The chinese garden in Frankfurt Germany

A peaceful place to rest / In silence we find strength to new thinking," the calligraphy is on a board at the water pavilion of Chinese garden in Bethmannpark. And in fact, this exceptional property exudes a special charm and Far Eastern aesthetics. Surrounded by thick walls and shielded from the hustle and bustle corresponds to the garden inspired by the famous Shiukou Gardens of Huizhou. The buildings are easily built houses of Anhui Province in style. In a period of only five months in 1989 resulted in a 4,000-square-foot "Frühlingsblumenort" with 22 landscape windows, a marble bridge, various pavilions, a large pond and even a waterfall. The professionals and skilled workers, which made the strange world arise garden, came from China as well as large quantities of the precious material.

The chinese garden in Frankfurt

The origin of Chinese garden culture can be found in Taoism. From the compulsion of the wise hermit, to go to fulfill their obligations to the cities, probably originated the idea of transferring the landscapes in the gardens. The harmony of the world is "seven parts" earth, sky, water, rocks, buildings, animals and plants are illustrated with a balance of. Thus, the typical key elements such as the stone triumphal arch, the wooden "bridge of half the boat," the "jaspisgrüne pond" that find "water pavilion of the purified heart" and the traditional zigzag bridge in Frankfurt Chinese Garden. The Chinese Garden was extensively renovated in 2009.

Opening times: all year during the week of 7 clock until dusk and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10 clock until dusk

The chinese garden in Frankfurt

Photos are taken by me
Article from Frankfurt.de