Chicken in the Garden of the Master of the Nets

The Garden of the Master of the Nets (Wang Shi Yuan 网师园), (Down a small ally off of Fenghuang Rd in the south of the old town) in Suzhou.

Originally created in 1140, and recreated in 1770 by the bureaucrat Song Zongyuan. The enclosed complex of house and garden is one of the smallest, most beautiful, and most perfectly proportioned in Suzhou. Don't let the small size deceive you, this garden has enough to occupy you for half a day or more. On certain evenings there are demonstrations of many traditional performing arts.