Garden of Cultivation
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Ming Dynasty Pavilion | |
| Location | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Part of | Classical Gardens of Suzhou |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 813bis-007 |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Extensions | 2000 |
| Area | 0.38 ha (0.94 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 1.117 ha (2.76 acres) |
| Coordinates | 31°18′54.9″N 120°36′17.0″E / 31.315250°N 120.604722°E |
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| Simplified Chinese | 艺圃 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 藝圃 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Garden of Cultivation (Chinese: 艺圃; pinyin: Yì Pǔ) is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou. It is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list. "Due to its special history, this Garden was virtually unknown before it was listed as a UN World Cultural Heritage site."