Join us for Lotus Market, July 24–26! Explore unique vendors and lotus-inspired experiences throughout the garden. Weekly Cultural Experiences will be paused during the event and will resume the following week.
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Cultural Spotlight: Lotus Blossoms
From scientific fact to Chinese scholar idealism. Let’s explore the lotus, the flower that refuses to get dirty. This summer marks Lan Su Chinese Garden’s very first Lotus Festival. People have been asking us, “Why the lotus?“ The answer begins with something that surprises many visitors: Did you know Lan Su is the only public…
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Lan Su Chinese Garden Offers Free Admission and Special Tour to Oregon and Washington Educators August 1–16
Lan Su Chinese Garden is proud to partner with six other Portland-area museums to offer free admission and special programming for all Oregon and Washington educators from Saturday, August 1, through Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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Culture Spotlight: The Food Behind Every Dragon Boat Race
If you’re a Portlander, chances are you’ve seen — or even paddled in — one of our city’s popular dragon boat races each summer. But did you know there is a 2,300-year-old story and a famous rice snack behind those races? Every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, communities across China…