Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden & Chinatown

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 逸園

A Ming-style garden built by Suzhou craftsmen; a quiet pond in a noisy city

⚠ Closed Mon–Tue (check)

Hours

Roughly Wed–Sun 10am–3pm, closed Mon–Tue; hours change by season, so check before you go

Tickets

Garden is paid (adults about CA$16); the adjoining park is free

Address

578 Carrall Street, Chinatown, right beside the free Sun Yat-Sen Park

Built in 1986 by craftsmen from Suzhou using traditional joinery, this is a Ming-style scholar's garden. Step inside the white walls and the traffic noise drops; tiled pavilions and pitted Taihu rocks reflect in a jade-green pond. Every window is cut to frame a different little scene, which is the whole idea. Afterwards, walk Chinatown's Millennium Gate and its old bakeries and herbal shops for another hour.