2018
TL4458 : The Xu Zhi Mo Garden, King's College, Cambridge
taken 6 years ago, near to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
The Xu Zhi Mo Garden, King's College, Cambridge
This garden on the west side of King’s Bridge, that crosses “The Backs”, commemorates the renowned Chinese poet Xu Zhi Mo (1897-1931) who died in a plane crash. The garden was opened by Xu's grandson Tony in August 2008. Xu was an associate member of King's for eighteen months in the early 1920s, during which time he became closely acquainted with the Bloomsbury Group of artists and writers. He wrote his most famous poem, “Second Farewell to Cambridge” in 1928, which has subsequently been learnt by millions of Chinese schoolchildren. The poem's first and last lines have been carved into a granite stone at the entrance to the garden, which took three years to complete. Its creation was the result of the vision of Senior Horticulturalist Steven Coghill and it is designed on Taoist and Buddhist principles, merging English trees with plants native to Xu's home region of Haining. The rear of King’s College and Clare Bridge are visible in the distance.
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