| Chinese Cultural Garden | |
|---|---|
 The largeFriendship Gate at Overfelt Gardens | |
 Interactive map of Chinese Cultural Garden | |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Coordinates | 37°21′47″N121°51′13″W / 37.363029°N 121.853528°W /37.363029; -121.853528 |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Created | 1971 (1971) |
| Founder | Frank Lowe, Pauline Lowe, Dr. Chen Li-Fu |
| Open | Tuesday–Sunday, 1000–sunset |
| Website | http://www.chineseculturalgarden.org |
TheChinese Cultural Garden is a 6 acres (24,000 m2) section ofOverfelt Gardens, inSan Jose, California, located inEast San Jose. The addition of the Chinese Cultural Garden to Overfelt is primarily the work of Chinese immigrant Frank Lowe, his wife Pauline (who serves as park docent), and Dr. Chen Li-Fu ofTaiwan.
Features include an ornamental Friendship Gate, theSun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, theChiang Kai-shek Pavilion, a large statue ofConfucius, the Plum Pavilion, asundial, and a carved, 15 ton blackmarble stone, mined and shipped from theRepublic of China (Taiwan), donated byTainan, one of San Jose'ssister cities.
The Friendship Gate is 50 feet (15 m) wide and 40 feet (12 m) tall, dedicated in July 1977. Materials, including 500-year-old juniper wood, were sourced from China.[1] The characters written above the central portal are read right to left as:Chinese:天下一家;pinyin:tiānxià yījiā;lit. 'All under heaven are one family'.
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is constructed from marble, bronze, and mahogany and was built inTaiwan, disassembled, then shipped and reassembled in San Jose. It features a ceramic tile roof weighing almost twenty tons.[2][3]
The large black stone is a gift from Tainan and is at least one million years old.[2] It was placed in Overfelt Gardens on 10 October 1980, marking the Chinese day of independence from Imperial rule. The large red carved characters on the rock are忠孝;Zhōng Xiào, meaning loyalty.[3]
On the third Sunday of September, the park celebrates theChinese Moon Festival. It is primarily an event to showcaseAsian performing arts, but also has arts and crafts for children and promotional booths from non-profit organizations, such as Cityteam and theSan José Police Department.
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