The
Master-of-Nets Gadren
 The
Garden of the Master of the Nets (Wangshiyuan)
is the best and most celebrated of all the
Suzhou gardens. This combined Qing Dynasty
residence and garden is also the smallest
of the Suzhou gardens.
The Garden of the Master of
the Nets is truly a masterpiece. The effective
use of space is the most impressive thing
about this garden. Rock arrangements and
beautiful fish pools balance each other
as do the house and garden sections. The
garden also contains many examples of using
lattice windows to frame scenes of flowers
or bamboo.
In the early 1980s, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York used the Dianchunyi
Court section (located in the western part
of the inner garden) as a model for a Ming
style garden.
This garden is very small and
as such, we recommend that you visit during
an off-peak time to beat the crowds. Winter
is Suzhou's biggest off season and even
in Spring or Summer, going in the early
morning can help.
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