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Why is Humble Administrator's Garden the first of the four famous gardens?
Humble Administrator's Garden, as a grand view garden-style classical luxury garden, is known as the "mother of gardens in the world" because of its layout of mountain island, bamboo dock, Songshan Mountain and Qushui. It is the only one with the mother of gardens, national key cultural relics protection units, one of the national tourist attractions, world cultural heritage and four laurels, so it is the first of the four famous gardens in China.

Humble Administrator's Garden covers an area of 52,000 square meters and is divided into three parts: East Garden, Middle Garden and West Garden. The East Garden is surrounded by mountains and waters, dotted with buildings such as churches and orchids. In the west, the water surface is circuitous and the layout is compact, and pavilions are built by mountains and rivers. Among them, the Yuanyang Hall in the main building was the place where the park owner entertained guests and listened to songs at that time, and the hall was fully furnished.

Humble Administrator's Garden is located in the northeast corner of Suzhou City. Up to 20 14, it is still the largest classical garden in Suzhou, covering an area of 78 mu (about 5.2 hectares). Early humble administrator's garden, with lush trees, confused water color and natural scenery. The buildings in the park are very sparse, only "one hall, six pavilions on the first floor", and the number of buildings is very small, which is far lower than the building density in today's gardens.

The whole park is centered on water, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pavilions, lush flowers and trees, and has strong characteristics of Jiangnan water town. The garden is divided into three parts: east, middle and west. The east garden is spacious, the middle garden is the essence of the whole garden, and the west garden is beautifully built and has its own characteristics. South of Garden is a residential area.

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Baidu encyclopedia-humble administrator's garden