Join our horticulture team every Wednesday for a tour diving into a plant in its peak, gardening tips, and more.
Enjoy expert demonstrations and gain insights into the beauty and history of calligraphy. 12 – 2 PM | Tuesdays & Thursdays, April 28 – September 29, 2026 Experience the harmony of calligraphy and other art forms. Enjoy expert demonstrations and insights into the beauty and history of calligraphy. Drop in anytime during the Calligraphy Demo. Parking & Directions […]
Join Wen Wu School Portland for weekly Wild Goose Qigong practice, including tai chi warm-ups, acupressure self-massage, and walking meditation. 11 AM – Noon |Fridays, May 1 – October 30, 2026 Join Wen Wu School Portland in exploring Dayan, or Wild Goose Qigong, an ancient Chinese movement art developed to promote health, well-being, and longevity. […]
Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with hands-on family-friendly activities at Lan Su Chinese Garden! Drop in between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, June 19–21, to create and take home a five-color silk bracelet, a dragon boat woodblock-stamped postcard, and a festival-inspired ornament. Rooted in centuries-old Dragon Boat Festival customs, these creative activities are believed to […]
Enjoy the gentle sounds of live Chinese music on traditional instruments such as erhu, ruan qin, and pipa. Noon – 3 PM | Fridays, April 24 – September 25, 2026 As you stroll the garden pathways, enjoy traditional Chinese music of erhu or guzheng by Lan Su musicians. The erhu is a bowed, two-stringed Chinese […]
Take a front-row seat to Chinese tea culture with our intimate Garden Tea Tasting series led by Tea Masters of Yun Shui Teahouse. Savor three seasonal teas from Yun Shui Teahouse, learn traditional brewing techniques, and take home a porcelain teacup.
Take a front-row seat to Chinese tea culture with our intimate Garden Tea Tasting series led by Tea Masters of Yun Shui Teahouse. Savor three seasonal teas from Yun Shui Teahouse, learn traditional brewing techniques, and take home a porcelain teacup.
Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with hands-on family-friendly activities at Lan Su Chinese Garden! Drop in between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, June 19–21, to create and take home a five-color silk bracelet, a dragon boat woodblock-stamped postcard, and a festival-inspired ornament. Rooted in centuries-old Dragon Boat Festival customs, these creative activities are believed to […]
Gather by the Lake Zither with Lan Su gardeners for a brief koi feeding and Q&A experience. Learn about the garden’s colorful fish resident, their care, and the stories and symbolism they carry in Chinese garden culture.
Celebrate culture and community through food with Tommy Ly, owner of Old Town’s GeekEasy and Stumptown Otaku, in this hands-on zongzi (粽子) workshop for the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie, 端午節). Participants will learn to make Hong Kong-style pork belly zongzi, a savory sticky rice dumpling filled with pork belly, split mung beans, and traditional seasonings, then wrapped in fragrant bamboo leaves. Tommy will guide you through the folding, shaping, and tying techniques that give zongzi their iconic form and aroma.
Celebrate culture and community through food with Tommy Ly, owner of Old Town’s GeekEasy and Stumptown Otaku, in this hands-on zongzi (粽子) workshop for the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie, 端午節). Participants will learn to make Hong Kong-style pork belly zongzi, a savory sticky rice dumpling filled with pork belly, split mung beans, and traditional seasonings, then wrapped in fragrant bamboo leaves. Tommy will guide you through the folding, shaping, and tying techniques that give zongzi their iconic form and aroma.
Get moving with a beginner Tai Chi class by Many Roads Martial Arts Center on Sundays. 10:30 – 11:30 AM | Sundays, May 3 – October 25, 2026 Many Roads Martial Arts Center is offering an introductory Tai Chi class at Lan Su on Sundays at 10:30AM. This class will introduce the fundamental principles of Tai Chi […]