Chinese and Japanese Gardens at Montreal Botanical Garden | Visit 4K UHD

Rustic and asymmetrical at first glance, the Montreal Chinese Garden was nonetheless created according to rigorous esthetic principles. It is both a place of contrast and harmony. The spatial organization and pavilions’ architecture, the selection of plants and minerals, the water and the contrast of yin and yang are all expressions of the secular principles of the Chinese art of landscape design. A visit to the Japanese Garden may be brightened even more by a stop at its cultural pavilion. Japanese culture is showcased here through exhibits and various activities. The Pavilion contains a traditional tearoom and offers a view of the Dry Garden, as well as access to the Bonsai Courtyard. A stroll in the Japanese Garden awakens all the senses. By turns, one can admire the beauty of the layout of stones, of meticulously shaped shrubs and trees, of flowerings in tune with the seasons. Water is omnipresent in the garden, sometimes flowing in streams, sometimes rushing down cascades to end its cour