Name: Balancing Yin and Yang: Chinese Scholar's Garden Walk
Start: 2025-09-06T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-06T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Balancing Yin and Yang: Chinese Scholar's Garden Walk

What are the secrets and principles that lie behind the design of traditional Chinese gardens? Explore how yin and yang and other ideas from ancient Chinese wisdom books like the The Book of Changes or the Dao De Jing are embodied within the Chinese Scholar's Garden at Snug Harbor.
WHEN: September 6 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
WHERE: Meet at Visitor Info Booth at intersection of Chapel Road and Gazebo Road at Snug Harbor (View site map and directions)
ADMISSION: $10 | Students, Seniors, and Snug Harbor Members receive a 10% discount
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Many people know about 'Yin and Yang' from popular culture, but do you know they lie behind the design and beauty of the Snug Harbor Garden? In this presentation by Andrew Lambert, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy at CUNY College of Staten Island, we’ll explore how yin and yang and other ideas from ancient Chinese wisdom books like the The Book of Changes or the Dao De Jing are embodied within the garden, and get a sense of the traditional Chinese worldview is brought to life within its walls. After the presentation, we will tour the garden to see these ideas in action!
This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative. Snug Harbor thanks Staten Island City Council Members for their generous allocations. Snug Harbor is also grateful to the Friends of the Chinese Scholar’s Garden for their ongoing support.