Master of the (Fishing) Nets Garden 

I had been to the garden, and according to the tour guide, regardless there is only one designed route, the possibility of different sensory is infinite due to the many possible points of view from one spot. For instance, within a tower, positions of all windows are calculated intentionally matching with the exterior view; to be precise, one window would be projecting the motional side with the flowing water, while another window would be showing the still part of the garden. Moreover, the garden feels completely different in different season in an unexpected and sublime way. These are just some of my shallow knowledge on Chinese garden art, if one digs deeper, the design of every garden is always in accordance with ancient Chinese philosophy and metaphysics, fascinatingly. Humble Administrator Garden is one of the weisest exterior art I have ever seen/visited.

No, I wouldn't say there is one particular route, I would say the whole garden is blended in the architecture of the other rooms in the house, and there are inner gardens and small courtyard gardens in some larger great mansions in China, too. The purpose of some of the windows and doors in the garden, as well as pavilions and pagodas, is to have a view within a view and sometimes within a view. So you can see greenery through and window and beyond that a pagoda, or a temple or drum tower in the city beyond the pagoda, or mountains and other scenery. The living quarters consists of small courtyards for each extended family member, and sometimes in their courtyard too there would be trees and plants and flowers that all have symbolic meaning, like prosperity or success or wishing them to pass the civil service exams or bamboo which means upright, and modesty, and to be filial etc. The round shape symbolises the heaven and sun, whilst the square shape symbolises the earth, and they are thought to be perfect shapes. There are also some beautiful gardens and great mansions in Nanjing and Shanxi, and even Beijing, too.

Thank you! I could not finish the video because of the voice-overs; it's like watching some "news" program with "personalities" who are compelled to yammer on and on. It's like someone going on and on about classical music while one is trying to listen to Mozart. They are not informing the listener, they are showing off.