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Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR
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Lan Su Chinese Garden

Lan Su Chinese Garden is an outdoor activity in Portland, OR, part of the Portland, Oregon guide. Cost: under $25.

239 NW Everett St · Portland, OR

Why you should go…

Lan Su Chinese Garden is a walled Suzhou style garden enclosing roughly a full city block in Portland's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, built by artisans from Portland's sister city of Suzhou, China and opened in 2000. The garden features a pond, teahouse, sculptures and plant collections including magnolia, peony, bamboo and camellias. Its name means Garden of Awakening Orchids.

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