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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, one of Vancouver’s top gardens and popular tourist destinations, will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Saturday, April 23.

Located at 578 Carrall Street in the city’s Chinatown neighbourhood, the garden was named one of the World’s Top City Gardens by National Geographic in 2012.

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Work on the garden began in 1985 when 53 craftsmen from Suzhou, China came to Vancouver, along with over 950 crates of special material used to build the garden, the first classical Chinese garden to be built outside of China.

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It opened to the public on April 23, 1986, just in time for Expo ’86.

“We are very excited to be celebrating 30 years of sharing beauty, knowledge and Chinese culture through this landmark,” says Matthew Halverson, incoming president of the garden’s board of trustees.

“We are fortunate to have this opportunity to thank the many contributors to the creation and ongoing success of the garden.