This study focused on the characteristics of the Chinese Private Gardens daily use during the Qing period. The gardens located in Suzhou, China had been chosen for the case study in this paper. These gardens were combined with houses and used in the daily life. A few study focused on how the gardens were used. By dealing with the documents of the annual events of Suzhou, and the description of the utility of the gardens, such as poems, diaries written during Qing period, how the gardens were used during some annual events in seasonal festival was arranged in this paper. Through this kind of literature study, the following points about the characteristics of the gardens can be summarized : (1) Despite being a private space, the gardens were open in public or quasi-public among some annual events. They were not only used by the families of the owner, but also sometimes used by the friends of the owner or residents. (2) Various recreation activities, such as party, reading, and playing out-door were taken place in the gardens during the daily life. (3) During the annual events, some devices were developed in the garden for improving the visual effects or for using the gardens more comfortable efficient.
