The Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon represents a collaboration between the cites of Portland and Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu province. The garden is an authentic Ming Dynasty style garden built by 65 Suzhou artisans on a block of Portland’s historic Chinatown district. My family visited the Portland Japanese Garden earlier in the day. Two wonderful photography opportunities in the same day!
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Cheers!
C. S.
C.S. Young Jr. Fine Art Photography 
Lovely image. Quite a serene atmosphere. (Suzanne)
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Thank you Suzanne. Indeed, the art, craftsmanship, flora, and flowing lines all contributed to an overwhelming sense of peace and serenity in the garden
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Wow!!!
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 4:43 AM C.S. Young Jr. Fine Art Photography wrote:
> C.S. Young Jr. posted: ” The Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon > represents a collaboration between the cites of Portland and Suzhou in > China’s Jiangsu province. The garden is an authentic Ming Dynasty style > garden built by 65 Suzhou artisans on a block of Portland’s hist” >
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Thank you, thought you would appreciate these. (o;
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Both gardens in one day! Now you can do a seminar on how to be relaxed and have sensory overload at the same time.
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Hehe, thanks Dave. I’ve had Japanese water garden in my backyard for about 18 years now, with Koi the local herons haven’t eaten yet, bonsai, many Japanese cultivars, and other Japanese plants. So, yep, I was in heaven! (o;
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Hi Sam, This looks so tranquil and inviting through your lens. I see above that you’re a Japanese garden enthusiast. Very cool. Your images are thoughtfully composed. I love the frame within a frame monochrome and the flow of your water lilies image.
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I’d love to see that second photo in color. All are beautiful though. 🙂
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Interesting pairing of elements in this post! I do love the water lily ‘s’ curve!
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