LIU MING YUAN CHINA FRIENDSHIP GARDEN – Educational Materials:

To learn more about the 9 Art Stones (2021), click here for Self-Tour Guide and here for a “Visual Journey-9 Art Stones.”

To learn more about Hmong Dialects in the China Garden, click here.

To learn more about the symbols on the Hmong Heritage Wall, click here for Self-Tour Guide.

To learn more about the symbols on the Xiang Jiang Pavilion, click here for Self-Tour Guide.

To learn more about the poetry on the Xiang Jiang Pavilion, click here for Self-Tour Guide.

To learn more about the elements and philosophy of a China Garden, click here for Self-Tour Guide.

October 2021 to present: Parks & Rec commences the Design and Community Engagement Process for Phase II

St Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden Conceptual Designs

Go to:  www.stpaul.gov/phalenchinagarden for all presentations, and meeting notes & recordings.

View “Video Walk” through the (proposed) China Garden – click here

Structures installed in 2018:

  • Xiang Jiang Pavilion, replica of Changsha’s famous Aiwan Pavilion, GIFT FROM CHANGSHA
  • Hmong Heritage Wall pink granite art sculpture
  • East Entrance Donor Wall
  • Rock landscaping and garden beds
  • Visual connection between Main Pavilion and the “Meditation” statue by Master Lei Yixin
  • Year-round beauty

Structures installed in 2019:

  • West Entrance Archway and plaza
  • Paving plaza around Donor Wall
  • Walkway to Archway
  • Garden Naming Stone

Features installed in 2021:

  • Dakota art stone
  • Weiming Lu Calligraphy Poetry Stone
  • 4  C.C. Hsiao Chinese calligraphy art stones
  • 3 Hmong art stones

Future structures to be installed:

  • Hmong Plaza
  • Chinese arched bridge connecting the Pavilion to Picnic Island
  • East Moon Gate Entrance
  • Stone garden leading to water channel
  • Moon viewing platform
  • Permanent Donor Wall
  • Lakeside pavilion (indoor classroom) with waterside patio, zigzag veranda,small pavilion
  • Tai Qi Plaza with Moon Gate

Xiang Jiang Pavilion, Replica of Changsha Aiwan Pavilion

hmong cultural plaza

Proposed Hmong Cultural Plaza

Hmong Heritage Wall – 2018

   

The Hmong Heritage Wall is a stone sculpture made of pink granite at the site of the Xiang Jiang Pavilion and contains Cultural symbols representing the Minnesota Hmong and Hunan Hmong cultures.  This sculpture recognizes the historical, ancestral, and cultural connection between the Minnesota Hmong and their ancestral roots in Hunan Province, home of 3 million China Hmong.

West Entrance Archway – 2019

Changsha Garden Maps

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Download China Friendship Garden Conceptual Designs (pdf)

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