Chinese Garden | Commercial Filming and Photography: Locations

The Chinese Garden (Liu Fang Yuan—the Garden of Flowing Fragrance) reflects traditional Suzhou-style scholar gardens and features a 1.5-acre lake, a complex of pavilions, a tea house and tea shop, and five stone bridges, set against a wooded backdrop of mature oaks and pines.

The garden opened to the public on Feb. 23, 2008, and filming is permitted, although there are restrictions. In the spring of 2014, Phase 2 added two more lakeside pavilions and a rockery with a waterfall to the initial 3.5 acres. Ultimately, the garden will cover 12 acres.

More about the Chinese Garden

a Chinese garden featuring rocks, water and an ornate wooden pavilion

A Chinese pavilion stands majestically behind a small lake with a cloudy sky of whites, blues, and amber.

A potted plant with purple flowers, in a garden courtyard with tiled floors, near an open structure with a curved roof.

Brown and white pavilion in the Chinese Garden

Top image: Chinese Medicinal Garden at The Huntington. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A large courtyard in a garden, surrounded by trees and Chinese-style buildings.

Aerial view of a Chinese-style garden with large trees flanking a bridge over a lake.

Disclaimer: Please be aware that gardens change seasonally. Location photos shown here are meant to provide a reference and may not accurately represent current conditions. For this reason, scouting is required prior to booking.