| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Part of | Classical Gardens of Suzhou |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 813bis-003 |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Extensions | 2000 |
| Area | 0.54 ha (1.3 acres) |
| Coordinates | 31°18′01.20″N 120°37′47.60″E / 31.3003333°N 120.6298889°E |
  Location of Master of the Nets Garden in Jiangsu  Master of the Nets Garden (China) | |
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.svg) "Master of the Nets Garden" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 网师园 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 網師園 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Master of the Nets Garden (Chinese: 网师园; pinyin: Wǎngshī yuán; Suzhouese: Wu Chinese pronunciation: [mɑ̃ sz̩ ɦyø]) in Suzhou is among the finest gardens in China. It is recognized with the other Classical Gardens of Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The garden demonstrates Chinese garden designers' adept skills for synthesizing art, nature, and architecture to create unique metaphysical masterpieces. The Master of the Nets is particularly regarded among garden connoisseurs for its mastering the techniques of relative dimension, contrast, foil, sequence and depth, and borrowed scenery.