The New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden is a transformational experience. It features magnificent rockery that resemble mountains that inspired the poetry and paintings of Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist monks and other scholars. Visitors can explore eight pavilions, a bamboo forest path, waterfalls, a Koi-filled pond, Chinese calligraphy, and a variety of Ghongshi scholar’s rocks including a 15-foot formation that towers over the central courtyard. Snug Harbor partnered with the City of New York, the Landscape Architecture Company of China, the Metropolitan Chinese American Community and hundreds of volunteers to build the Garden, which opened in 1999.

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)

New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden (Photo by Erin K. Hylton 2016)