Chinese and Japanese landscape designs are embodied in these neighbouring gardens. The Imperial Sung Dynasty style is clipped to perfection within the13-hectare (33-acre) Chinese Garden. It boasts the world's largest Suzhou-style Bonsai garden outside of China, containing over 1,000 plants. The symmetry and simplicity of Zen aesthetics is the motif of the Japanese Gardens with its peaceful rock gardens and summerhouses.

Address: 1 Chinese Garden Road

E-mail: sligarden@pacific.net.sg

Telephone: 6261 3632

Transport: Take the MRT to the Chinese Garden stop

Opening times: Daily 6am to 11pm

Admission: Free, but there is a S$5 charge for the Bonsai Garden