[5] Plans for the construction of Chinese Garden were first mentioned in 1968 by Woon Wah Siang, the chairman of the JTC Corporation.

The areas to be repaired included the main entrance plaza, the pavilions, the pagodas, the Stone Boat, and footpaths.

Its design and architectural beauty are considered to be a fine art that has been praised by people throughout the world.

[14] The Ming Hsiang Hsieh (Tea House) is a miniature structure following the style of the elaborate, winding gallery at the Summer Palace.

In ancient times, pagodas, originally simple tower structures located beside temples, were used for the storage of human ashes (in urns) by Buddhists.

Opened in June 1992, the Suzhou-style Bonsai Garden cost an estimated $3.8 million to build.

This 5,800-square-metre garden with Suzhou-style buildings (incorporating a main hall of 50 square metres) and landscape houses a collection of over 2,000 bonsais imported from China and other parts of the world.

The public are encouraged to sign up for the course, which will be taught by Bonsai experts from Shanghai and Suzhou (China).

It consists of pomegranate trees, the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals sculpture, a sundial, stone bridges and planting of materials.

[17] In 2019, the museum moved out from the gardens and relocated to Yishun; this was due to upgrading works carried out in the surrounding Jurong Lake District.