Chinese Garden, Zurich

On the right bank of Lake Zurich is a Chinese garden funded by Kunming, Zurich’s twin city in 1994.

The design is an example of ‘‘three friends in Winter’’- an important theme in Chinese culture consisting of the pine tree, bamboo and plum. They don't wither during Winter, symbolising perseverance amid adversity. There are inscriptions, paintings and a pond in the middle, as well as pavilions and a small palace, the whole thing being surrounded by an unmistakably Chinese red-roofed wall.

Manuel Schmalstieg/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Manuel Schmalstieg/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

Opening Hours

Monday:
11:00 - 19:00
Tuesday:
11:00 - 19:00
Wednesday:
11:00 - 19:00
Thursday:
11:00 - 19:00
Friday:
11:00 - 19:00
Saturday:
11:00 - 19:00
Sunday:
11:00 - 19:00
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