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Records of the Executive Director's Office

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports and records related to Society membership. Arranged alphabetically.
The office was established in 1985, just prior to the completion of the Garden, to manage the day-to-day operations of the Society. Besides overseeing the Garden's operational departments, the Director acts as a liaison between the Society and various government departments as well as the community at large.

Records of the Documentation Committee

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports and records related to documentation. Arranged alphabetically.
The construction of the Garden involved a level of cooperation between the government of China and Canada that was still rare in the early 1980s. As well, the Garden was built by Chinese artisans who used ancient methods and tools. In 1984, the committee was established to ensure that the unique circumstances which led to the Garden's creation would be documented. It was struck down in 1987 after the completion of the project.

Architectural drawings

Series consists of architectural drawings and a technical drawing pertaining to the design and proposed expansions of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, as well as related cartographic and textual material. Architectural drawings include site plans, floor plans, elevations, sectional plans, structural specifications, mechanical drawings, landscaping plans, grading and irrigation plans, and exterior ornamentation and perspective drawings. Included also are two maps and two architectural drawings pertaining to the Carrall Street Greenway Plan.

Carrall Greenway development project

File consists of two architectural drawings and two maps showing plans for and completed portions of the Carrall Greenway development project, which included the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden. Plans include photographic images of the garden and other buildings, including an aerial view.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden : expansion project drawings : tea room and Penjing Garden maintenance area

File consists of three architectural drawings on two sheets pertaining to proposed expansions of the garden. Includes a site plan showing a possible site for a Penjing Garden maintenance area, possibly dating from the 1990s, and a floor plan and site plan showing a proposed expansion of the garden's tea room in 2003.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden : site plan, 'completion project' not built 1994, perspective of pagoda

File consists of architectural drawings pertaining to a proposed expansion project (not built) for the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden, including a pagoda, extended office space, Penjing Garden, reception hall and public and support spaces. Includes site plans, perspective drawings and a perspective circulation diagram.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park and Garden : a classical Chinese garden : Penjing Garden and completion project plans

File consists of architectural drawings pertaining to plans for expansion of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park and Garden, including plans for a Penjing Garden, reception hall, and public and support spaces. Includes floor plans and site plans. A note on these plans reads "1985, 1990, 1994 not built expansion ideas, J. Wai architect."

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park : a classical Chinese garden architectural drawings 1981-1985

File consists of twenty architectural drawings for the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park. Includes site plans, elevations, sectional plans, and plans for grading and irrigation. Drawings relate to the entire site, as well as specific areas, such as the Main Hall and Scholar's Study. File also includes a sketch of the garden's moon gate.

Original garden drawings 1981

File consists of architectural drawings for the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden created by the Landscape Architecture Company in Suzhou, China. Includes floor plans, landscaping plans, elevations, exterior ornamentation and structural specification drawings. Drawings relate to the garden's buildings and landscaping features, including the pond.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Society fonds

  • AM1068
  • Fonds
  • 1981-[2009]

Fonds consists of the following records:

S1 - Records of the Administration Committee
S2 - Records of the Board of Trustees
S3 - Records of the Building Committee
S4 - Records of the Documentation Committee
S5 - Records of the Education Committee
S6 - Records of the Executive Director's Office,
S7 - Records of the Finance Committee
S8 - Records of the Fundraising Committee
S9 - Records of the Garden Committee
S10 - Records of the Gift Shop
S11 - Records of the Government Relations Committee
S12 - Records of the Landscape Committee
S13 - Records of the Maintenance and Repairs Committee
S14 - Records of the Membership Committee
S15 - Records of the Nominations Committee
S16 - Records of the Public Programs/Newsletter Committee
S17 - Records of the Public Relations Committee
S18 - Records of the Volunteer Committee
S19 - Architectural drawings

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Society

It's your life

It's your life

Item is a television program in which Sandra Samartino performs yoga in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. The production is accompanied by repeating electronic music, but there is no narration. The yoga poses are set against the rocks, moon gates, lattice work, pavilions, and often presented only reflected in the water.

Linking schools with the community

Linking schools with the community

Item is a promotional film developed to support and promote the Vancouver School Board’s Partners in Education program. The film presents testimonials and success stories from various businesses and schools who have taken advantage of the program, discussing what benefits the partnered schools and businesses were able to bring to each other. The film begins with school administrators and business people talking about the program. The film then presents a number of success stories with various business and schools. The partnerships profiled include: The Port of Vancouver, Chevron Canada, Unisys Canada Inc., University Hospital, the Dr. Sun Yat-Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens, the Champlain Mall, the Pan Pacific Hotel, and Vancouver Community College.

The film involves testimonials and short interviews with a number of teachers, school administrators, and business: Jim Matkin (President, BC Business Council), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Ken Haycock (School Principal), Ken Harvey (Director, Vancouver School Board), Dr. Dante Lupini (Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver), Gwen Smith (School Principal), Barbara Duggan (Vancouver Port Corporation), Gary Ryan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Bill Strachan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Neil Prinsen (Teacher), Maris Pavelson (Unisys Canada Inc.), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Arlene Cook (Teacher), Lesley Bainbridge (University Hospital), Diane Bolton (Champlain Mall), Joyce Anderson (School Principal), Anne Shorthouse (Program Manager, VSB), Gail Smith (Program Manager, VSB), and Darcy Rezak (Vancouver Board of Trade).

Jan Walls - storytelling in the garden

Jan Walls - storytelling in the garden

Item is an amateur recording of a lecture/performance in the main hall of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden by Dr. Jan Walls on the subject of humorous Chinese folk storytelling. The general theme of the lecture was drawing parallels between the low class ‘vulgar’ folk stories and the high class classicism of the gardens, with emphases on the themes of surprise, perspective, exaggeration and distortion of size and time, and the distinction between fantasy and reality. For each short story he presents it (or a piece of it) in Mandarin first, and then presents a translation in English, often with the accompaniment of kuai ban, traditional bamboo clapping instruments.

The stories presented include a story about a man who lives a whole lifetime in a year, a giant woman with even more giant shoes, a country bumpkin at a birthday celebration, illustrations of beggar storyteller themes, and a ‘dummy’ paying a new year’s visit to his in-laws. Following the lecture there is a question period which covers subjects of self-deprecation, storytelling beggars, poetic elements (e.g. metaphor, rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration), and personal questions about Dr. Walls own experiences. The lecture is bookended with an introduction and thanks by [Nilene Yaas], the education coordinator of the garden.

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