by the owner’s friend who is famous painter Wen Zhengming. This garden has over 500 years long history of during which renovated many times. The current configuration of the garden is quite different from the original composition. The aim of this study is to reveal the original design and the concept behind the garden. For this purpose, analysis of related literature, articles, Ink wash painting and maps was performed.
