Guanyunfeng, a rare stone(center of above photo) from Taihu Lake is seen in the Liuyuan or Lingering Garden in Suzhou. The garden was built in 1593 during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) covering 23,300 square meters. It is a classical Chinese private garden with characteristics of the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911). The Taihu Lake stones were sought after in the ancient times for their thinness, wrinkles, holes and connection knots. [Photo by Ling Yifeng]

Sunlight pours in through the woody doors in the Lingering Garden of Suzhou, one of the Four Gardens of China which includes the Summer Palace in Beijing, Cheng De mountain resort in north China’s Hebei province and the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou.[Photo by Ling Yifeng]